Shows · Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success
Opened 2002
109 performances
Musical, Modern
In 1950s Manhattan, powerful newspaper columnist J.J. Hunsecker controls careers and destroys reputations from his regular table at 21 Club. When his beloved sister Susan falls for jazz guitarist Dallas, Hunsecker recruits desperate press agent Sidney Falco to break up the romance, setting in motion a toxic web of manipulation, betrayal, and corruption in the dark underbelly of celebrity culture.
- Music
- Marvin Hamlisch
- Lyrics
- Craig Carnelia
- Book
- John Guare
Productions1 on Broadway
Recordings 1 recording
Licensing 2 entries
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
| UK | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
Sweet Smell of Success is a musical created by Marvin Hamlisch (music), Craig Carnelia (lyrics), and John Guare (book). The show is based on the 1957 movie of the same name, which in turn was based on the 1955 novelette of the same name by Ernest Lehman. The show tells the story of a powerful newspaper columnist named J. J. Hunsecker (based on famed New York columnist Walter Winchell) who uses his connections to ruin his sister's relationship with a man he deems inappropriate. It was a critical and commercial failure.
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