Analysis On How To Succeed In Business

How to Succeed is a unique beast of a production as a result of its sorted inception and the characters who contributed to its writing. How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying was first released to the public in 1952 as a satirical self-help book written by Shepherd Mead, an American author hailing from St. Louis (Bio). The book's witty social commentary on the post-war corporate culture of the United States was a hit with the American public and consequently, it became a New York Time's Best-seller and maintained its position as such for twelve consecutive weeks (Bio). In response to the popularity of Mead's book, Willie Gilbert and his personal physician turned writing partner, Jack Weinstock, first dramatized How to Succeed in 1955 …show more content…
Following its successful release on stage, a film-adaption was perused and subsequently released in March of 1967, with Robert Morse and Rudy Valle of the original Broadway Cast resuming their role's as J. Pierpont Finch and J.B. Biggley respectively ( "46th Street Theatre"; IMDb). How to Succeed received its first Broadway revival in 1995 with a run of 548 performances at the Richard Rodgers Theatre which lasted from March 1995 to mid- July of the following year (How to Succeed, "Richard Rodgers Theatre"). The 1995 revival received a fair amount of press- attention in response to the casting of Matthew Broderick of Ferris Buller's Day Off fame as the charismatic J. Pierpont Finch ("Richard Rodgers Theatre"). The most recent Broadway revival of How to Succeed which ran from March 2011 through May 2012 at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre again drew attention for its casting of the popular actor, Daniel Radcliffe in the role of J. Pierpont ("Al Hirschfeld Theatre"). With the production of two major revivals and a film adaption since its opening fifty-seven years ago, How to Succeed has repeatedly proved itself to be a timeless example of American Musical