They followed this with another hit, and another musical The Band Wagon (1953), in which the characters of Lester and Lily, a husband-and-wife team that writes the play for the show-within-a-show, were patterned after themselves. The film was directed by Vincente Minnelli and starred Fred Astaire, Cyd Charisse, Nanette Fabray and Oscar Levant. They reunited with Donen and Kelly with another musical It's Always Fair Weather (1955). They were Oscar-nominated twice, for their screenplays for The Band Wagon and It's Always Fair Weather, both of which earned them a Screen Writers Guild Award, as did On the Town. Their stage work during the next few years included the revue Two on the Aisle (1951), starring Bert Lahr and Dolores Gray, Wonderful Town (1953), an adaptation of the comedy hit My Sister Eileen, with Rosalind Russell and Edie Adams as two sisters from Ohio trying to make it in the Big Apple, and Bells Are Ringing (1956), which reunited them with Judy Holliday as an operator at a telephone answering service. The score, including the standards "Just in Time", "Long Before I Knew You," and "The Party's Over" proved to be one of their richest.
they followed this with another hit and another musical the band wagon (1953) in which the characters of lester and lily a husband-and-wife team that writes the play for the show-within-a-show were patterned after themselves the film was directed by vincente minnelli and starred fred astaire cyd charisse nanette fabray and oscar levant they reunited with donen and kelly with another musical it's always fair weather (1955) they were oscar-nominated twice for their screenplays for the band wagon and it's always fair weather both of which earned them a screen writers guild award as did on the town their stage work during the next few years included the revue two on the aisle (1951) starring bert lahr and dolores gray wonderful town (1953) an adaptation of the comedy hit my sister eileen with rosalind russell and edie adams as two sisters from ohio trying to make it in the big apple and bells are ringing (1956) which reunited them with judy holliday as an operator at a telephone answering service the score including the standards "just in time" "long before i knew you" and "the party's over" proved to be one of their richest