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Synopsis

Set in 1940, the story concerns an unlikely pair forced together due to approaching Nazis. S.L. Jacobowsky, a Polish Jewish intellectual, has purchased a car. Meanwhile, Stjerbinsky, an aristocratic, anti-Semitic Polish Colonel knows how to drive. The two men happen to meet each other at a Paris hotel and agree to escape the Nazis together. They then pick up the Colonel's girlfriend, Marianne. On their trip, they experience many adventures but trouble ensues when Jacobowsky falls in love with Marianne.

Show Information

Book
Michael Stewart , Mark Bramble
Music
Jerry Herman
Lyrics
Jerry Herman
Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
2
Genres
Drama, Romance
Cast Size
large
Licensor
Samuel French
Ideal For
Large Cast

Context


Plot


Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

S. L. Jacobowsky

Lead

Male

Tenor

Colonel Tadeusz Boleslav Stjerbinsky

Lead

Male

Marianne

Lead

Female

Soprano

Mme. Boufier

Female

Cziesno

Male

Mme. Vauclain

Female

Mme. Manzoni

Female

Bride's Aunt

Female

Mme. Marville

Female

Mother Madeleine

Female

Hugo The Hungarian Hercules

Male

Cziesno

Male

Mme. Bouffier

Female

Sister Roland

Female

Bride

Female

Chauffeur

Male

Stiltwalker

Male

Papa Clairon

Male

Captain Meuller

Male

Claudine

Female

Szabuniewicz

Male

Jeannot

Male

Songs

  • I'll Be Here Tomorrow - S. L. Jacobowsky
  • For Poland - Colonel Tadeusz Boleslav Stjerbinsky, Mme. Bouffier and Parisians
  • I Belong Here - Marianne
  • Marianne - Colonel Tadeusz Boleslav Stjerbinsky
  • We're Almost There - Marianne, Szabuniewicz, S. L. Jacobowsky, Colonel Tadeusz Boleslav Stjerbinsky, Mme. Marville, Conductor and Passengers
  • Marianne (Reprise) - S. L. Jacobowsky
  • More and More/ Less and Less - Marianne and Colonel Tadeusz Boleslav Stjerbinsky
  • One Extraordinary Thing - S. L. Jacobowsky, Marianne, Colonel Tadeusz Boleslav Stjerbinsky, Szabuniewicz and Carnival Performers
  • One Extraordinary Thing (Reprise) - S. L. Jacobowsky
  • Mrs. S.L. Jacobowsky - S. L. Jacobowsky
  • Wedding Conversation - S. L. Jacobowsky and Bride's Father
  • Mazeltov - Bride's Father and Wedding Guests
  • I Think, I Think - Colonel Tadeusz Boleslav Stjerbinsky
  • For Poland (Reprise) - Marianne, Mother Madeleine and Sisters of Charity
  • You I Like - Colonel Tadeusz Boleslav Stjerbinsky and S. L. Jacobowsky
  • I Belong Here (Reprise) - Marianne
  • I'll Be Here Tomorrow (Reprise) - S. L. Jacobowsky

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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