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Wonderful Town The Musical

Book by Joseph Fields and Jerome Chodorov
Music by Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green

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Plot Summary & Audition Tips

List of Characters in Wonderful Town

Wonderful Town Sheet Music (Vocal Selections)

Wonderful Town Complete Vocal Score

Wonderful Town Original Broadway Cast Recording

Wonderful Town 2003 Revival

Wonderful Town 1998 Studio Cast

DownloadWonderful Town (The New Broadway Cast Recording) - Download the Whole Album! 

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

New York in the 1930s. Two sisters struggle to find success in their careers.

Audition Suggestions for Wonderful Town

Most of the characters in Wonderful Town, and especially Ruth, should be able to dance well.

Ruth (Alto, triple-threat)
an aspiring writer
Eileen (Soprano)
an aspiring actress
Robert Baker (Baritone)
an editor
Wreck (Baritone)
a football player
Frank
the manager of Walgreen's drugstore
Chick Clark
a newspaperman and admirer of Eileen's
Appopolous (Non-singing)
a dynamic and explosive artist
Lonigan
a policeman
Helen
Wreck's girlfriend
Chorus and Smaller Roles: all males must sing well and dance is helpful; a small ensemble of policemen who sing tight harmony

Wonderful Town Related Websites

Audition Preparation Materials

List of Songs in Wonderful Town

DownloadWonderful Town (The New Broadway Cast Recording) - Download the Whole Album! 

  • Christopher Street
  • Ohio
  • One hundred easy ways
  • What a waste
  • A little bit in love
  • Pass that football
  • Conversation piece
  • A quiet girl
  • Conga!
  • My darlin' Eileen
  • Swing!
  • It's love
  • Wrong note rag

 

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