City of Angels (stage production)

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City of Angels (stage production) is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical that satirically intertwines a 1940s Hollywood film noir story with the real-life struggles of its screenwriter.

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instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
awardCeremony 44th Tony Awards
bookBy Larry Gelbart
broadwayPremiereDate 1989-12-11
broadwayRunEnd 1992-01-19
broadwayRunStart 1989-12-11
broadwayTheatre Virginia Theatre
choreographer Walter Painter
countryOfOrigin United States
director Michael Blakemore
distinguishingFeature uses color for real world and black-and-white aesthetic for film world on stage
features intertwined film noir plot and real-life plot
fictionalProtagonist Stone
genre film noir pastiche
musical comedy
satire
lyricsBy David Zippel
mainTheme Hollywood
art imitating life
film noir
screenwriting
musicBy Cy Coleman
narrativeDevice story within a story
narrativeStructure dual storyline
notableSong Funny
What You Don’t Know About Women
With Every Breath I Take
You Can Always Count on Me
You’re Nothing Without Me
numberOfBroadwayPerformances 878
openedOnBroadwayInSeason 1989–1990 Broadway season
orchestrator Billy Byers
originalLanguage English
premiereDate 1989-03-19
premiereLocation Los Angeles
premiereVenue Ahmanson Theatre
producer Jujamcyn Theaters
Roger Berlind
realWorldProtagonist Stine
setInPeriod 1940s
setting Los Angeles
style jazz-influenced score
wonAward Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
Tony Award for Best Musical
Tony Award for Best Original Score
Tony Award for Best Scenic Design

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Robin Bartlett notableWork City of Angels (stage production)
Michael Blakemore notableWork City of Angels (Broadway production)
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James Naughton notableWork City of Angels (stage musical)
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James Naughton awardReceivedFor City of Angels (stage musical)
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Walter Bobbie performedIn City of Angels (Broadway production)
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