The Battery's Down...

...and the Bronx is up. So's the production (up, that is), tomorrow (well, later today, now). Five rehearsals and ten performances of "On The Town" for the USC Theater Department. It's a helluva show with some very talented young people, and a fully professional orchestra. The show premiered in 1944, and the much-changed movie adaptation in 1949. Fortunately the original show features the wonderful music of Leonard Bernstein, which is very challenging and fun to play. (According to Wikipedia, only three songs from the show made it to the movie.)