Based on the life and times of New York City's most beloved mayor, Fiorello La Guardia, this show won the 1959 Pulitzer Prize for drama, a rare feat for a musical. It was the first success for the composer/lyricist team of
Jerry Bock/
Sheldon Harnick, and was Tom Bosley's Broadway debut in the title role. ~ Marjorie Ellen Ruhlmann