NewsPhoto Call: Star-Studded Crowd Celebrates On the Twentieth Century, Starring Kristin Chenoweth; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast PartyRoundabout's revival of On the Twentieth Century, starring Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher, will officially open March 15 at American Airlines Theatre. A star-studded audience was on hand to celebrate with the cast on March 12, which was originally scheduled as the musical's official opening.
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March 13, 2015
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Star-Studded Crowd Celebrates On the Twentieth Century, Starring Kristin Chenoweth; Red Carpet Arrivals, Curtain Call and Cast Party
The musical — featuring music by Cy Coleman and book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green — premiered on Broadway in 1978 under the direction of Harold Prince and won Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Book of a Musical.
Here's how Roundabout bills the classic: "It's nonstop laughs aboard the Twentieth Century, a luxury coach travelling from Chicago to New York City. Luck, love and mischief collide when the bankrupt theater producer Oscar Jaffe (Gallagher) embarks on a madcap mission to cajole glamorous Hollywood starlet Lily Garland (Chenoweth) into playing the lead in his new, non-existent epic drama. But is the train ride long enough to reignite the spark between these former lovers, create a play from scratch, and find the money to get it all the way to Broadway?"
Edelstein will directs a cast of 30, with nearly 1,000 San Diegans participating directly in the milestone production that will mark the completion of the Bard’s canon at the venue.