It's as tap-happy as ever by Howard Kissel
There is, of course, no intellectual content to "42nd Street." It is pure entertainment - and the happy news is that three years after this revival opened, it is in tip-top shape.
Today is Wednesday, June 24, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Katie Klaus Iain Glen Katherine Hiler Anna Louizos Anne Lange Walter Willison Peter Weller Julian Holloway William Gaskill Jack Carter Jerome Kilty Norma Langworthy Peg Hillias David Rose Tullio Pinelli Katherine Cassavetes Jack Dempsey Ira Hards E. Vivian Reynolds Peter Haig Laura Donnelly Bob Larbey Jay Vanleer James Flash Riley Rex Whistler Arthur Hughes