Eastwood Uniting Church Musical Society Inc. presents
How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying
25 Oct 2013 to 9 Nov 2013
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a musical by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows,
Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book of the same name.
The story concerns young, ambitious J. Pierrepont Finch who, with the help of the book How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Trying, rises from window washer to chairman of the board of the World Wide
Wicket Company.
The musical, starring Robert Morse & Rudy Vallee, opened at the 46th Street Theatre on Broadway in
October 1961, running for 1,417 performances. The show won seven Tony Awards, the New York Drama
Critics Circle award, and the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In 1967, a film based on the musical was released
by United Artists, with many of the original cast recreating their roles. A 1995 revival was mounted at the
same theatre as the original production (now named the Richard Rodgers Theatre) ran for 548 performances
and starred Matthew Broderick and Megan Mullally. A 50th anniversary Broadway revival directed and
choreographed by Rob Ashford and starring Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette opened on March 27,
2011, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre and ran for 473 performances.
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