Golden Boy (musical)
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Golden Boy is a 1964 musical with a book by Clifford Odets and William Gibson, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse.
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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 |
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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.