The famous Broadway producer Julian Marsh was about to open his latest show — Pretty Lady — on the Great White Way when tragedy struck. His leading lady, the famous star Dorothy Brock, broke her ankle. Marsh thought he'd have to close the show before it opened, which would mean failure, a huge financial loss and unemployment for all the folks involved in the show.
But the cast members told him there was someone who could step into Dorothy Brock's tap shoes…someone who knew the part and could play the lead. They were thinking of Peggy Sawyer, a member of the chorus who had just been fired by Marsh. The producer was skeptical but he decided to roll the dice and take a chance on her…
…but there was a problem. Sawyer had packed her bags and headed for the train station to move back to her home in Allentown, and to abandon her dream of a career on the stage. So Marsh raced to the train station where he asked her to come back and star in the show from which she'd been fired. She said no and it was up to Marsh to convince her.
And that's where we are as you click and watch the best number from the London production of the musical about a musical, 42nd Street…