Tenderloin is also a
musical by
Jerry Bock and
Sheldon Harnick. It originally opened in
1960 to generally mixed reviews and ended up with 3
Tony Award nominations. The
original cast recording debuted on the
Billboard charts in January of
1961 and stayed there for 34 weeks, peaking at #15.
The basic story of Tenderloin is about the Reverend Dr. Brock, a minister who has a plan to close down a seedy area of New York City called the Tenderloin.
Tenderloin opened on October 17, 1960 at the 46th Street Theatre and ran for 216 Performances.
There has never been a major revival of Tenderloin, but the production was a part of the City Center Encores! series in 2000.
Tenderloin
Music by Jerry Bock
Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick
Book by George Abbot and Jerome Weidman
Members of the original cast:
Eddie Phillips, Margery Gray, Ron Hussmann, Wynne Miller, Eileen Rodgers, Charles Aschmann, Lee Becker, Carvel Carter, Lanier Davis, Nancy Emes, Maurice Evans, Stokeley Gray, Irene Kane, Jack Leigh, Christine Norden and Jayne Turner
Musical Numbers
Overture
Bless This Land
Little Old New York
Dr. Brock
Artificial Flowers
What's In It For You?
Reform
Tommy, Tommy
The Picture of Happiness
Dear Friend(incidentally, this is a song title from another one of Bock and Harnick's musicals called She Loves Me
The Army of The Just
How The Money Changes Hands
Good Clean Fun
My Miss Mary
My Gentle Young Johnny
The Trial
Reform (Reprise)
Finale