It starred Bernadette Peters. It was choreographed by Alvin Ailey. It had talent, but the musical version of La Strada closed after one performance in 1969. The film shone in black-and-white glory, but Broadway was one road not open to Federico Fellini’s Academy Award–winning “blend of myth and surrealism.” New York City, however, wasn’t inhospitable to all shows inspired by the legendary Italian director’s work: the musical Nine, based on Fellini’s 8½, fared better.
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