Can-Can (Musical)

Can-Can is a musical by Cole Porter; with a book by Abe Burrows; It was produced by Cy Feuer and Ernest Martin. The main roles Lilo ( de la Passardière ) and Gwen Verdon were seen. Can-Can was successful after Kiss Me, Kate Porter musical. The premiere took place on 7 May 1953 at the Shubert Theatre in New York. Premiere in London's West End was on 14 October 1954 at the Coliseum Theatre. The German -language premiere was on February 7, 1959 Basel Theatre. The translation is by Paul Baudisch, the lyrics by Robert Gilbert (Text for All Paris dreams of love by Kurt Feltz ).

Content

Time and Place: Paris, 1893.

In a Montmartre local washerwomen were arrested at the performance of the forbidden cancan. The girls take on the freshly appointed Judge Aristide Forestier into office at a court hearing. He was charged with violation of the morals clause. The Forestier takes, like any other French law very seriously. When a site visit is not recognized by the director of the establishment, La Môme Pistache. They boast before him with their customers in the field of state powers. For this land she and her girls in prison and the establishment must close for six months. For artists Ball " Bal des Arts Quat'z " opens Pistache without permission. Forestier, who is now in love with Pistache, will appear this evening and is kissing her photographs.

This spread of the Paris Journaille image, resulting in the suspension Forestiers by the service. Because Pistaches local was permanently closed after the ball, she hits him right to jointly open a laundry with evening performances Cancan. Forestier responds to this proposal in order to draw later by voluntary disclosure against the public hypocrisy field can. However, Pistache it comes before, and the question arises whether it would be immoral to make people happy in court.