The Life (Broadway musical)
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The Life is a gritty Broadway musical with music by Cy Coleman that portrays the lives of Times Square sex workers and hustlers in 1980s New York City.
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| The Life | 0 |
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| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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stage musical ⓘ |
| awardsRecognition | nominated for Tony Awards ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Cy Coleman
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David Newman NERFINISHED ⓘ Ira Gasman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| BroadwayOpeningDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| composer | Cy Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
drug use
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prostitution ⓘ street crime ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Fleetwood
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Jojo NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonja NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Ira Gasman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
dreams and disillusionment
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exploitation ⓘ survival in an urban underworld ⓘ |
| musicStyle |
R&B influences
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contemporary Broadway ⓘ jazz influences ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Easy Money
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My Body NERFINISHED ⓘ My Friend NERFINISHED ⓘ The Oldest Profession NERFINISHED ⓘ Use What You Got NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayProducer | Livent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayProductionTheatre | Ethel Barrymore Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
Times Square red-light district
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pimps and hustlers ⓘ street-level sex trade ⓘ |
| premieredOnBroadway | true ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Off-Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Times Square NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1980s ⓘ |
| subject |
hustlers
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sex workers ⓘ |
| theatricalRunType | Broadway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tone | gritty ⓘ |
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