City of Angels (stage production)
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City of Angels (stage production) is a Tony Award–winning Broadway musical that satirically intertwines a 1940s Hollywood film noir story with the real-life struggles of its screenwriter.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| City of Angels (stage production) canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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stage musical ⓘ |
| awardCeremony | 44th Tony Awards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy | Larry Gelbart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayPremiereDate | 1989-12-11 ⓘ |
| broadwayRunEnd | 1992-01-19 ⓘ |
| broadwayRunStart | 1989-12-11 ⓘ |
| broadwayTheatre | Virginia Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| choreographer | Walter Painter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| director | Michael Blakemore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distinguishingFeature | uses color for real world and black-and-white aesthetic for film world on stage ⓘ |
| features | intertwined film noir plot and real-life plot ⓘ |
| fictionalProtagonist | Stone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
film noir pastiche
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musical comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | David Zippel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Hollywood
NERFINISHED
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art imitating life ⓘ film noir ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ |
| musicBy | Cy Coleman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeDevice | story within a story ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | dual storyline ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Funny
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What You Don’t Know About Women NERFINISHED ⓘ With Every Breath I Take NERFINISHED ⓘ You Can Always Count on Me NERFINISHED ⓘ You’re Nothing Without Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfBroadwayPerformances | 878 ⓘ |
| openedOnBroadwayInSeason | 1989–1990 Broadway season ⓘ |
| orchestrator | Billy Byers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1989-03-19 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereVenue | Ahmanson Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Jujamcyn Theaters
NERFINISHED
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Roger Berlind NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realWorldProtagonist | Stine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| setting | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| style | jazz-influenced score ⓘ |
| wonAward |
Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
NERFINISHED
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Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Lighting Design NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Scenic Design NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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