Overview
Synopsis
King of Cadonia concerns a mythical King of Cadonia, Alexis, who tires of the limitations that are placed on his freedom in part due to conspirators trying to assassinate him. Thus, he disguises himself and escapes his confines. Soon, he meets Princess Marie, the daughter of the Duke of Alasia, heir presumptive to the Cadonia throne. She ends up falling in love with this stranger and is pleased to hear that the king has mysteriously disappeared. The disguised king associates himself with the conspirators and gains their favorable opinion. When he finally reveals that he is in fact the King, the conspirators cannot help but support him. The princess is equally pleased to find that love and duty will now go hand-in-hand
Show Information
- Music
- Jerome Kern , Sidney Jones
- Lyrics
- Adrian Ross
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- Genres
- Cast Size
- large
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Late Teen, Young Adult Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Songs
Act I
- As Happy As A King - Laski
- Not A Little Bit Like You - Militza
- The Man I Marry - Marie
- Reasons of State - Marie, Duchess, Duke, Panix
- Hail! The King - Chorus
- Overrated - Alexis
- The Barber - Laski & Chorus of Guards
- The Lady Of the Castle In the Air - Marie and Alexis
- Do Not Hesitate To Shoot - Duke
- The Portrait - Marie, Alexis and Girls
Act II
- In the Swim - Militza
- The Wind of Love - Marie
- There's A King In the Land Today - Alexis
- Situations - Militza
- Things That I Know I Could Do - Duke
- The Woman and the Man - Marie and Alexis
- Change Partners - Stephanie and Laski
- Disguises - Militza and Duke
- Love and Duty - Marie and Alexis
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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