Set in an island paradise during World War II, two parallel love stories are threatened by the dangers of prejudice and war. Nellie, a spunky nurse from Arkansas, falls in love with a mature French planter, Emile. Nellie learns that the mother of his children was an island native and, unable to turn her back on the prejudices with which she was raised, refuses Emile's proposal of marriage. Meanwhile, the strapping Lt. Joe Cable denies himself the fulfillment of a future with an innocent Tonkinese girl with whom he's fallen in love out of the same fears that haunt Nellie. When Emile is recruited to accompany Joe on a dangerous mission that claims Joe's life, Nellie realizes that life is too short not to seize her own chance for happiness, thus confronting and conquering her prejudices.
Music by Rodgers, Richard; Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Book by Oscar Hammerstein II & Joshua Logan; Adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning novel
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1950 | Best Musical | Winner |
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YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
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Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts (12/14 - 12/14) | ||
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Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts (11/15 - 11/15) | ||
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Kweskin Theatre (11/1 - 11/17)
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Visual and Performing Arts Center at WCSU (11/22 - 11/24)
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New Canaan Library (11/23 - 11/24) | ||
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Downtown Cabaret Theatre (11/1 - 11/24) | ||
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