Forty-Five Minutes from Broadway

1959

50 min

Aired on Omnibus , Forty-Five Minutes From Broadway is a three-act musical by George M. Cohan written about the town of New Rochelle, New York. The title refers to the 45-minute train ride from New Rochelle to Broadway. The story concerns a romance between a maid who stands to inherit a fortune and an unpopular out-of-towner. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1906 and was briefly revived in 1912. Broadcast live on television on March 15, 1959.

Top Cast

Larry Blyden as Kid Burns

Tammy Grimes as Mary Jane Jenkins

Russell Nype as Tom Bennet

Howard St. John as James Blake

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