Overview
Synopsis
The show concerns sleazy press agent Sidney Falcone and his willingness to do anything to get ahead. Sidney manages to capture the attention and patronage of powerful gossip columnist J.J. Hunsecker. JJ is the most popular columnist in America and holds the power of life and death for celebrities and the businesses that cater to them. With JJ's help, Sidney becomes one of the hottest agents in New York. However, catering to JJ's egotistical desires is dangerous business. When Sidney fails to keep JJ's sister Susan from running off with a jazz musician, JJ arranges for Sidney to be murdered.
Show Information
- Book
- John Guare
- Music
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Lyrics
- Craig Carnelia
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Cast Size
- large
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Large Cast
Context
Plot
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Songs
- The Column
- I Could Get You In J.J.
- I Cannot Hear The City
- Welcome To The Night
- Laughin’ All the Way to the Bank
- At the Fountain
- Don’t Know Where You Leave Off
- What If
- For Susan
- One Track Mind
- Break It Up
- Rita’s Tune
- Dirt
- I Could Get You in J.J. (Reprise)
- I Cannot Hear The City (Reprise)
- Don’t Look Now
- At The Fountain (Reprise)
- Finale
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
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Videos
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