Tags: Musical.
Sweet Smell of Success is a musical created by Marvin Hamlisch (music) Craig Carnelia (lyrics) and John Guare (book). The show is based on the 1957 movie of the same name which tells the story of a powerful newspaper columnist named J. J. Hunsecker (based on famed New York columnist Walter Winchell) who uses his connections to ruin his sister’s relationship with a man he deems inappropriate.