On Broadway in 1930 (the original program appears above), this Peter Arno inspired musical returns for a short run in March. Here’s the description from the New York Theatre Guide:
| NEW YORKERS, THE A Sociological Musical Satire Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter, Book by Herbert Fields, based on a story by E. Ray Goetz & Peter Arno Musical at Encores! at New York City Center (Mainstage) Bullets fly and bathtub gin flows in this 1930 Prohibition jape, which is a gleefully amoral celebration of speakeasies, gangsters, society dames and the great city they love. The musical centers on featherbrained socialite Alice Miller, whose bootlegger beau leads her on a madcap romp from Park Avenue to Sing Sing and back again. (from 22 Mar 2017 – Closing on 26 Mar 2017) |
For more on Arno’s involvement with Broadway theater, including The New Yorkers and Here Goes The Bride, check out my biography of Arno.