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My Favorite Year
Based on the Motion Picture My Favorite Year Courtesy of Turner Entertainment Co. Author(s):
Joseph Dougherty
Musician/Composer(s):
Stephen Flaherty
Lyricist(s):
Lynn Ahrens
It’s 1954, and Benjy Stone, freshman writer on TV’s King Kaiser Comedy Cavalcade, is assigned the daunting task of baby-sitting veteran Hollywood swashbuckler Alan Swann while he's doing a live guest appearance on the show. The effort to keep the reckless Swann off the booze and out of the papers during the rehearsal week nearly drives Benjy to the brink, when he's given an unexpected glimpse into Swann's broken heart that teaches him about human frailty, tragedy, comedy, love – and about what made 1954 his favorite year. Based on the hit film starring Peter O’Toole and Mark Linn-Baker, “My Favorite Year” is a solid book show in the tradition of Broadway’s classic musicals, with a bright, tuneful, contemporary score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens (“Once On This Island,” “Ragtime”). It’s a nostalgic and very moving comedy about growing up which is sure to put a smile on your lips and a tear in your eye.
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Genre(s): | Comedy
| Time Period(s): | Not Available | Play Type: | Musical | Runtime: | Not Available | Acts: | 2 | Set Complexity: | Not Available | Set Information: | Not Available | Year First Published: | Not Available | Total Characters: | 13 | Male Characters: | 8 | Female Characters: | 5 | Androgynous Characters: | 0 | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | Cost: | Not Available | Publisher: | Music Theatre International Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | ISBN: | Not Available |
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