Forty-Second Street
Classification added June 17, 2019Premiered August 25, 1980
New York, New York. Winter Garden Theater
Composer:
Harry Warren
Original Language:
English
Librettist:
Book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble. Lyrics by Al Dubin and Johnny Mercer
Description:
Musical in Two Acts
Notes:
Based on a 1932 novel by Bradford Ropes
Time Period:
1933
Place:
New York City; Philadelphia
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy Sawyer | Mezzo Soprano | L |
| Dorothy Brock | Mezzo Soprano | L |
| Billy Lawlor | Tenor | L |
| Julian Marsh | Baritone | L |
| Ann “Anytime Annie” Reilly | Mezzo Soprano | F |
| Maggie Jones | Mezzo Soprano | F |
| Andy Lee | Baritone | F |
| Phyllis Dale | Mezzo Soprano | S |
| Lorraine Fleming | Mezzo Soprano | S |
| Pat Denning | Tenor | S |
| Abner Dillon | Baritone | S |
| Bert Barry | Baritone | S |
| Mac | Spoken | B |
| Diane Lorimer | Spoken | CB |
| Ethel | Spoken | CB |
| Frankie | Spoken | CB |
| Thug | Spoken | CB |
| Doctor | Spoken | CB |
| Waiter | Spoken | CB |
| Oscar | Onstage piano player | |
| Female Chorus Bit Roles * | All of these are individual CB roles | |
| Male Chorus Bit Roles * | All of these are individual CB roles | |
| * There are places in the score and book where individual members of the Ensemble are to sing, speak, or shout words or short phrases as a solo. These are not assigned in the libretto to any particular person. Each is classified separately as a Chorus Bit role. |
Minimum Chorus: 36
Divisi: SATB