On the Twentieth Century Revival 2015
Run Time:
Two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission
Opened: March 15, 2015Two hours and 30 minutes, with one intermission
Closing: July 19, 2015
On the Twentieth Century - 2015 - Broadway History , Info & More
Todd Haimes Theatre (Broadway)
229 W. 42nd St. New York, NY
It's nonstop laughs aboard the Twentieth Century, a luxury train traveling from Chicago to New York City. Luck, love and mischief collide when the bankrupt theater producer Oscar Jaffee (Golden Globe winner Peter Gallagher) embarks on a madcap mission to cajole glamorous Hollywood starlet Lily Garland (Tony and Emmy Award winner Kristin Chenoweth) into playing the lead in his new, non-existent epic drama. But is the train ride long enough to reignite the spark between these former lovers, create a play from scratch, and find the money to get it all the way to Broadway?
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Review: ‘On the Twentieth Century,’ With Kristin Chenoweth, Opens on Broadway
9 / 10
Perhaps best of all, this 'Century' brings Ms. Chenoweth and Mr. Gallagher back to Broadway, where they can demonstrate the subtleties of being larger than life. These fine performers have been largely confined to television screens in recent years. And they grab the chance to chew (and devour) some real live scenery - and in Ms. Chenoweth's case, hit pretty much every note on the scale, musical and otherwise - with the ecstatic vengeance of genies let out of their bottles.
Peter Gallagher, Kristin Chenoweth Choo-Choo Through Broadway’s ’20th Century’ – Review
8 / 10
The result is positively schizoid, a show that desperately wants to crack the shell of archaic convention and emerge as the madcap musical it longs to be. It has patches of memorable high style, slapstick amusement and wry songs, but also longueurs that stretch the 90-minute movie into tedium... Gallagher has the suave good looks to play Oscar but not the slightly demented charisma called for, and vocals have never been his strong point. Chenoweth certainly has what it takes in the singing department and the crowd adores her. I just wish she wasn't so charmlessly vulgar with her oversexed physical shtick.
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On the Twentieth Century FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of On the Twentieth Century have there been?
On the Twentieth Century has had 8 productions including Broadway which opened in 1978, Broadway which opened in 1978, US Tour which opened in 1979, West End which opened in 1980, Off-Off-Broadway which opened in 1985, Broadway which opened in 2005, Broadway which opened in 2005 and Broadway which opened in 2015.
What Tony Awards has On the Twentieth Century been nominated for?
On the Twentieth Century has been nominated for several Tony Awards, including Best Costume Design of a Musical for William Ivey Long, Best Revival of a Musical for On the Twentieth Century, Best Revival of a Musical for Roundabout Theatre Company, and Best Scenic Design of a Musical for David Rockwell.
What awards has On the Twentieth Century been nominated for?
On the Twentieth Century has been nominated for several awards including Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Warren Carlyle, Outstanding Revival of a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for On the Twentieth Century, Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for Kristin Chenoweth and Andy Karl, Outstanding Revival of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Musical at the Drama League Awards for On the Twentieth Century, Outstanding Choreography at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Warren Carlyle, Outstanding Costume Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for William Ivey Long, Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Scott Ellis, Outstanding Revival of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for On the Twentieth Century, and Outstanding Set Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for David Rockwell.
What are the songs in On the Twentieth Century and what's the order?
Stranded Again
Saddle Up the Horse
On the Twentieth Century
I Rise Again
Lily Garland [i]
Indian Maiden's Lament
Veronique
I Have Written a Play
Together
Never
Our Private World
Repent
Mine
I've Got It All
Entr'acte
Five Zeros
Sextet
She's a Nut
Max Jacobs
Babette
The Legacy
Lily, Oscar
This Is the Day
Grand Central Station
Lucky Lily
Happy Birthday, Oscar Jaffe
This Biz Is the Lowest Biz There Is
Dear John Ringling
Lily Garland [ii]
Saddle Up the Horse
On the Twentieth Century
I Rise Again
Lily Garland [i]
Indian Maiden's Lament
Veronique
I Have Written a Play
Together
Never
Our Private World
Repent
Mine
I've Got It All
Entr'acte
Five Zeros
Sextet
She's a Nut
Max Jacobs
Babette
The Legacy
Lily, Oscar
This Is the Day
Grand Central Station
Lucky Lily
Happy Birthday, Oscar Jaffe
This Biz Is the Lowest Biz There Is
Dear John Ringling
Lily Garland [ii]
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