Swinging, sexy , smart, and funny! An ingenious spoof of 1940s Hollywood and whodunit films with side-by-side stories about the “real” world of a detective fiction writer and the “reel” world of his fictional gumshoe hero. One balances romance and rewrites while the other slinks through a film noir netherworld of thugs and femmes fatales. Winner of tons of Tony Awards, it’s a witty detective thriller with a jazzy score that really kills.
| 1989 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 1993 | West End |
London Production West End |
| 2006 | Los Angeles |
Reprise! Concert Los Angeles |
| 2020 | West End |
West End Revival West End |
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design | Florence Klotz |
| 1990 | New York Drama Critics Circle Awards | Best Musical | Larry Gelbart |
| 1990 | New York Drama Critics Circle Awards | Best Musical | David Zippel |
| 1990 | New York Drama Critics Circle Awards | Best Musical | Cy Coleman |
| 1990 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor - Musical | Rene Auberjonois |
| 1990 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor - Musical | James Naughton |
| 1990 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor - Musical | Rene Auberjonois |
| 1990 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Actor - Musical | Rene Auberjonois |
| 1990 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress - Musical | Dee Hoty |
| 1990 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Actress - Musical | Randy Graff |
| 1990 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Broadway Musical | 0 |
| 1990 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Michael Blakemore |
| 1990 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Director | Michael Blakemore |
| 1990 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Best Set, Costume and Lighting Design | 0 |
| 1990 | Tony Awards | Best Book of a Musical | Larry Gelbart |
| 1990 | Tony Awards | Best Costume Design | Florence Klotz |
| 1990 | Tony Awards | Best Lighting Design | Paul Gallo |
| 1990 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Nick Vanoff |
| 1990 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Roger Berlind |
| 1990 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Jujamcyn Theaters |
| 1990 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | Suntory International Corp |
| 1990 | Tony Awards | Best Musical | The Shubert Organization |
| 1990 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | Cy Coleman |
| 1990 | Tony Awards | Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre | David Zippel |
| 1990 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical | Rene Auberjonois |
| 1990 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | James Naughton |
| 1990 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Gregg Edelman |
| 1990 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical | Gregg Edelman |
| 1990 | Tony Awards | Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical | Randy Graff |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Actor - Musical | James Naughton |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Larry Gelbart |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Costume Design | Florence Klotz |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Director - Musical | Michael Blakemore |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical | Rene Auberjonois |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical | Randy Graff |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lighting Design | Paul Gallo |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Lyrics | David Zippel |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Music | Cy Coleman |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Musical | City of Angels |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Orchestration | Billy Byers |
| 1989 | Drama Desk Awards | Outstanding Set Design | Robin Wagner |
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