| Golden Boy | |
|---|---|
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| Music | Charles Strouse |
| Lyrics | Lee Adams |
| Book | Clifford Odets William Gibson |
| Basis | Play Golden Boy by Clifford Odets |
| Productions | 1964 Broadway 1968 West End |
Golden Boy is a musical in two acts with a book by Clifford Odets and William Gibson, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse.[1]
Based on the 1937 play of the same name by Odets, it focuses on Joe Wellington, a young man from Harlem who, despite his family's objections, turns to prizefighting as a means of escaping his ghetto roots and finding fame and fortune. He crosses paths with Mephistopheles-like promoter Eddie Satin and eventually betrays his manager Tom Moody when he becomes romantically involved with Moody's girlfriend Lorna Moon. The musical premiered in 1964.
- ^ Gänzl, Kurt (2001). "Golden Boy". The Encyclopedia of the Musical Theatre, Second Edition. Vol. II. Schirmer Books. p. 786.