Once Around the City
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Once Around the City | ||
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Book | Willie Reale | |
Productions | 2001 Off-Broadway |
Once Around the City is a musical written by brothers Robert (music) and Willie Reale (book and lyrics). The musical is set in 1980s Manhattan, when hostile takeovers of properties was the norm.
Synopsis
Living in her grandmothers place that is a homeless shelter now, Gwen refuses to sell it to a real estate tycoon. The vice president of the real estate company, David, tricks Gwen into signing her inheritance away for practically nothing, but he soon falls for her. The only problem is David is engaged to the boss' daughter Elizabeth.
Production
The production opened at
The cast starred Harry Althaus (Nikki),Jane Bodle (Gwen), John Bowman (Ernie), Peter Jay Fernandez (Luis), Patrick Garner (John), Joe Grifasi (Mario), Michael Magee (David), Michael Mandell (Bill), Geoffrey Nauffts (Hank), William Parry (Charlie Brandebaine), Michael Potts (Rudy), Sandra Shipley (Mrs. Merken), Anna Stone (Phyllis and Eve), Anne Torsiglieri (Delores and Margaret), and Brandy Zarle (Elizabeth).[2]
References
- ^ Weber, Bruce (11 July 2001). "THEATER REVIEW; Mixing a Nasty Real Estate Deal with Love: Must be a Musical". The New York Times.
- ^ "Once Around the City".