Shows · Seesaw
Seesaw
Opened 1973
296 performances
Musical, Revolution
Jerry Ryan, a square Midwestern lawyer in New York for a case, meets Gittel Mosca, a free-spirited dancer from the Bronx. Their unlikely romance seesaws between uptown and downtown, comedy and drama, as two people from completely different worlds try to make a relationship work across the cultural divide of 1970s Manhattan.
- Music
- Cy Coleman
- Lyrics
- Dorothy Fields
- Book
- Michael Bennett
Productions1 on Broadway
Recordings 1 recording
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
Seesaw is a 1973 American musical with a book by Michael Bennett, music by Cy Coleman, and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Based on the William Gibson play Two for the Seesaw, the plot focuses on a brief affair between Jerry Ryan, a young lawyer from Nebraska, and Gittel Mosca, a kooky, streetwise dancer from the Bronx. The musical numbers evoke colorful aspects of New York City life but have relatively little to do with the story. The most notable feature of the score's original orchestrations by Larry Fallon was their wide use of brass instruments.
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