Can-Can Revival 1988

Opened: October 26, 1988
Closing: January 21, 1989

Can-Can - 1988 - West End History , Info & More

Strand Theatre
168-9 Strand London

The musical comedy takes place in turn-of-the-century Paris, where La Mome Pistache, proud owner of the Bal du Paradis, famous for its sexy can-can girls, spars with Aristide Forestier, a self-righteous judge determined to close all Parisian dance halls.

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What productions of Can-Can have there been?
Can-Can has had 13 productions including Broadway which opened in 1953, Broadway which opened in 1953, West End which opened in 1954, US Tour which opened in 1955, Off-Broadway which opened in 1959, Off-Broadway which opened in 1962, Broadway which opened in 1981, Broadway which opened in 1981, which opened in 1988, West End which opened in 1988, Off-Broadway which opened in 2004, London which opened in 2007 and Los Angeles which opened in 2007.

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