Lucky Stiff
Musical by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, premiered in 1988 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the musical. For the unrelated 1988 film, see Lucky Stiff (1988 film). For the unrelated 1949 film, see The Lucky Stiff.
Lucky Stiff is a musical farce. It was the first collaboration for the team of Lynn Ahrens (book and lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (music). The show is based on the 1983 novel The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth. It was created and performed at Playwrights Horizons off-Broadway in 1988, and won the Richard Rodgers Award for that year. The musical was seen in London's West End in 1997 but has not had a Broadway production. A film version had a limited release in theatres in 2015 but received mostly negative reviews.
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Lucky Stiff | |
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Music | Stephen Flaherty |
Lyrics | Lynn Ahrens |
Book | Lynn Ahrens |
Basis | The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth |
Productions | 1988 Off-Broadway 1997 West End |
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