Overview
Synopsis
Set in the year 1893, Can-Can tells the tale of Paris dance hall owner, La Mome Pistache, and her battle with a self-rightious judge, Aristide, who is determined to shut her business down. The sexy Can-Can dance has become popular and Judge Aristide is determined to stop it. When Judge Aristide investigates the Bal du Paradis, La Mome Pastache seduces him and the two eventually fall in love. By the time her case comes to trial, Aristide has had a change of heart and works to win her acquittal.
Show Information
- Book
- Abe Burrows
- Music
- Cole Porter
- Lyrics
- Cole Porter
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- Genres
- Dark Comedy, Farce, Romance
- Cast Size
- medium
- Licensor
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Late Teen, Young Adult, Mature Adult Characters, Medium Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Lead |
Male |
Baritone |
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Lead |
Female |
Mezzo-Soprano |
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Supporting |
Female |
Spoken |
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Baritone |
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Supporting |
Male |
Tenor |
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Supporting |
Female |
Alto |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Male |
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Male |
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Songs
- "Maidens Typical of France" 鈥� Company
- "Never Give Anything Away" 鈥� La M么me Pistache
- "C'est Magnifique" 鈥� Pistache and Judge Aristide Forestier
- "Quadrille"
- "Come Along with Me" 鈥� Hilaire Jussac
- "Come Along With Me" (reprise) - Boris Adzinidzinadze
- "Live and Let Live" 鈥� Pistache
- "I Am in Love" 鈥� Judge
- "If You Loved Me Truly" 鈥� Claudine and Boris
- "Montmartre" 鈥� Company
- "Garden of Eden Ballet"
- "Allez-Vous-En" 鈥� Pistache
- "Entr'acte"
- "Who Said Gay Paree?" 鈥� Judge (cut out of town)
- "Never, Never Be An Artist" 鈥� Boris and Company
- "It's All Right With Me" 鈥� Judge
- "Every Man is a Stupid Man" 鈥� Pistache
- "The Apaches" (dance)
- "I Love Paris" 鈥� Pistache and Company
- "Can-Can" 鈥� Pistache and Women
- "Finale" 鈥� Company
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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