How Now, Dow Jones
by Carolyn Leigh, Max Shulman, Elmer Bernstein

Broadway
How Now, Dow Jones Book Cover
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Highlights

120 mins 1960s Unit Set/Multiple Settings Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes

Awards & Recognition

Tony Award

Nominee! 1968 Tony Award for Best Musical Nominee! 1968 Tony Award for Best Original Score

Synopsis

This musical comedy follows Kate, the voice of Dow Jones, whose fiance won’t marry her until the Dow Jones Averages hit 1,000.

Bribery, adultery, and neurotic Republicans abound in this madcap and timely tale set in the heart of Wall Street.

Characters

Character
Kate Montgomery
Herbert Magruder
Charley Matson
Sue Ellen Bradbury
Walter I. Bradbury
William Foster Wingate
First Customer Man
Second Customer Man
Third Customer Man
Fourth Customer Man
Mrs. Millhauser
Mrs. Harris
Mrs. Klein
Mrs. Callahan
Mrs. Ragosa
Dr. Gilman
Miss Whipple
Mr. Dow
Mr. Jones
A.K.
Ensemble

Brokers, analysts, investors, tourists, etc.

Cynthia Pike

Publication

ISBN-13 9780573680243
ISBN-10 0573680248

How Now, Dow Jones is a play written by Carolyn Leigh and published by Concord Theatricals .

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