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Fiorello!

Opened 1959

795 performances

Musical, Golden Age

Fiorello!
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Fiorello! is a musical about New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia, a reform Republican, which debuted on Broadway in 1959, and tells the story of how La Guardia took on the Tammany Hall political machine.

Music
Jerry Bock
Lyrics
Sheldon Harnick
Book
Jerome Weidman & George Abbott

Productions5 productions: 4 on Broadway, 1 in the West End

1959
Broadhurst TheatreBroadway Original, opened November 23, 1959, directed by George Abbott
795 performances
1962
BroadwayBroadway Original
1962
ProductionLondon
1994
Broadway concertBroadway Limited-Run
2013
Broadway concertBroadway Limited-Run

Songs13 songs

Politics and Poker, The Name’s LaGuardia, I Love a Cop, Till Tomorrow, When Did I Fall in Love?, Little Tin Box, On the Side of the Angels, Unfair, Marie’s Law, The Bum Won, Home Again, Gentleman Jimmy, The Very Next Man

Recordings 1 recording

1993
Fiorello! (original Broadway cast)
Fiorello! (original Broadway cast) Broadway Angel ZDM 7243 5 65023 2 1, released 1993
United States

Licensing 1 entry

US Music Theatre International Fiorello! matched on title alone: a lead, not a confirmed licensor

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