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Wonderful Town - 2004 US Tour History , Info & More

Based upon the play My Sister Eileen by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov and the stories by Ruth McKenney

Connie Fisher, star of The Sound of Music and winner of the BBC's How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria, returns to Birmingham Hippodrome in the multi award-winning musical comedy, Wonderful Town.



Featuring a superb score by legendary American composer Leonard Bernstein (West Side Story), the show has received countless awards since its premiere in 1953 including the prestigious Tony Award for Best Musical.


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Wonderful Town History

Other Productions of Wonderful Town

1953   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1954   US Tour National Tour
US Tour
1955   West End London Production
West End
1961   Regional (US) Los Angeles Revival
Regional (US)
1963   Off-Broadway City Center Revival
Off-Broadway
1986   West End London Revival
West End
1994   Off-Broadway New York City Opera Production
Off-Broadway
2000   Off-Broadway Encores! Concert
Off-Broadway
2003   Broadway Broadway Revival
Broadway

Wonderful Town - 2004 US Tour Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
2004 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actress - Musical Donna Murphy
2004 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director - Musical Kathleen Marshall
2004 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director - Musical Kathleen Marshall
2004 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical Raymond Jaramillo McLeod
2004 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Revival of a Musical Wonderful Town
2004 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Set Designs - Musical John Lee Beatty
2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actor in a Musical Gregg Edelman
2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Actress in a Musical Donna Murphy
2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Choreography Kathleen Marshall
2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Director of a Musical Kathleen Marshall
2004 Outer Critics Circle Awards Outstanding Revival of a Musical 0
2004 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical Kathleen Marshall
2004 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Jennifer Westfeldt
2004 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Donna Murphy
2004 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Musical Edwin W. Schloss
2004 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Musical Allen Spivak
2004 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Musical Clear Channel Entertainment
2004 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Musical Harvey Weinstein
2004 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Musical Barry and Fran Weissler
2004 Tony Awards Best Revival of a Musical Roger Berlind

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