The Nervous Set

Musical

Writers: Jay Landesman Theodore J. Flicker Tommy Wolf

Overview

Show Information

Music
Category
Musical
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
1959
Genres
Cast Size
large
Casting Notes
Mostly male cast
Includes young adult, adult characters

Synopsis

The Nervous Set takes place in New York City in 1950 and focuses on the personal life of the editor of an off-beat literary magazine, Brad, and his wife, Jan. The show follows their attempts to find meaning and love in a society they find discontented -- or overly contented to the point of dullness -- as the action moves from Greenwich Village to Connecticut to New York's swanky Upper West Side.

Lead Characters

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