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COPACABANA (2006)
Team
Location: Joseph Rowntree Theatre
| Performances: | 7.30 p.m. Thursday 6 April 2006 |
| 7.30 p.m. Friday 7 April 2006 |
| 2.30 p.m. Saturday 8 April 2006 |
| 7.30 p.m. Saturday 8 April 2006 |
The Synopsis
"Her name was Lola..." the unforgettable opening lyric of Barry Manilow's Grammy Award winning hit song, "Copacabana," is the inspiration for an exciting and passionate musical. Copacabana is a tale of love and romance set at the heart of the swinging nightclub scene of the 1940's.
While creating the world's next big hit, Stephen, an aspiring Songwriter, is carried back to an era when "Music and passion were always in fashion" at the world famous Copacabana nightclub in New York City. In his dream, Lola Lamar, a hopeful showgirl, is launched on the path to stardom as a Copa Girl with the help of Tony Forte, a bartender with dreams of his own.
Captivated by Lola's performance, the villainous Rico whisks her away to the Tropicana nightclub in Havana. From this exotic, distant New World, a tale of old-fashioned love, jealousy, and murder in the entangled lives of Lola, Tony and Rico unfolds amidst dazzling costumes, spectacular sets and sensational choreography.
'There was blood and a single gunshot, but just who shot who?'
Musical Synopsis
Act 1
| Copacabana | Stephen, Company |
| Just Arrived | Lola, Women |
| Dancing Fool | Tony, Copa Boys |
| Sweet Heaven | Tony, Copa Girls |
| Thank You Song | Male Auditioner |
| Hoover Commercial | Tony, Two Girls |
| The Audition | Lola |
| Changing My Tune | Tony |
| Copa Girl | Gladys |
| Man Wanted | Lola |
| Who Needs To Dream | Tony, Girls |
| Night On The Town | Company |
| Bolero D'Amore | Rico, Company |
Act 2
| Havana/Caramba | Conchita, Girls |
| Who Am I Kidding | Sam, Willie, McManus, Gladys, Showboys and Girls |
| This Can't Be Real | Lola, Stephen |
| Mermaids Tale | Mermaids |
| El Bravo | Lola, Pirate Men and Women |
| Sweet Heaven (Reprise) | Tony, Lola, Company |
| Copacabana | Company |
Synopsis Of Scenes
Act 1
| Scene 1 | Somwhere In Stephen's Imagination/Stephen's Apartment, Present Day |
| Scene 2 | Grand Central Station, New York City, 1947 |
| Scene 3 | The Copacabana, 1947, Evening |
| Scene 4 | Various Audition Rooms In New York, Next Day |
| Scene 5 | Outside The Copacabana, Late Afternoon |
| Scene 6 | The Copacabana, Late Afternoon |
| Scene 7 | The Copacabana, Several Weeks Later |
Act 2
| Scene 1 | The Tropicana Nightclub, Havana |
| Scene 2 | Backstage, The Copacabana |
| Scene 3 | A Bedroom In Rico's Compound |
| Scene 4 | The Stage Of The Tropicana, Rehearsal, A Few Hours Later |
| Scene 5 | The Tropicana Stage, Several Nights Later |
| Scene 6 | The Tropicana Stage, Minutes Later/The Copacabana, A Few Days Later |
| Scene 7 | Stephen's Studio, Present Day |
Acknowledgements
Flying Ducks would like to thank the following people for their help with this production...
The staff of Joseph Rowntree Theatre
Haxby and Wigginton Methodist Church
Haxby Town Council
Wigginton Parish Council
Fulprint
York College
Dress Circle
National Railway Museum
Kevin O' Callaghan
Susan Smith
Dawn Outhwaite
Liz Skingle
James Joy
Richard Bell
All parents and friends for their help and support
Sponsors
Fulprint
Dayfield Graphics
Dress Circle
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