"42nd Street" is based on a 1932 novel by Bradford Ropes and its 1933 Hollywood film adaptation, highlighting the rehearsal process of a Broadway show during the Great Depression.

Based on a novel by Bradford Ropes and Busby Berkeley's 1933 movie, 42nd Street tells the story of a starry-eyed young dancer named Peggy Sawyer who leaves her Allentown home and comes to New York ...

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Set in New York in the 1930s during the height of the Great Depression, “42nd Street” follows chorus girl, Peggy Sawyer, and her rise to fame overnight.

Directed and choreographed by Kyle Jackson, with musical direction by Jacob Fennell, “42nd Street” is based on Bradford Ropes’s 1932 novel and the subsequent 1933 Hollywood film adaptation.

Shuffle off to Davis and see Kyle Jackson’s adaptation of “42nd Street.” For those unfamiliar with the plot, it follows a musical being produced in 1933 in New York.