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Can-Can is a 1953
musical with music and lyrics by
Cole Porter, with a book by
Abe Burrows. It originally opened on
Broadway at the
Shubert Theatre on May 7, 1953, and played for 892 performances; it closed on June 25, 1955. The original production, which Burrows also directed, starred Lilo,
Hans Conried,
Peter Cookson, and
Gwen Verdon.
The
London premiere took place at the
Coliseum Theatre in October 1954, with a cast that included Irene Hilda,
Edmund Hockridge, Alfred Marks,
Gillian Lynne and
Warren Mitchell.
The show was given a 1981 revival with
Zizi Jeanmaire which opened April 30, 1981 at the
Minskoff Theatre, New York. It closed after 5 performances.
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The London revival at the
Strand Theatre in October 1988, featured
Donna McKechnie, Bernard Alane, Norman Warwick, Janie Dee and
Milo O'Shea. It had a revised book which incorporated songs from
Fifty Million Frenchmen,
Nymph Errant,
Silk Stockings,
Out of This World and other Cole Porter musicals.
A 2007 production at the
Pasadena Playhouse in California featured a rewritten book by Joel Fields and David Lee, who also directed. Lee and Fields created a back story for the protagonists, tightened the story. and reintroduced a song that had been cut from the original ("Who Said Gay Paree?"). The cast featured Michelle Duffy and Kevin Earley, and the production received critical praise for Patti Colombo's choreography,
Steve Orich's new orchestrations and scenic design by Roy Christopher.
Musical Numbers
Act I
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