Can-Can 1954 - Articles Page 1.8

Opened: October 14, 1954

Can-Can - 1954 - West End History , Info & More

London Coliseum
St. Martin's Lane WC2N 4ES 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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