Playtime: 42nd Street shines with energetic performances and Broadway flair

  • Dana McLaughlin, left, playing Billy Lawlor, and Lorri Boyd, as Dorothy Brock, are shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Dana McLaughlin, left, playing Billy Lawlor, and Lorri Boyd, as Dorothy Brock, are shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Lorri Boyd, left, as Dorothy Brock, and Dana McLaughlin, playing Billy Lawlor, are shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Lorri Boyd, left, as Dorothy Brock, and Dana McLaughlin, playing Billy Lawlor, are shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • A dance scene is performed during the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    A dance scene is performed during the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Cast members are pictured in a scene from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Cast members are pictured in a scene from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Antonette Knoedl, center, as Peggy Sawyer, is shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Antonette Knoedl, center, as Peggy Sawyer, is shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Brian Joyce, as Julian Marsh, is shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Brian Joyce, as Julian Marsh, is shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Antonette Knoedl, as Peggy Sawyer, is shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Antonette Knoedl, as Peggy Sawyer, is shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Cast members perform in a scene from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Cast members perform in a scene from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Antonette Knoedl, left, with suitcase, as Peggy Sawyer, and Dana McLaughlin, playing Billy Lawlor, are shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Antonette Knoedl, left, with suitcase, as Peggy Sawyer, and Dana McLaughlin, playing Billy Lawlor, are shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Antonette Knoedl, left as Peggy Sawyer, and Lorri Boyd, right, as Dorothy Brock, are shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Antonette Knoedl, left as Peggy Sawyer, and Lorri Boyd, right, as Dorothy Brock, are shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Matt Dunegan, front left, playing Abner Dillon, and Lorri Boyd, front right, as Dorothy Brock, are shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Matt Dunegan, front left, playing Abner Dillon, and Lorri Boyd, front right, as Dorothy Brock, are shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Elysia Worcester, as Ann Reilly, and Michael Ruffin, as Bert Barry, are shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Elysia Worcester, as Ann Reilly, and Michael Ruffin, as Bert Barry, are shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Jill Schneider, back left, as Lorraine Flemming, and Staci Bonura, front right, playing Andy Lee, are shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Jill Schneider, back left, as Lorraine Flemming, and Staci Bonura, front right, playing Andy Lee, are shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Antonette Knoedl, center (in blue dress), as Peggy Sawyer, is shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Antonette Knoedl, center (in blue dress), as Peggy Sawyer, is shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Antonette Knoedl, as Peggy Sawyer, is shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Antonette Knoedl, as Peggy Sawyer, is shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Antonette Knoedl, as Peggy Sawyer, and Brian Joyce, playing Julian Marsh, are shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Antonette Knoedl, as Peggy Sawyer, and Brian Joyce, playing Julian Marsh, are shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Lorri Boyd as Dorothy Brock, is shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Lorri Boyd as Dorothy Brock, is shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Bridget Styles, playing Maggie Jones, is shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Bridget Styles, playing Maggie Jones, is shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Lorri Boyd, as Dorothy Brock, is shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Lorri Boyd, as Dorothy Brock, is shown in a photo from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
  • Actors are pictured in a scene from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp
    Actors are pictured in a scene from the dress rehearsal of the Georgetown Palace production of “42nd Street” on Thursday, July 23, 2026. The show runs through August 30 on the Springer Stage. Photo by Andy Sharp

    42nd Street opened July 24 on the Palace Springer Stage. The big production includes spectacular sets, advanced lighting, custom costumes and soaring scores. Large group numbers feature show-stopping choreography that fills the stage. 

    The musical is based on the 1932 novel by Bradford Ropes and the 1933 Hollywood film adaptation. The 42nd Street 1980 Broadway production won the Tony…