Book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock & Willie Gilbert
Lyrics & Music by Frank Loesser
Originally staged by Abe Burrows
Directed by Mechele Leon
Scenic Design by Tammy Keiser
Lighting Design by Ann Sitzman
Costume Design by Caleb Stroman
Assistant Director: Luke Kanter
Stage Manager: Beth Zupec
First produced on Broadway in October 1961, this lively musical won seven Tony Awards and the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. When a young, bright, ambitious window-cleaner buys a book, How To Succeed In Business, he decides to follow its advice by joining the multi-national, but poorly connected, World-Wide Wicket Company. As he rises from the mail room to a vice presidency, he uses sneaky and dubious ways, always getting the person above him either fired or moved to another section of the company. With a brashly funny story and raucous score, this creative musical satirizes corporate politics, quiz show scandals, interoffice romance (and adultery and sexual harassment), nepotism, and college fight songs as it reminds us of what life is like in the world of big business.
