42nd Street Young Performers Edition

It’s New York City, 1933. The big news for all performers in town: Julian Marsh, one of Broadway’s hottest producers and directors, is gearing up to stage his next big show (“Overture”).

At the 42nd Street Theatre, auditions for the chorus of the new show, Pretty Lady, are underway. Andy Lee, the dance director, leads all the hopeful contenders through the steps while Oscar, the rehearsal pianist, plays and Billy Lawlor, the show’s young male lead, looks on. In bounds a young woman, looking for the dance auditions. She is Peggy Sawyer, newly arrived in New York City from her hometown of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Immediately, Billy is charmed by the sweet, endearing Peggy. He tells her that unfortunately, auditions were at ten; Peggy explains that she arrived at the theatre at ten, but took a whole hour to summon up the courage to enter the stage door. It looks as though she has missed her chance now. Billy, however, is determined that Peggy still gets her chance to audition for Andy