Silk Stockings

Musical

Writers: Abe Burrows George S. Kaufman Leueen MacGrath Cole Porter

Overview

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Music
Lyrics
Category
Musical
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
1955
Genres
Cast Size
large
Casting Notes
Mostly male cast

Synopsis

Special envoy Nina Yaschenko is dispatched from the Soviet Union to rescue three foolish commissars who have been seduced by the pleasures of Paris. She is romanced by theatrical agent Steven Canfield and eventually comes to recognize the viruses of capitalist indulgence. Other characters include Peter Boroff, Russia's greatest composer, who is being wooed by Janice Dayton, America's swimming sweetheart, to write the music for her first serious, non-swimming picture, War and Peace

Lead Characters

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