42nd Street as a stage musical was a long time in the making. Based on the Bradford Ropes novel first published in 1932 and created into a 1933 Hollywood movie, the musical for the stage did not appear until 1980. It was a bold move to create such a spectacle in the eighties based on a bygone era. However, with a budget of $3, producer David Merrick made the bold move a success, running for nine years before closing after 3,486 performances. So, another 43 years after that stage premiere, does the musical 42nd Street still provide a toe-tapping spectacle? The resounding answer is yes. Telling the story of a director and his drive to get his new show Pretty Lady on stage, the production of 42nd Street is a spectacle rarely seen of this magnitude on tour. It oozes quality and a large cast, admittedly cut back from a London or New York residence, but still, a bold enterprise for on the road. The cast has a collection of familiar faces and lesser-known stage stalwarts and no one is bagg...