The book is by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott, drawn substantially from the 1955 volume Life with Fiorello by Ernest Cuneo,[1] with lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and music by Jerry Bock.

Tom Bosley originated the title role opposite Howard Da Silva as the Republican machine boss Ben Marino.

The cast featured Ellen Hanley as Thea, Pat Stanley as Dora, Patricia Wilson as Marie, Nathaniel Frey as Morris, and Broadway's future Superman, Bob Holiday, as Neil.

The show was directed by Jean Dalrymple, staged by Dania Krupska, choreography by Kevin Carlisle, scenery and lighting design by William and Jean Eckart, costume supervision by Joseph Codori, musically directed by Jay Blackton, and press by Lilliam Libman.

The cast included Sorrell Booke (Fiorello La Guardia), Art Lund (Ben Marino), Lola Fisher (Thea), Dody Goodman (Dora), Barbara Williams (Marie), Paul Lipson (Morris), Richard France (Neil), Dort Clark (Floyd), and Helen Verbit (Mrs. Pomerantz).

Directed by Walter Bobbie, the cast featured Jerry Zaks as La Guardia, Philip Bosco as Ben Marino, Faith Prince as Marie, and Elizabeth Futral as Thea.

With direction by Gary Griffin and choreography by Alex Sanchez, the cast starred Danny Rutigliano as La Guardia, Shuler Hensley as Marino, Erin Dilly as Marie and Kate Baldwin as Thea.

The production included a new Bock/Harnick song during Act II, as part of "The Name's La Guardia" reprise.

[6][7][8] The BTG production first ran at The Unicorn Theatre in Stockbridge, Massachusetts in June and July 2016.

As he does so, the time changes to 1915 and the law office where clients are eagerly waiting to speak to La Guardia.

While helping the women strikers ("Unfair"), Fiorello asks Marie to dinner, but Thea, newly released from prison, arrives.

At Dora and her husband Floyd's (who has retired from the police force) home, the corrupt backers of Jimmy Walker, Fiorello's competitor for mayor, meet.

As one of the gang wants to have Fiorello killed at his public speech, Dora rushes to secretly warn Marie.

")[4] In "I Love a Cop", a woman factory worker describes her hapless situation of having fallen in love with a policeman who was called out against a strike by her union; "The Name's La Guardia" has La Guardia campaigning in English, Italian and Yiddish.

(originally written for Marie to sing in Act I) was cut out of town; a fully orchestrated recording, sung by Broadway actress Liz Callaway, can be heard on the anthology album Lost in Boston I (Varèse Sarabande VSD-5475).

It is exciting; it is enjoyable and it is decent ... Jerry Bock has set ... a bouncy score ... [A]s the writer of lyrics, Sheldon Harnick is in an unfailingly humorous frame of mind ... [U]nder Mr. Abbott's invincible stage direction, the whole show comes alive with gusto ... [T]he cast could not be more winning or in better voice.

is the town's latest stage hit ... the attraction earned flowery praise from all of the New York drama critics.

On the television show Mad Men, Don Draper and his wife Betty attend a performance of Fiorello!