It’s nonstop laughs aboard the Twentieth Century, a luxury train traveling from Chicago to New York City. Luck, love and mischief collide when the bankrupt theater producer Oscar Jaffee (Golden Globe®winner Peter Gallagher) embarks on a madcap mission to cajole glamorous Hollywood starlet Lily Garland (Tony and Emmy® Award winner Kristin Chenoweth) into playing the lead in his new, non-existent epic drama. But is the train ride long enough to reignite the spark between these former lovers, create a play from scratch, and find the money to get it all the way to Broadway?
On The Twentieth Century is the hilarious Tony-winning musical comedy from lyricist-librettists Betty Comden and Adolph Green (Singin’ in the Rain), composer Cy Coleman (Sweet Charity), Tony-winning choreographer Warren Carlyle (After Midnight, …Drood) and seven-time Tony nominee director Scott Ellis (The Elephant Man, …Drood) that’s back in the spotlight nearly 40 years after making its Broadway debut. This fun-filled musical journey to The Great White Way also stars Tony nominee Andy Karl (Rocky, …Drood), Drama Desk nominee Mark Linn-Baker (You Can’t Take It With You), Tony winner Michael McGrath (Nice Work If You Can Get It) and Tony winner Mary Louise Wilson (Grey Gardens). Grab your ticket and hop onboard!
![A woman in a silvery lavish robe runs across the stage. Behind her, men in business suits argue while one slumps in a chair with a bottle of liquor.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/On-The-Twentieth-Century/LR_20thCentury1073r.jpg)
Peter Gallagher, Kristin Chenoweth, Andy Karl, Michael McGrath, and Mark Linn-Baker
Photo by Joan Marcus![A blonde woman in a white dress sits on the back of man in a tanktop and suspenders who is doing push ups in a lavish train car.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/On-The-Twentieth-Century/20thCentury0903r.jpg)
Andy Karl and Kristin Chenoweth
Photo by Joan Marcus![A blonde woman in a sparkly dress holds a bottle of champagne. Behind her are four waiters dancing with trays of champagne glasses.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/On-The-Twentieth-Century/20thCentury0716r.jpg)
Kristin Chenoweth and the Cast
Photo by Joan Marcus![Two men in business suits gesture dramatically towards a man in a pinstripe suit who makes a grand gesture while standing on a chair in a train car.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/On-The-Twentieth-Century/20thCentury0041r.jpg)
Peter Gallagher, Michael McGrath, and Mark Linn-Baker
Photo by Joan Marcus![A woman in a white dress, gloves and sunglasses poses for two reporters taking her photo, while a woman at the back of the train car takes notes.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/On-The-Twentieth-Century/20thCentury0091r.jpg)
Kristin Chenoweth and the Cast
Photo by Joan Marcus![An older woman clutching a purse stands with her back up against a large, glowing train at night.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/On-The-Twentieth-Century/20thCentury0187r.jpg)
Mary Louise Wilson
Photo by Joan Marcus![A man in a pinstripe suit kneels down and embraces a woman in a sparkly, silvery, lavish robe, who makes a large dramatic gesture.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/On-The-Twentieth-Century/LR_20thCentury0650r.jpg)
Kristin Chenoweth and Peter Gallagher
Photo by Joan Marcus![An older woman in a conductors hat sits on a small train that's being pulled across the stage by four bell hop workers in front of a starry sky.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/On-The-Twentieth-Century/20thCentury0179r.jpg)
Mary Louise Wilson and the porters
Photo by Joan Marcus![The cast sits and stands around an art deco train car, one character listening through the wall of another car. A man in a suit kneels next to a blonde woman in a lavish silver robe.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/On-The-Twentieth-Century/20thCentury0656r1.jpg)
Kristin Chenoweth, Peter Gallagher, Mark Linn-Baker, Michael McGrath, Mary Louise Wilson, and Andy Karl
Photo by Joan Marcus![In front of a giant train backdrop, a man in a suit carries a blonde woman in a silvery robe sideways and charges the stage with another man in a suit.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/On-The-Twentieth-Century/20thCentury0182r.jpg)
Kristin Chenoweth, Andy Karl, and Peter Gallagher
Photo by Joan Marcus![An ensemble of blue and red soldiers dance around stage, one of them holding up a blonde woman who brandishes a fencing sword.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_450,q_auto:eco,w_800/v1/placeholders/Production-Photos/On-The-Twentieth-Century/20thCentury0521r.jpg)
Kristin Chenoweth and the Cast
Photo by Joan MarcusOn The Twentieth Century Cast
- Mildred Plotka/Lily Garland
- Kristin Chenoweth
- Oscar Jaffee
- Peter Gallagher
- Bruce Granit
- Andy Karl
- Oliver Webb
- Mark Linn-Baker
- Owen O'Malley
- Michael McGrath
- Letitia Primrose
- Mary Louise Wilson
- Porter #1, Ensemble
- Phillip Attmore
- Train Secretary, Ensemble
- Justin Bowen
- Swing
- Preston Truman Boyd
- Imelda Thornton, Ensemble
- Paula Leggett Chase
- Ensemble
- Ben Crawford
- Porter, Ensemble
- Rick Faugno
- Swing, Dance Captain
- Jenifer Foote
- Can-Can Girl, Ensemble
- Bahiyah Hibah
- Porter, Ensemble
- Drew King
- Anita, Ensemble
- Analisa Leaming
- Simon Finch, Otto Von Bismarck, Ensemble
- Kevin Ligon
- Can-Can Girl, Ensemble
- Erica Mansfield
- Max Jacobs, Ensemble
- James Moye
- Dr. Johnson, Ensemble
- Linda Mugleston
- Agnes, Ensemble
- Mamie Parris
- Congressman Lockwood, Ensemble
- Andy Taylor
- Conductor Flanagan, Ensemble
- Jim Walton
- Porter, Ensemble
- Richard Riaz Yoder
On The Twentieth Century Creative
- Book & Lyrics
- Betty Comden & Adolph Green
- Composer
- Cy Coleman
- Additional Material Provided
- Marco Pennette
- Additional Lyrics
- Amanda Green
- Director
- Scott Ellis
- Choreographer
- Warren Carlyle
- Music Director
- Kevin Stites
- Set Design
- David Rockwell
- Costume Designer
- William Ivey Long
- Lighting Design
- Donald Holder
- Sound Designer
- Jon Weston
- Orchestrations
- Larry Hochman
- Dance & Incidental Music
- David Krane
- Music Coordinator
- John Miller
- Hair & Wig Design
- Paul Huntley
- Production Stage Manager
- Scott Taylor Rollison
- Stage Manager
- Matthew Lacey
- Makeup Design
- Anne Ford-Coates
- Production Management
- Aurora Productions
Major support for On the Twentieth Century provided by Edward M. Kaufmann and The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation. On the Twentieth Century benefits from Roundabout’s Musical Theatre Fund with lead gifts from The Howard Gilman Foundation and Perry and Marty Granoff.
Musicals at Roundabout are supported with generous gifts from: The Bok Family Foundation and Cynthia Wainwright and Stephen Berger.
![The empty house of the Todd Haimes Theatre with a wash of purple light over the seats, and a chandelier hangs at the top of the theatre.](https://res.cloudinary.com/roundabout-theatre-company/image/upload/c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,h_340,q_auto:eco,w_440/e_grayscale/e_tint:100:391f55:0p:ea5297:100p/v1/Venues/AA_Venue.jpg)
Presented at
Todd Haimes Theatre
227 West 42nd Street, New York, NY
between 7th and 8th Avenues