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So Long, 174th Street

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A Musical in 1 Act. Book by Joseph Stein. Based on his play Enter Laughing from the novel by Carl Reiner. Music and lyrics by Stan Daniels.

Harkness Theatre, New York - Opened 27th April - closed 9th May, 1976 (16 perfs).

Synopsis

The show focuses on the journey of young David Kolowitz from factory helper to actor - and from insecure  adolescence to self-assured adulthood - in just three whirlwind days in New York City in the late 1930s.

Cast (in order of appearance):

  • David (Kolowitz)
  • Stage Manager
  • Girl
  • Barrymore
  • Pope
  • King
  • Roosevelt
  • Eleanor Roosevelt
  • Mr. Foreman
  • Wanda
  • Marvin
  • Miss B
  • Harry Hamburger:
  • Waiter
  • Pike
  • Don Baxter
  • Don Darwin
  • Angela
  • Marlowe
  • Ziegfeld
  • Papa
  • Soda Jerk
  • Butler
  • Judge
  • Peabody
  • Man

Chorus

Musical Numbers

  1. "David Kolowitz, the Actor" - David, Ensemble
  2. "It's Like" - David, Wanda
  3. "Undressing Girls With My Eyes" - David, Marvin, Girls
  4. "Bolero on Rye" - David, Miss B., Pike
  5. "Whoever You Are" - David
  6. "Say the Words" - Angela
  7. "My Son the Druggist" - Papa
  8. "You Touched Her" - David,Marvin, Men
  9. "Men" - Wanda, Soda Jerk, Girls
  10. "Boy Oh Boy" - David, Company
  11. "The Butler's Song" - Marlowe
  12. "Being With You" - Wanda, David
  13. "If You Want to Break Your Father's Heart" - David, Papa, Judge, Jury
  14. "So Long, 174th Street" - David, Family, Friends, Neighbours
  15. "David Kolowitz, the Actor" (reprise) - Company
  16. Finale - Company

Scenes and Settings

The action takes place at the present time and the late 1930s in New York City.