Irma la Douce Presented by Musicals Tonight Opens 10/14

Irma la Douce Presented by Musicals Tonight will open Oct. 14, 2008 at McGinn/Cazale Theatre at Broadway and 76th Street.
 
The Broadway production of Irma La Douce (1960) won six Tony Awards, including Best Actress. Songs include: Our Language of Love; There is Only One Paris for That; That’s a Crime.
 
Irma la Douce opens in the back streets off Pigalle at the Bar-Des-Inquiets run by Bob (JOHN COGHLAN).  The setting is as low-down as any dockside neighborhood could be.  It is “policed” by the venal Inspector (DAMIAN BUZZERIO), controlled by the barely evil Polyte (Justin Sayre) and populated by a gang of “mecs” -  Jojo; Roberto; Persil and Frangipane (Eric Imhoff, KEVIN SIMS, James Donegan, Selby Brown).  Our heroine – Irma (Vanessa Lemonides) is a “poule” who falls madly in love with Nestor le Fripe (Wade McCollum), a law student without a sou.  They move in together and since Nestor must continue his studies, Irma resumes her “career” on the streets of Paris. Nestor is jealou s of Irma’s clients and disguises himself as Monsieur Oscar in order to become her sole “financial protector”.  Nestor quickly tires, physically as well as emotionally, of this double life and decides to “kill off” his alter-ego.  When Monsieur Oscar disappears Nestor is arrested, tried, convicted and sent to Devil’s Island (from which he escapes).  He returns to Pigalle just in time for the birth of their child and a true Christmas celebration.  Joining in the musical fun are CHRISTIAN ZAREMBA, KIT TREECE.
 
The performance is directed byThomas Sabella-Mills with musical direction by Rick Hip-Flores
 
Tickets: $20 from Smarttix – 212-868-4444 or www.smarttix.com or Box Office. For a complete schedule and more information please visit www.musicalstonight.org