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42nd Street

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Elevator Pitch:

"42nd Street tells the story of Peggy Sawyer, a talented young performer with stars in her eyes who gets her big break on Broadway." (Stage Agent)


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Stacy Collins
Stacy Collins
Jun 14, 2021

Since this musical heavily focuses on tap numbers there is a large element missing when just reading the script and listening to the music. Unfortunately, I get the sense that this musical relies HEAVILY on the spectacle. I wasn't a huge fan of the music and less-so of the plot. I mean, what was the show they're putting on even about? The vignettes of their performances scattered throughout *could* have had a through-line, which would have been interesting. As it is though, it seems like a bunch of random songs/scenes stitched together. The characters are largely under-developed, and more like caricatures than believable people (I suppose there was some intention to that, but with the lacking plot it makes it…


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