Steel Pier

The Steel Pier is a pier in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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A musical called Steel Pier was named after that pier and written by the songwriting team of Kander and Ebb. It opened on Broadway on April 24, 1998 and closed on June 28, 1998, playing just 76 performances (plus 33 previews). It starred Karen Ziemba, Daniel McDonald, Gregory Harrison, Debra Monk, and Kristin Chenoweth. It received eleven Tony nominations but did not win any Tony awards.

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The play is set at a dance marathon in Atlantic City in 1933. A stunt pilot falls in love with a woman dancing at the marathon.

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The plot has a dramatic twist that shrewd audience members will pick up on rather quickly if they pay attention to some of the early scenes. However, the twist is spelled out towards the end of the second act when things start to unravel for the emcee.

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Pier: A pier was originally a raised walkway over water that is supported by piles or pillars, as opposed to a quay or wharf. The original function was to provide access to the water either for loading and unloading facilities for boats or for ritual purposes. Today the most common form of pier is the ind...

Atlantic City, New Jersey: Atlantic City is a city located in Atlantic County, New Jersey, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,517. It is a resort community located on Absecon Island, just off the coast of New Jersey. Other towns on the island are Ventnor, Margate, and Longport....

Musical: The art of singing and dancing in a prepared fictional play has been a time-honored tradition ranging to the early days of civilization. In modern times, these song-filled plays are known as musicals. There are two major kinds of musicals:...

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