Fifty Million Frenchmen

Fifty Million Frenchmen

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Book by Herbert Fields
Adapted by Evans Haile and Tommy Krasker

Fifty Million Frenchmen

Fifty Million Frenchmen

Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Book by Herbert Fields
Adapted by Evans Haile and Tommy Krasker

Overview

When an American millionaire bets his friends he can live for a month in Paris without his fortune, complications quickly ensue. This romantic comedy features several Cole Porter standards, including “You Do Something To Me,” “You’ve Got That Thing,” “The Tale Of The Oyster” and “Paree, What Did You Do To Me?”

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Details

  • Genre: Romantic Comedy
  • Time Period: 1920s
  • Cast Attributes: Expandable Casting
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for All Audiences

Authors

Cole Porter

Cole Porter was born in Peru, Indiana in 1891 and died in Hollywood 73 years later. In between, he wrote some of the most memorable songs ever heard on stage or screen, among them “Night and Day,” “Begin the Beguine,” “You’re The Top,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “Love For Sal ...

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Herbert Fields

Herbert Fields (1897-1958) was a celebrated librettist and screenwriter. The brother and sister team of Herbert and Dorothy Fields was part of a vibrant New York theatrical family that also included their brother, Joseph, a prolific librettist and playwright, and their father ...

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Author

Evans Haile

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Tommy Krasker