Make Mine Manhattan

Partly because of the increasing importance of books in book musicals and partly because of the increasing influence of television, 1948 was the last year in which traditional revues found large and receptive audiences. Adhering to its titular request, Make Mine Manhattan took a mostly satirical but always lighthearted look at the city’s most prominent borough as it covered such matters as the forthcoming establishment of the United Nations’ permanent home, the pretensions of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Allegro, the distinctive menu at the Schrafft’s restaurant chain, the continuous cacophony of

Music

Richard Lewine