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The Case of the Dead Flamingo Dancer

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  4w, 4m

Dan Butler, Donald Oliver

"The funniest of detective spoofs." - The Stage

"Outrageously funny.... The audience loved every foot tapping minute." - Esher News and Mail"Blithe entertainment." - Variety"Melodious music and articulate…

The Case of the Dead Flamingo Dancer

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Mystery/Thriller
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
The summer of '42. A stormy night. In the drawing room, a corpse and six guests. Nick Lambent, the tap dancing detective, arrives. Who dunnit? Nobody leaves the room until the case is cracked. Will Nick's incredible crime-solving feet flush out the lies, leaky alibis and hidden identities or will our hero try to solve this one with his head like a regular flatfoot? Twists, turns, surprises, a little love and a lot of lunacy fill every scene.
History
The Case of the Dead Flamingo Dancer first appeared at the John Drew Theatre in East Hampton, New York on August 20, 1986. 
Cast Attributes
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Performing Groups
NICK LAMBENT - the famous tap-dancing detective
GUSSIE - Nick's hard-boiled sidekick
VERONICA CHANDLER - a glamorous stage actress
ELIOT PAYSON III - Veronica's husband
CECILY DEMANOR -proprietress of DeManor Manor
COURTLY DEMANOR - proprietor of DeManor Manor
WILSON - the DeManors' seemingly faithful manservant
MRS. DEXTER - the mysterious governess to the DeManor children
LARRY - Nick and Gussie's on-stage piano player (and the show's musical director)
  • Time Period 1930s
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

"The funniest of detective spoofs." - The Stage

"Outrageously funny.... The audience loved every foot tapping minute." - Esher News and Mail

"Blithe entertainment." - Variety

"Melodious music and articulate lyrics.... It has "hit' written all over it." - Southampton Press

"People who love dance, or old movies, or old musicals, or a good time won't want to miss it." - New York Newsday

Music

Song Samples

Prologue
It's in the Feet!
Rita
Something Special
Watchin' the Guy I Love
Little Ol' Innocent Me
Dancing Beautiful Music
Gussie's Blues
Like This
Manhattan Bound
  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsEasy
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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Authors

Author

Dan Butler

Author

Donald Oliver

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