NEW YORK IS INDEED A WONDERFUL TOWN by Peter Filichia

By Peter Filichia   See the current revival of On the Town on Broadway, and you'll hear three sailors proclaim "New York, New York -- a helluva town."   See the 1949 film version and you'll instead hear the three sailors insist "New York, New York " a wonderful town."   "Helluva" was a bit profane for Hollywood sixty-five years ago, so Betty Comden and Adolph Green, the show's lyricists, were forced to…

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