Synopsis:
42nd Street is a musical based on the classic 1933 movie musical of the same name. The focus is on a buoyant naive young dancer named Peggy Sawyer who arrives to audition for the new Julian Marsh extravaganza set to open on Broadway starring aging leading lady Dorothy Brock. It's she and these wonderful hoofers that "42nd Street" so effusively and proudly celebrates.
The original 1980 production of 42nd Street was one of the Great White Way's longest-running hits, running for 3,486 performances under the watchful eye of legendary producer David Merrick.