Broadway opening: February 6th, 1969 - Run: 132 performances
Directed by Joe Layton - Book by Jerome Lawrence & Robert E. Lee -
Based on the Play by Jean Giraudoux - Choreography by Joe Layton -
Orchestrations by Philip J. Lang
Starring: Angela Lansbury (Countess Aurelia), Jane Connell, Carmen
Matthews, Pamela Hall, Kurt Peterson, Milo O'Shea, Joe Masiell, William Larsen,
Clifford Fearl, Charles Karel, Zale Kessler, Charles Welch
The plot: Countess Aurelia is a madwoman whose mission in life is
feeding the stray cats of Paris and is always dreaming of her lost lover. She
lives on the Café Francis, the main target of an evil corporation who wants to
drill oil under the streets of Paris. When a young man, whose mission is to
destroy the café, fails to do so and wants to kill himself the Countess decides
to help him and hide him from the corporation. Among with her friends, she
decides that the men behind the corporation are evil and the world will be a
better place without them.
Awards: Tony for Best Actress (Angela Lansbury) - Awards Nominations:
Tony for Best Scenic Design
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