"Lucky Stiff" - by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens - TCAN Players (Natick, MA.)
TCAN Players
Presents the Musical
"LUCKY STIFF"
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Book and Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Based on "The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo" by Michael Butterworth
Directed by Danielle Woods
Cast Includes: Krishan Oberon as “Harry Witherspoon,” Kristen Sehn as “Annabel Glick,” Madison Canfora as “Rita La Porta,” Patrick French as “Vinnie Di Ruzzio,” Benjamin Madeiros as “Tony Hendon/Luigi Gaudi,” Kristin Fehlau as “Dominique,” Richard Mandel as “Uncle Tony,” Ensemble: Shanon Fay, Andrew Haber, Carolyn Carfarelli Rebecca Graber.
Performances:
February 28, 2025 through March 9, 2025
(Contact Box Office for Exact Times)
All performances to be held at the TCAN Mainstage, 14 Summer Street, Natick, MA. 01760
TICKETS:
Call #508-647-0097 or visit https://tcan.org/
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ABOUT THE SHOW
A musical with a dead uncle, a six-million-dollar inheritance, and a whirlwind trip to Monte Carlo—what could possibly go wrong?
Based on the 1983 novel, “The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo” by Michael Butterworth, "LUCKY STIFF" is an offbeat, hilarious murder mystery farce, complete with mistaken identities, six million bucks in diamonds, and a corpse in a wheelchair.
The tuneful score of "LUCKY STIFF," composed by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, includes “Something Funny’s Going On,” “Times Like This,” “Good to Be Alive” and “Nice.”
Their first collaboration as a writing team, Ahrens and Flaherty went on to create “Once on This Island,” the Tony Award winning musical “Ragtime,” “Seussical” and other well-known musicals.
The story of "LUCKY STIFF" revolves around Harry Witherspoon, a mild-mannered English shoe salesman who is forced to take the embalmed body of his recently murdered uncle on a vacation to Monte Carlo.
Should he succeed in passing his uncle off as alive, Harry stands to inherit $6,000,000.
If not, the money goes to the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn… or else his uncle’s gun-toting ex!
"LUCKY STIFF" was created and performed at Playwrights Horizons off-Broadway in 1988, and won the Richard Rodgers Award for that year, followed by a successful run in London’s West End in 1997.
A feature film version of "LUCKY STIFF," adapted by Ahrens and directed by Christopher Ashley, premiered at the 2014 Montreal World Film Festival and has been seen at other film festivals.
ABOUT THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK (TCAN)
THE CENTER FOR ARTS IN NATICK (TCAN) serves the MetroWest region by increasing opportunities to experience, participate in, and learn about the arts. To this end TCAN strives to present arts programs of the highest standard that are available to everyone. TCAN dedicates its resources to providing community access to diverse arts programs, reducing barriers to attendance, and building appreciation through arts education.
Mailing Address:
14 Summer Street
Natick, MA. 01760
Phone # 508-647-0097
