Bugsy Malone

Musical

Writers: Alan Parker Paul Williams

Plot

Act One

In his uneasy New York neighborhood, Bugsy Malone, a one-time boxer, guides the audience through the streets where three murders have just taken place by members of a local gang run by the influential, Dandy Dan ("Bugsy Malone"). He ends his tour guide at the Grand Slam Speakeasy, owned by local gangster, Fat Sam ("Fat Sam's Grand Slam"). Bugsy has come there as one of the men murdered was Roxy "the Weasel" Robinson, one of Fat Sam's best men. Enraged, Fat Sam, vows revenge on Dandy Dan. Whilst at the bar, Bugsy meets Blousy Brown, the new girl in town who has come to audition for Fat Sam's club. She is disappointed when Fat Sam ignores her and tells her to come back tomorrow. Bugsy takes Blousey out for dinner and she tells him she's going to audition for the Lena Marelli show as well. As the pair get closer, the romantic mood is ruined when Dandy Dan’s men raid the restaurant. The blossoming couple shelter under a table from the onslaught. Dandy

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