Fiorello! (musical)

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Fiorello! is a Pulitzer Prize–winning Broadway musical that dramatizes the early political career and reformist zeal of New York City mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia.

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instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
awarded Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Tony Award for Best Musical
basedOn life of Fiorello H. La Guardia
bookBy George Abbott
Jerome Weidman
closedOnBroadway 1961-10-28
composer Jerry Bock
countryOfOrigin United States
depictsTheme New York City politics
anti-corruption
labor rights
political reform
director George Abbott
featuresCharacter Ben Marino
Fiorello H. La Guardia
Marie
Thea
hasCastRecording original Broadway cast recording
hasGenre biographical musical
musical theatre
political musical
lyricist Sheldon Harnick
notableRevivalPresenter Encores! at New York City Center
linked to: Encores!
notableSong "I Love a Cop"
"Little Tin Box"
"Politics and Poker"
"When Did I Fall in Love?"
numberOfBroadwayPerformances 795
openedOnBroadway 1959-11-23
orchestrator Don Walker
originalBroadwayChoreographer Peter Gennaro
originalBroadwayStar Tom Bosley
originalBroadwayStarRole Fiorello H. La Guardia
originalLanguage English
premiereDate 1959-11-23
premiereLocation Broadway
premiereTheatre Broadhurst Theatre
producer Harold S. Prince
linked to: Harold Prince

Robert E. Griffith
PulitzerPrizeForDramaYear 1960
revivedOffBroadway Yes
settingLocation New York City
settingTimePeriod early 20th century
subject Fiorello H. La Guardia
TonyAwardForBestMusicalYear 1960

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Howard Da Silva notableWork Fiorello! (musical)
Harold Prince notableWork Fiorello!
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Tom Bosley notableWork Fiorello!
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Fiorello hasFamousNamesake Fiorello! (1962 Broadway musical about Fiorello H. La Guardia)
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Jerry Bock notableWork Fiorello!
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Jerry Bock workAwarded Fiorello!
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Jerry Bock wroteMusicFor Fiorello!
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Sheldon Harnick notableWork Fiorello!
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Herbert Greene notableWork Fiorello! (Broadway production)
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George Abbott notableWork Fiorello!
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George Abbott directed Fiorello!
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Harold Prince notableWork Fiorello!
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Peter Gennaro notableWork Fiorello!
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Thomas Edward Bosley notableWork Fiorello!
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Ben Marino appearsIn Fiorello!
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Ben Marino fictionalUniverse Fiorello! (musical)
"When Did I Fall in Love?" partOf Fiorello!
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"When Did I Fall in Love?" partOf Fiorello! (original Broadway production)
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"When Did I Fall in Love?" firstPerformanceIn Fiorello! (1959 Broadway musical)
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Little Tin Box partOfWork Fiorello!
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I Love a Cop partOf Fiorello!
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Jerome Weidman coWroteLibrettoFor Fiorello!
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Jerome Weidman awardReceivedFor Fiorello!
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Bock and Harnick notableWork Fiorello!
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Bock and Harnick awardReceivedFor Fiorello!
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