"Subways Are for Sleeping" is a musical with a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Jule Styne. The show is based on a series of articles that appeared in The New Yorker magazine in the 1950s about a group of homeless people who lived in the subways of New York City.
The musical premiered on Broadway in 1961 and starred Orson Bean and Carol Lawrence. The show tells the story of Angie, a struggling young actress who befriends a group of homeless people who live in the subway tunnels beneath New York City. The show features a number of memorable songs, including "I Just Can't Wait," "Comes Once in a Lifetime," and "Be a Santa."
Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, "Subways Are for Sleeping" was a commercial success and ran for over a year on Broadway. The show was later adapted into a film in 1965, which starred Bean and Lawrence reprising their roles from the original production.}
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"Subways Are for Sleeping" is a musical with a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Jule Styne. The show is based on a series of articles that appeared in The New Yorker magazine in the 1950s about a group of homeless people who lived in the subways of New York City.
The musical premiered on Broadway in 1961 and starred Orson Bean and Carol Lawrence. The show tells the story of Angie, a struggling young actress who befriends a group of homeless people who live in the subway tunnels beneath New York City. The show features a number of memorable songs, including "I Just Can't Wait," "Comes Once in a Lifetime," and "Be a Santa."
Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, "Subways Are for Sleeping" was a commercial success and ran for over a year on Broadway. The show was later adapted into a film in 1965, which starred Bean and Lawrence reprising their roles from the original production.
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