The Life (Broadway musical)

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The Life is a gritty Broadway musical with music by Cy Coleman that portrays the lives of Times Square sex workers and hustlers in 1980s New York City.

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The Life (Broadway musical) canonical 1
The Life (musical) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
awardsRecognition nominated for Tony Awards
bookBy Cy Coleman
David Newman
Ira Gasman
BroadwayOpeningDate 1997
composer Cy Coleman
countryOfOrigin United States
depicts drug use
prostitution
street crime
genre drama
musical theatre
hasCharacter Fleetwood
Jojo
Mary
Queen
Sonja
language English
lyricist Ira Gasman
mainTheme dreams and disillusionment
exploitation
survival in an urban underworld
musicStyle R&B influences
contemporary Broadway
jazz influences
notableSong Easy Money
My Body
My Friend
The Oldest Profession
Use What You Got
originalBroadwayProducer Livent
originalBroadwayProductionTheatre Ethel Barrymore Theatre
portrays Times Square red-light district
linked to: Times Square

pimps and hustlers
street-level sex trade
premieredOnBroadway true
premiereLocation Off-Broadway
settingCity New York City
settingLocation Times Square
settingTime 1980s
subject hustlers
sex workers
theatricalRunType Broadway
tone gritty

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Martin Richards notableWork The Life (Broadway musical)
The Life (1997 Broadway musical, producer) basedOn The Life (musical)
linked to: The Life (Broadway musical)