How to Succeed in Business (Without Really Trying)

Authors

Alvin Community College

Files

Description

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a satirical musical comedy about J. Pierrepont Finch, a window washer who uses a handbook to climb the corporate ladder at the World Wide Wicket Company, rising from a mailroom clerk to a high-ranking executive through ambition, luck, and a bit of manipulation. The show, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and a book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, is based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book and is known for its witty take on corporate culture, winning a Tony Award for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1962

Publication Date

Spring 1993

Document Type

Playbill

Publisher

Alvin Community College

City

Alvin

Keywords

Theater, musical, comedy, 1960s

Disciplines

Theatre and Performance Studies

Comments

How to Succeed in Business (Without Really Trying) is a sharp, satirical Broadway musical about an ambitious window washer, J. Pierrepont Finch, who rises from the mailroom to the executive suite by following the advice of a self-help book. Set in a 1960s corporate office, the show humorously skewers office politics, ambition, and the pursuit of the American Dream with clever comedy and memorable songs.

Recommended Citation

Alvin Community College, "How to Succeed in Business (Without Really Trying)" (1993). Season 1992-1993. 1.
https://archives.alvincollege.edu/productions_1992-1993/1