Overview
Synopsis
Joe Bascom, a.k.a. Humphrey Fish, is a wanted American criminal hiding out in Mexico. At a bullfight, he is mistakenly chosen as the ˜good-will ambassador' and thrust into a position of publicity and scrutiny. Pursued by police, he and fellow criminal, Lombo Campos flee. As the two men travel across Mexico, they are forced to assume several disguises.
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- Book
- Herbert Fields , Dorothy Fields
- Music
- Cole Porter
- Lyrics
- Cole Porter
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1943
- Genres
- Farce
- Cast Size
- large
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Young Adult Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
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Songs
- Entrance of Montana – Principals, Girls and Boys
- Dance – Girls and Boys
- Sing to Me, Guitar – Lolita, Ensemble and Musical Trio
- The Good-Will Movement – David and Ensemble
- I Love You – David
- There Must Be Someone for Me – Montana
- Carlotta – Lolita and Ensemble
- Girls – Boy and Girls
- What a Crazy Way to Spend Sunday – Girls and Boys
- Abracadabra – Montana and Boys
- Dance – Girls, Boys and the Mariachi Players
- Count Your Blessings – Montana and boys
- Toreador Ballet – Paul and Ensemble
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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