Overview
Synopsis
The show takes place at Camp Karefree, a summer camp for adults. Depressed over her upcoming marriage to a man she doesn’t love, Teddy Stern arrives along with her flirty blonde bombshell friend, Fay. Teddy hopes her time at the camp will help her relax and prepare for her wedding. Instead, she ends up falling in love with one of the wait-staff – the charming law student Chick Miller.
Show Information
- Book
- Joshua Logan , Arthur Kober
- Music
- Harold Rome
- Lyrics
- Harold Rome
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1952
- Genres
- Cast Size
- large
- Licensor
- Music Theatre International
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Includes Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Late Teen Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Songs
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.
Monologues
Scenes
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