Fifty Million Frenchmen 1929

Opened: November 27, 1929

Fifty Million Frenchmen - 1929 - Broadway History , Info & More

Lyric Theatre (Broadway)
214 W. 43rd St. New York, NY

Fifty Million Frenchmen was designed to be enormous fun, opening on Broadway just one month after 1929's stock market crash. Ahead of and a reflection of its time, it includes a gay couple and underscores the racism of the era. While staying hilarious, this production does not shy away from any of it. The title refers to a hit song, not by Cole Porter, called Fifty Million Frenchmen Can't Be Wrong. The plot revolves around an American millionaire in Paris who, on a bet, must woo a young woman while pretending to be penniless.

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Photo Flash: Musical Director Bob Goldstone Joins Medicine Show Theatre's FIFTY MILLION FRENCHMEN
by BWW News Desk - Oct 17, 2012


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Fifty Million Frenchmen FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of Fifty Million Frenchmen have there been?
Fifty Million Frenchmen has had 6 productions including Broadway which opened in 1929, Broadway which opened in 1929, Broadway which opened in 1996, Off-Broadway which opened in 2001, New York which opened in 2006 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2019.

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