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    How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
    By Abe Burrows, Frank Loesser, Willie Gilbert, Jack Weinstock

    20:30, Thu 20th – Sun 23rd April 2028 at Almeida Theatre
    20:30, Thu 27th – Sun 30th April 2028 at Almeida Theatre
    15:30, Thu 4th – Sun 7th May 2028 at Almeida Theatre
    Easter Vacation to Week 2

    How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying is a musical by Frank Loesser and book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock, and Willie Gilbert, based on Shepherd Mead's 1952 book of the same name. The story concerns young, ambitious J. Pierrepont Finch who, with the help of the book How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, rises from window washer to chairman of the board of the World Wide Wicket Company.
    The musical, starring Robert Morse & Rudy Vallee, opened at the 46th Street Theatre on Broadway in October 1961, running for 1,417 performances. The show won seven Tony Awards, the New York Drama Critics Circle award, and the 1962 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. In 1967, a film based on the musical was released by United Artists, with many of the original cast recreating their roles. A 1995 revival was mounted at the same theatre as the original production ran for 548 performances and starred Matthew Broderick and Megan Mullally. A 50th anniversary Broadway revival directed and choreographed by Rob Ashford and starring Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette opened on March 27, 2011, at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre and ran for 473 performances.

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    Audition details

    • Fri 23rd Oct, 19:45–22:45, Random Location 45

    For more details, read the full advert or contact abc123@cam.ac.uk before 11th Nov 2026 00:00.

    Cast

    Bud Frump –
    Hedy LaRue –
    J. Pierrepont Finch –
    Rosemary Pilkington –
    Jasper B. Biggley –
    Smitty –

    Band

    Horn –
    Violin –
    Harspichord –
    Clarinet –
    Oboe –
    Horn –
    Clarinet –

    Production Team

    Director –
    Producer –
    Musical Director –
    Writer –
    Composer –
    Technical Director –
    Lighting Designer –
    Choreographer –
    Publicity Designer –
    Sound Designer –
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    Set Designer –
    Carpenter –
    Production Manager –