A musical farce in which a British shoe salesman inherits six million dollars from a dead uncle. There’s only one catch: in order to get the money, he has to take the dead body, prop it in a wheelchair and take it on one last spree to Monte Carlo. Chaos ensues.
After winning the Richard Rodgers Award, Lucky Stiff became Lynn and Stephen’s first off-Broadway show, with book by Lynn Ahrens, score by Ahrens + Flaherty, and direction and choreography by Thommie Walsh.
WINNER, HELEN HAYES AWARD for BEST MUSICAL
WINNER, RICHARD RODGERS PRODUCTION AWARD
World Premiere off-Broadway, Playwrights Horizons, April 1, 1988.
“A much-needed antidote to the gargantuan extravagance of current musical theatre. Ahrens and Flaherty should be cherished.”
-New York Times
“A delicious, zany throwback–pure frosting, but whipped to perfect consistency.”
-New York Post
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Show Credits
Playwrights Horizons, New York City
Produced by Playwrights Horizons
(André Bishop, Artistic Director; Paul S. Daniels, Executive Producer)
Associate Producer: Ira Weitzman
Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Based on the novel “The Man Who Broke the Bank At Monte Carlo” by Michael Butterworth
Vocal Arrangements by Stephen Flaherty
Musical Director: Jeff Saver
Orchestrations by Michael Abbott
Directed and choreographed by Thommie Walsh
Scenic Design by Bob Shaw
Costume Design by Michael Krass
Lighting Design by Beverly Emmons
Sound Design by Lia Vollack
Conductor/Keyboard: Jeff Saver
Keyboard 2: Michael Abbott
Bass: Vern Graham
Drums/Percussion: Jim LeBlanc
Press Representative: Bob Ullman
Production Stage Manager: Robin Rumpf
Casting: Daniel Swee
Ron Faber Uncle Anthony
Patty Holley Dominique du Monaco/Ensemble
Paul Kandel Luigi Gaudi
Michael McCarty Solicitor, Emcee, Ensemble
Barbara Rosenblat Mrs. Markham, Drunken Maid, Ensemble
Stephen Stout Harry Witherspoon
Mary Testa Rita LaPorta
Julie White Annabel Glick
Stuart Zagnit Vinnie Di Ruzzio
Frank Zagottis Bellhop/Ensemble
