Wonderful Town

Based on the earlier play, My Sister Eileen by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov (which is in turn based on stories by Ruth McKenney), Tony-award winning Wonderful Town is a bright and cheery love letter to the colorful experience of living life in New York. Wonderful Town tells the story of two sisters, Ruth and Eileen, who move from a rural town in Ohio to experience the bright lights, the big city, and the crazy characters of Greenwich Village, New York City. Ruth is an aspiring writer and Eileen is a dancer who wants to pursue a life on stage. One sister can’t find a man no matter what she does, the other can’t keep them away. Together, these two sisters take on the world, pursuing their dreams and finding love along the way. Wonderful Town features a bright Leonard Bernstein score, including such classics as “A Little Bit in Love” and “Ohio.”

Act I

• "Overture"
• "Christopher Street" — Tour Guide and The Villagers
• "Ohio" — Ruth Sherwood and Eileen Sherwood
• "Conquering New York" — Ruth, Eileen, First Cadet, Violet and The Villagers*
• "One Hundred Easy Ways" — Ruth
• "What A Waste" — Robert Baker and Associate Editors
• "A Little Bit in Love" — Eileen
• "Pass the Football" — Wreck and The Villagers
• "Conversation Piece" — Ruth, Eileen, Frank Lippencott, Robert and Chick Clark*
• "A Quiet Girl" — Robert
• "Conga" — Ruth

Act II

• "My Darlin' Eileen" — Eileen, Drunk and Policeman
• "Swing" — Ruth and Villagers
• "Ohio (Reprise)" — Ruth and Eileen
• "It's Love" — Robert and The Villagers
• "Ballet at the Village Vortex"
• "Wrong Note Rag" — Ruth, Eileen and The Villagers
• "It's Love (Reprise)"