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Can-Can

Original Broadway Production (1953)

Production Info

Previews
May 6, 1953 (1 previews)
Opening
May 7, 1953
Closing
June 25, 1955
Length of Run
892 perf.
Run Type
Open-ended
Location
New York, NY

Credits Highlights

... Director	Abe Burrows
... Dances and Musical Numbers	Michael Kidd

Cast

... Judge Paul Barriere	C. K. Alexander
... Judge Aristide Forestier	Peter Cookson
... Claudine	Gwen Verdon
... Hilaire Jussac	Erik Rhodes
... Boris Adzinidzinadze	Hans Conried
... Hercule	Robert Penn
... Theophile	Phil Leeds
... Etienne	Richard Purdy
... La Mome Pistache	Lilo
... Model	Pat Turner

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Musical Numbers

Act One

[Overture]
Maidens Typical of France .... The Laundresses
Never Give Anything Away .... Pistache
C'Est Magnifique .... Pistache and Aristide
Quadrille .... Claudine, Laundresses and Friends, with Bert May
Come Along With Me .... Jussac and Boris
Live and Let Live .... Pistache
I Am in Love .... Aristide
If You Loved Me Truly .... Boris, Claudine, Theophile, Hercule, Etienne, Gabrielle, Celestine and Marie
Montmart' .... Singing Ensemble
The Garden of Eden Ballet .... Eve (Claudine), Inchworms, Flamingos, Kangaroos, Penguins, Sea Horses, Frogs, Leopards and Snake
Allez-Vous-En .... Pistache

Act Two

[Entr'acte]
Never, Never Be an Artist .... Adzinidzinadze, Theophile, Etienne and Model
It's All Right With Me .... Aristide
Every Man Is a Stupid Man .... Pistache
The Apaches .... Claudine and Dancers, with Ralph Beaumont
I Love Paris .... Pistache
Reprise: C'Est Magnifique .... Aristide and Pistache
Can-Can .... Pistache, Claudine and Laundresses
Finale .... Entire Company

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Trivia & History

Early in development, Carol Channing was mentioned as the star but a deal couldn't be reached. This was mentioned in theatre columns in the New York Times on March 17, 1952, and April 9, 1952. The theatre column on July 27, 1952, announced that the role would instead be played by Lilo.