... [T]he cast could not be more winning or in better voice." Louis Calta wrote: Fiorello!' is the town's latest stage hit ... the attraction earned flowery praise from all of the New York drama critics." Original cast album The original cast recording of Fiorello! was made by Capitol Records on November 29, 1959, just six days after the show opened, and was released on December 14. The album debuted on Billboard's best-selling albums chart January 11, 1960, peaked at No. 7 and remained on the charts for 89 weeks. It has been reissued on CD twice, first by Capitol and then later in a much improved release on EMI's Broadway Angel label (CD #ZDM 7 65023-2). In popular culture On the television show Mad Men, Don Draper and his wife Betty attend a showing of Fiorello! in the season one episode Shoot. See also Jimmy (musical), about New York City Mayor Jimmy Walker Mayor (musical), about New York City Mayor Ed Koch Awards and nominations Original Broadway production References External links Fiorello! at the Music Theatre International website Tony Awards listing for 1960, Musical Pulitzer Prize Winners by Category – Drama 1959 musicals Biographical musicals Broadway musicals Musicals by George Abbott Musicals by Jerry Bock Musicals by Sheldon Harnick Musicals inspired by real-life events New York City in popular culture Plays set in New York City Plays set in the 1920s Plays set in the 1930s Pulitzer Prize for Drama-winning musicals Pulitzer Prize for Drama-winning works Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award-winning musicals Cultural depictions of politicians Cultural depictions of American men