Overview
Synopsis
Bajour is a musical about gypsies living in New York City. Johnny Dembo, King of the Dembeschti wants to find a wife for his handsome young son, Steve. For $9800, payable within 3 weeks, he purchases the beautiful Anyanka from a neighboring gypsy tribe. It turns out that Anyanka's father has already sold her multiple times knowing that the buyer would not be able to pay the full price. However, this time Anyanka falls in love with Steve and swindles an old woman out of her life saving in order to pay the debt “ or so everyone is told. While Anyanka does swindle the old woman out of her money, she leaves her father with a purse filled with worthless paper. Meanwhile, Anyanka and her adopted gypsy tribe run off with the cash.
Show Information
- Book
- Ernest Kinoy
- Music
- Walter Marks
- Lyrics
- Walter Marks
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1964
- Genres
- Cast Size
- large
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Late Teen, Young Adult Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Tenor |
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Songs
Act I
- "Move Over, New York"
- "Where is the Tribe for Me?"
- "The Haggle"
- "Love-Line"
- "Words, Words, Words"
- "Mean"
- "Must It Be Love?"
- "Bajour"
Act II
- "Soon"
- "I Can"
- "Living Simply"
- "Honest Man"
- "Guarantees"
- "Love is a Chance"
- "The Sew-Up"
- "Move Over, America"
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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