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About It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman on Broadway

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New York City Center Mainstage
131 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019
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Story for It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman

A pop art–flavored sendup of the comic book world, which tells the story of the caped hero's efforts to protect Metropolis from an array of villains, including a mad scientist, a megalomaniacal gossip columnist and a mysterious clan of under-employed acrobats. The original 1966 production, directed by Harold Prince and choreographed by Ernest Flatt, starred Jack Cassidy, Bob Holiday and Linda Lavin. Superman features the songs "You've Got Possibilities," "You've Got What I Need," and "The Woman for The Man."

Music by Charles Strouse
Lyrics by Lee Adams
Book by David Newman and Robert Benton
Based on the comic strip "Superman". Broadway Production Produced by Harold Prince in association with Ruth Mitchell. Directed for the Broadway Stage by Harold Prince.

Scheduled March 20-24, 2013