Madame Clicquot: A Revolutionary Musical 2023

Act One begins at the eruption of the French Revolution in 1789. Young Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin must be rescued from her boarding school by the family’s Dressmaker, as an angry mob floods the streets of Reims, France.
Ten years later, Barbe-Nicole dreams of inheriting her father’s textile business. Instead, Nicolas Ponsardin has arranged for her to marry François Clicquot, the son of his primary business rival. Much to everyone’s surprise, Barbe-Nicole and François fall madly in love. With his passion for wine and her business savvy, they defy their fathers’ wishes and run Clicquot Wines as a team. The couple marries in a secret Catholic ceremony deep in the Clicquot wine cellars.