Photo Coverage: The Broadway Musicals of 1944 at Town Hall

Broadway Musicals of 1944 featured William Michals (South Pacific), Sarah Jane McMahon (opera star who most recently sung with Placido Domingo), Tony Yazbeck (Gypsy, A Chorus Line), Kendrick Jones (Stairway to Paradise) and Melinda Sullivan (High School Musical), among other Broadway stars. 

This edition of the critically acclaimed series includes such famous shows as On the Town, Follow the Girls, Song of Norway, Bloomer Girl, Mexican Hayride and more.

Built in 1921 by a group of suffragettes, The Town Hall began as a lecture hall and public forum for debates. Over the decades, Eleanor Roosevelt, Margaret Sanger, Billie Holiday, Igor Stravinsky, Bob Dylan and Miles Davis have graced the stage. Today the hall flourishes as a popular, affordable venue, boasting the hottest acts in rock, pop, folk, cabaret, world music, comedy and dance, including Billy Joel, Blondie, Elvis Costello, Natalie Merchant, Graham Nash, Liza Minnelli, Cyndi Lauper, Norah Jones, Andre Watts, Henry Rollins, Joe Jackson, Pink Martini, Regina Spector, Brian Adams, Aimee Mann and Dawn Upshaw. For over a decade, The Town Hall has hosted live broadcasts of Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion. Over the past two-and-a-half decades, The Town Hall has produced a number of new and critically acclaimed musical series, which include The Century of Change, Not Just Jazz, Broadway by the Year® and The Broadway Cabaret Festival.

Scott Siegel has created three acclaimed and popular series for The Town Hall: Broadway By The Year®, now in its ninth season, the Broadway Cabaret Festival and the Broadway Summer Festival. Mr. Siegel also conceived and produces both Broadway Unplugged and The Nightlife Awards at The Town Hall. Scott and his wife, Barbara, are authors (47 books, including The Encyclopedia of Hollywood) and critics ("The Siegel Column" and "The Two of Clubs" on Talkin' Broadway).

The Running Order of the Performance:

ACT 1

New York, New Your -Company (On The Town)

Lucky To be Me-William Michals (One The Town) UNPLUGGED

The Good Will Movement-Stephen DeRosa (Michael Todd's Mexican Hayride)

Follow The Girls-Kate Baldwin, Sarah Jane McMahon, Melinda Sullivan

There Must Be Someone for Me-Kendrick Jones (Michael Todd's Mexican Hayride)

It Was Nice Knowing Your-Shannon Lewis (Jackpot)

I Wanna Get Married-Kate Baldwin (Follow The Girls)

Right As The Rain-Sarah Jane McMahon (Blommer Girl)

Twelve O'Clock And All Is Well-William Michals (Follow The Girls) UNPLUGGED

Wandrin'-Stephen DeRosa (Sing Out, Sweet Land) UNPLUGGED

Only Another Boy and Girl-Tony Yazbeck and Melinda Sullivan (Seven Lively Arts)

ACT II

Girls-Tony Yazbeck with Kate Baldwin, Sarah Jane McMahon and Melinda Sullivan (Michael Todd's Mexican Hayride)

Is It The Girl (Or Is It The Gown)?-Stephen DeRosa (Seven Lively Arts)

I Can Cook Too-Kate Baldwin (On The Town)

I Love You-Jeffry Denman with Shannon Lewis (Michael Todd's Mexican Hayride)

Lonely Town-Tony Yazbeck (On The Town)

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye-Kate Baldwin (Seven Lively Arts)

You're Perf-Kendrick Jones and Melinda Sullivan (Follow The Girls)

I Love Your-Sarah Jane McMahon (Song Of Norway) UNPLUGGED

Strange Music-William Michals and Sarah Jane McMahon (Song Of Norway) UNPLUGGED

Some Other Time-Company (On The Town)

 

Broadway By The Year® is supported by Bank of America and the Edythe Kenner Foundation.