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CAN CAN Cole Porter Broadway Musical Gwen Verdon Unposted 51/2" x 31/2" Postcard

$ 7.38

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    CAN CAN Broadway Musical Unposted Postcard 5 1/2" x 3 1/2"
    Excerpted
    From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Can-Can
    is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and a book by Abe Burrows. The story concerns the showgirls of the Montmartre dance halls during the 1890s.
    The original Broadway production ran for over two years beginning in 1953, and the 1954 West End production was also a success. Gwen Verdon, in only her second Broadway role, and choreographer Michael Kidd won Tony Awards and were praised, but both the score and book received tepid reviews, and revivals generally have not fared well.
    After the pre-Broadway tryout at the Shubert Theatre in Philadelphia in March 1953,
    Can-Can
    premiered on Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on May 7, 1953, and closed on June 25, 1955 after 892 performances. The original production, which Burrows also directed, starred Lilo as La Mome, Hans Conried as Boris, Peter Cookson as the judge, Gwen Verdon as Claudine, Dania Krupska, Phil Leeds, Dee Dee Wood, and Erik Rhodes as Hilaire. Michael Kidd was the choreographer. According to Ben Brantley, Claudine was "the part that made Gwen Verdon a star."