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Not a history of the last century, but a madcap musical set among theatre folk on a night train to New York. Cy Coleman, Betty Comden and Adolph Green's show is a backstage musical on wheels as bigwig producer Oscar Jaffee hightails it out of Chicago after his latest disaster. He knows that his former protege is on the train to appear in a stage show in NY, and if he can only get her signature on a contract, his own career will be revived. Religious fruitcakes, vain matinee idols and a train full of would-be playwrights ensure that havoc ensues as Oscar uses fair means and foul to win Lily to his cause. Delicious nonsense with great music as the story unfolds.
Tony Awards and Nominations for On the Twentieth Century
| Year | Category | |
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| 1978 | Best Musical | |
| 2015 | Best Revival of a Musical |
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Woe! Misery! Children's Theater
Clifton Arts Center (5/31 - 6/9)
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Choice
McCarter Theatre Center (5/8 - 6/2) | |
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The Jersey Tenors: A Tribute to Hollywood
Surflight Theatre (8/5 - 8/5) | |
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Peter Pan
Surflight Theatre (8/28 - 9/1) | |
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SOMA backStage Reading Series - New Musical: SHE REACHED FOR HEAVEN
South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC) (6/1 - 6/1) | |
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Sophia Agranovich in Romantic Virtuoso Recital
Watchung Arts Center (6/1 - 6/1)
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Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust Road
Surflight Theatre (9/4 - 9/15) | |
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Big Fish
StageWorks Theatre Group (8/22 - 8/25) | |
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One Act Jamboree
StageWorks Theatre Group (7/26 - 7/28) | |
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