Can-Can

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Can-Can is a 1953 Broadway musical by Cole Porter, best known for its lively Parisian setting and memorable score featuring songs like "I Love Paris."

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instanceOf Broadway musical
associatedCity New York City
Paris
awardsRecognition Gwen Verdon won a Tony Award for her performance
linked to: Gwen Verdon
basedOnDance can-can
bookBy Abe Burrows
broadwayClosingDate 1955-06-25
broadwayOpeningDate 1953-05-07
broadwayOriginalOrchestrator Philip J. Lang
broadwayOriginalProductionType musical comedy
composer Cole Porter
countryOfOrigin United States
genre musical theatre
romantic musical comedy
hasCastRecording original Broadway cast recording
hasFilmAdaptation Can-Can (1960 film)
linked to: Can-Can
hasRevival Broadway revival 1981
London productions
lyricist Cole Porter
musicStyle American popular song
show tunes
notableCharacter Judge Aristide Forestier
La Môme Pistache
notableSong Allez-Vous-En, Go Away
C'est Magnifique
I Love Paris
It's All Right with Me
Live and Let Live
originalBroadwayRunLength 892 performances
originalChoreographer Michael Kidd
originalDirector Abe Burrows
originalLanguage English
originalLeadPerformer Gwen Verdon
Lilo
linked to: Lilo Baur

Peter Cookson
premiereDate 1953-05-07
premiereLocation Broadway
premiereTheatre Shubert Theatre
premiereYear 1953
producer Cy Feuer
Ernest H. Martin
publisherOfVocalScore Chappell & Co.
settingLocation Paris
settingPeriod 1890s
subjectMatter French can-can dance
Parisian dance hall culture
theatricalForm book musical
theatricalSubject romance between a judge and a dance hall owner

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Cole Porter notableWork Can-Can
Moulin Rouge danceStyle French can-can
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Gwen Verdon notableWork Can-Can
Can-Can hasFilmAdaptation Can-Can (1960 film)
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Abe Burrows notableWork Can-Can
Louis Jourdan notableWork Can-Can
Dania Krupska notableWork Can-Can
Chita Rivera notableWork Can-Can
Saul Chaplin workedOn Can-Can (1960 film)
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"It's All Right with Me" introducedIn musical "Can-Can"
subject linked to: It's All Right with Me
linked to: Can-Can
"It's All Right with Me" originalProduction "Can-Can" (Broadway, 1953)
subject linked to: It's All Right with Me
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Cy Feuer notableWork Can-Can
Michael Kidd notableWork Can-Can (Broadway choreography)
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C'est Magnifique partOf Can-Can (musical)
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La Môme Pistache roleInWork Can-Can
Allez-Vous-En, Go Away partOf Broadway musical Can-Can
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Allez-Vous-En, Go Away firstPerformanceIn Can-Can (original Broadway production)
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Dorothy Kingsley notableWork Can-Can
Juliet Prowse notableWork Can-Can