Skyscraper (Musical)
by Elmer Rice, Peter Stone, Sammy Cahn, James Van Heusen

Broadway
Skyscraper (Musical) Book Cover
Skyscraper (Musical) Cover

Highlights

120 mins 1960s Flexible Cast Size Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes

Awards & Recognition

Tony Award

Nominee! 1966 Tony Award, Best Musical

Synopsis

From the composer-lyricist team who penned such memorable Frank Sinatra standards as “Call Me Irresponsible,” “Come Fly with Me,” “Love and Marriage” and many others!

Georgina is the owner of an antique brownstone in New York City that is being squashed on all sides by skyscrapers.

The builders are angry with her for not wanting to sell her little property, but she considers it a historic landmark and undertakes an “urban prevention” crusade against the construction giants.

Two men figure in her life and her dreams: the assistant in her boutique, a playwright who had a one-night run off-Broadway and is biding his time for the opening of an avant film festival; and the good-natured architect of one of the skyscrapers, who finds the key to her heart and to all her daydreams.

In these daydreams, Georgina imagines the men of her life wooing her as an English officer, an FBI man, a toreador, a southern gentleman and others.

Press Reviews

"A brash, fast-moving musical… smart and timely."

— The New York Times

Characters

Character
Mrs. Allerton
Mr. Allerton
Charlotte
Mayor
Doctor
Herbert Bushman
Stanley
Timothy Bushman
Roger Summerhill
Woman Customer
Auctioneer
Harry The Waiter
Cab Driver
Jazz Musician
Photographer
Paola
Francesco
Ensemble
Georgina

Publication

ISBN-13 9780573700446
ISBN-10 0573700443

Skyscraper (Musical) is a play written by Elmer Rice and published by Concord Theatricals .

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