Bright Lights, Big City 2003

Opened: September 14, 2003
Closing: September 15, 2003

Bright Lights, Big City - 2003 - New York History , Info & More

Peter Lewis Auditorium
107 Fifth Avenue New York, NY

Based on the novel by Jay McInerney

A week in the life of Jamie, a twenty-four year old who came to New York City to fulfill his dream of being a writer and who now finds himself in a frightfully boring job in the "factual verification department" of Gotham Magazine.

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