Though Minnelli introduced the song in that film, a later recording by Frank Sinatra launched its tremendous popularity, which culminated in 1985, when the Mayor proclaimed it the Official Song of the City of New York. The official poster for Flora the Red Menace at The Vineyard Theatre. 2014-2015; 2013-2014; 2012-2013; 2011-2012; 2010-2011; 2009-2010 1930s, asks: Is Flora a red menace or just a girl in love? Concord Theatricals 2023 Susan Stroman. Veanne Cox played the optimistic Flora, a young artist determined to make it in New York City as a . When Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login). Scott, Tommy, and I went downtown to the Vineyard Theatre which at the time was on East 26th Street and asked the Artistic Director Doug Aibel the question Could we doFlora the Red Menacein your theater? And Doug Aibel said, Yes. Again, my fathers good advice stuck in my head Dont be afraid to ask the question.. American Communist agitation during the Great Depression of the A songwriter who plays the clarinet, Willy, in a sense, serves as the narrator of the play.ELSA Extremely practical, pulled together, she has aspirations to be a fashion designer and has yet to get up the nerve to get her sketches around town.MR. From seeing my work in that little theater on East 26th street, Hal Prince asked me to doDon Giovannifor New York City Opera and Liza Minelli asked me to doLiza Stepping Out at Radio City. Fred Ebb was a lyricist and librettist for Broadway musicals and motion picture and television projects. There are no exploding fireworks. Musical theater -- New York (State) -- New York. Flora, The Red Menace May 11, 1965 Jul 24, 1965 . About. What if we took the story this way? What if we took the story that way? It was a master class in how to create a show. The score is consistently winning and often quite funny. WQXR Radio, Covers familiar territory with a refreshing lightness of touch. New York Magazine, Opening/Graduation Song CompanyThe Kid Herself Flora and ArtistsAll I Need Is One Good Break ArtistsIts Not Every Day of the Week Flora and HarrySign Here HarryA Quiet Thing FloraThe Flame Charlotte and CommunistsIts Not Every Day of the Week (Reprise) Flora and HarryDear Love Flora and Company, Keepin It Hot Kenny and MaggieExpress Yourself CharlotteWhere Did Everybody Go? Harry, Flora and CharlotteYou Are You Mr. Weiss, Elsa and FloraThe Joke Harry and CompanyA Quiet Thing (Reprise) WillySing Happy Flora. Complicating matters is a predatory communist matriarch, Comrade Charlotte, who wants Harry for herself, a secretary with designs on her boss, and Kenny and Maggie, a jazz dancing duo with their sights on greater things. Flora the Red Menace is a musical with a book by George Abbott and Robert Russell, music by John Kander, and lyrics by Fred Ebb. That is one of the many reasons the directional team chose "Flora and the Red Menace" for the students to perform. All Rights Reserved. Scott Ellis, who was playing my love interest in the show, had been in Kander and EbbsThe Rinkon Broadway starring Liza Minnelli and Chita Rivera. It's a quiet thing. The show was a delight from start to finish. Book by David ThompsonMusic by John KanderLyrics by Fred Ebb, Original Book by George Abbott and Robert Russell, Musical cultists will remember this show as the first Broadway collaboration of Kander and Ebb (composer/lyricists of Cabaret, Chicago and Kiss of the Spider Woman) as well as the Tony Award-winning debut of Liza Minnelli as Flora Mezaros. A musical version of Lester Atwells Love Is Just Around The Corner, retooled for the stage by George Abbott, who also directed it, and Robert Russell, it dealt with a young clothes designer who joins the Communist Party for the love of her boyfriend, already a member. and for the first time the crowd listens. Start planning your production with a cost estimate you can save and share with your team. Start planning your production with a cost estimate you can save and share with your team. So we mustered up our courage and knocked on the door of Kander and Ebb. Omissions? on Harry, tells everyone that her week has been unexciting. Kander and Ebb instantly clicked as friends and collaborators and their partnership proved the longest lasting composer/lyricist pairing in Broadway history. Left alone in the studio, Flora decides to surprise Harry at his One day, in between shows, we were both lamenting about how we wanted to be on the other side of the table. IBDB provides records of productions from the beginnings of New York theatre until today. Visit www.OnGuardOnline.gov for social networking safety tips for parents and youth. Kander and Ebb followed up Cabaret with two moderately successful shows, both of which opened in 1968 and ran about 300 performances, The Happy Time, which won Tonys for director Gower Champion and star Robert Goulet and Zorba, which was directed by Prince. The show, which was directed by Hal Prince, ran 904 performances and won Tonys for its three stars, Rivera, Brent Carver and Anthony Crivello as well as for Kander and Ebbs score and the musical itself. Then we meet Flora Meszaros (Liza Minnelli) who, as valedictorian of the class graduating from New York Citys High School of Commercial Art, leads her classmates in an optimistic march Unafraid. With Klein, Ebb wrote many songs, some of which were in the Broadway revue, From A to Z (1960) as well as several shows, including the 1963 off-Broadway production of Morning Sun. For the season finale of the Reprise series, artistic director Jason Alexander's choice of "Flora the Red Menace" makes sense . May 9, 2008 5:00am. Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 4f, 5m Fred Ebb, John Kander, David Thompson, George Abbott. Scripts and rental materials are not included in this estimate. The collection also includes many score sheets and lyric drafts for songs that were cut from famous Kander and Ebb productions like Cabaret, Chicago and Kiss of the Spiderwoman, as well as scores and script drafts for unproduced Kander and Ebb projects, including Golden Gate and Santa Teresa, a musical about Eva Peron. Im pleasantly surprised.. Genre. of the rally Flora plans a Valentine's Day celebration with Harry. Flora, The Red Menace. Eddie Korbich, Veanne Cox, Dirk Lumbard, and David Ossian in Flora the Red Menace. pleased with Flora's actions. Flora The Red Menace synopsis The musical tells the story of change in the life of a simple girl-artist who changes her views after the acquisition of knowledge about communism. Copy. Original Title: Flora the Red Menace - Sing Happy Uploaded by Sallie Bieterman Description: SIng Happy from FLora the Red Menace Copyright: All Rights Reserved Available Formats Download as PDF or read online from Scribd Flag for inappropriate content Save 100% 0% Share Print Download now of 9 Back to top About About Scribd Press Our blog Flora, The Red Menace is available to license! Concord Theatricals Cast Attributes Friedenberg and Challis on-stage chemistry and Challis strong vocal performance made any duet the two performed mesmerizing. Age-related differences discovered in the brains of people with autism spectrum disorder, Using sheep on campus as lawnmowers has multiple benefits, One-of-a-kind study explores changes in the coastal West region over past 10,000 years. Join StageAgent today and unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. still image. Whoever's interested helping me out. 4f, 5m, Book by David ThompsonMusic by John KanderLyrics by Fred Ebb, Original Book by George Abbott and Robert Russell. This series contains photographs of Ebb, various colleagues and associates and includes backstage shots and production shots from Ebb shows. She The call came from someone who stammered. Fred Ebb (19332004) was an award-winning lyricist, librettist and director who frequently and successfully collaborated with composer John Kander. SW1W 8AS She is dry, droll -- the quintessential comic villian.WILLY Very boyish, spirited. The cast featured Liza Minnelli as Flora, Bob Dishy as Harry Toukarian and Cathryn Damon as Comrade Charlotte. All the bohemian artists played various other parts, such as breadline goers, protestors, and day-to-day New Yorkers crossing picket lines. Hoping to find a job which pays at least $15 a week, she is hired by the head of a large department store at $30. She applies at Gimbel's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy's and Altman's before finally applying at Garret and Mellick's where she meets Harry Toukarian, a fellow artist who stutters when he's nervous. Also represented are several projects Ebb was working on until his death, such as The Skin of Our Teeth, The Visit and Curtains . New York, NY 10107-0102, Musical cultists will remember this show as the first Broadway collaboration of Kander and Ebb (composer/lyricists of. Billy Rose Theatre Division. New York, NY, Stage Manager at The Democracy Project Outside, the Depression Licensing fees and rental materials quoted upon application. Tell me the sun is shining around the corner. Type of Resource. By LAURENCE VITTES, The Associated Press. By Kander and Ebb. Neither of us wanted to perform we wanted to create. On the day of the rally Flora finds Charlotte has changed the simple One of the highlights is the collection of extensive scrapbooks Ebb kept on each of his shows and other aspects of his life and career, containing playbills, programs, photographs, correspondence, press coverage and various souvenirs of the shows. Flora returns to her studio to find she has been summoned for an interview at Garrett and Mellicks Department Store. This revival also inspired the Academy Award-winning hit motion picture adaptation of the show in 2002. Scott, Tommy, and I had a ball creating this piece at the Vineyard Theatre.Florawas our first real professional show as creatives behind the scenes. [7], The 1987 off-Broadway cast recording is also available on CD.[8]. I watched them both gazing at Veanne as their eyes filled with tears. She falls in love with Harry Toukarian, another struggling designer, who attempts to convert Flora to his communist ideals. HARRY TOUKARIAN A shy, intense, oddly handsome artist. Flora The Red Menace Cast - Broadway musical Music by John Kander Lyrics by Fred Ebb Book by George Abbott and Robert Russell Flora Meszaros Harry Toukarian Charlotte Willy Mr. Weiss Elsa Maggie Kenny Mr. Stanley Last Update:April, 06th 2016 / The Fred Ebb papers are arranged in eight series: This series consists of Ebb's scrapbooks, which contain playbills and programs for Broadway, regional and international productions of Ebb shows, photographs, correspondence, press coverage, such as newspaper clippings, reviews, interviews, ticket stubs and various souvenirs of the shows. The majority of the photographs in this collection are in the scrapbooks, so researchers should also consult Series I. She is dry, droll -- the quintessential comic villian.WILLY Very boyish, spirited. If you put a different hat on, youre a completely different human being.. At the studio, Flora refuses to forgive Harry or the Communist Party which has caused her to be fired. For her performance, Minnelli won the 1965 Tony Award for Best Actress. Flora the Red Menace is told as though in a presentation by the Federal Theatre Project, part of the WPA established by President Roosevelt. 3 pages. A songwriter who plays the clarinet, Willy, in a sense, serves as the narrator of the play.ELSA Extremely practical, pulled together, she has aspirations to be a fashion designer and has yet to get up the nerve to get her sketches around town.MR. evening working on his speech, Flora is furious, Harry apologizes and Everyone who was anyone in the theater came down to see it. Flora arives a short time later and all the best laid plans end in disaster: The show only ran a few months, but it established Kander and Ebb's relationship with Prince, who directed and produced Cabaret, (1966) their next musical. - December 6, 1987. But one of the things that I wanted to bring here was musicals.. First LP release: June 1, 1965. Stunned by her great good fortune, she sings A Quiet Thing. I had met Kander and Ebb briefly on the tour, but Scott knew them quite well. Tommy had the idea to rewrite using the form of the Federal Theater Project, which was a perfect idea because the Federal Theater Projects purpose was to create jobs for unemployed theatrical people during the Great Depression. He tells her New York, NY, Accessibility Statement Terms Privacy |StageAgent 2020. Our editors will review what youve submitted and determine whether to revise the article. / Floral returns to the studio just as the artists are leaving to celebrate Blazer is the UC Davis Winter 2019 Granada Artist-In-Residence and has performed in several Broadway productions such as Titanic the Musical and A Gentlemans Guide to Love and Murder.. Once inside Mr. Stanleys office, Flora pleads her case They taught us how to play What If? 1930s, asks: Is Flora a red menace or just a girl in love? Direction was by George Abbott, choreography by Lee Theodore, with scenic design by William and Jean Eckart, costume design by Donald Brooks and lighting design by Tharon Musser. Updates? The Liza Minnelli vehicle, The Act (1977), which remains Martin Scorcese's only Broadway credit, was Kander and Ebb's next show. I chose it because the characters in this piece are young, passionate artists trying to find their way in the world, and I knew that the storyline would resonate very heavily with my actors, Cooper said. rally at Garrett and Mellick's into a picket-line in an act of spite. The original 1965 production starred Liza Minnelli in the title role in her Broadway debut, for which she won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Fourth-year international relations major Hannah Ross attended the show as an assignment for class and was amazed by the production of it all. But I don't hear the drums. The perfect department store executive. Give me a hallelujah and get up and shout. The show only ran a few months, but it established Kander and Ebb's relationship with Prince, who directed and produced Cabaret, (1966) their next musical. At the some time, on the other side of town, Harry practises his speech Ebb's work for the theatre included Flora, The Red Menace; Cabaret; The Happy Time; Zorba; 70, Girls, 70; Chicago; The Act; Woma John Kander is a Tony, Emmy and Grammy-winning composer, a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors Award, and a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. Fees and availability are subject to change during the application process. He stammers, especially when he is nervous. While waiting for Flora to return to the studio from her interview, Harry practices his elocution. This series consists of oversized awards, one poster and one album cover. 6th Floor Harry, however, has had little difficulty in persuading the sexy Comrade Charlotte (Cathryn Damon) to join him upstairs. The musical was revived at the off-Broadway Vineyard Theatre in December 1987 with a new book by David Thompson. She is now trying to get a break with her dance partner, Kenny.KENNY Moving with Ray Bolger-like limberness and comedy, he is very serious about his dancing and determined to get ahead.MR. The bleak outlook doesn't daunt Flora Meszaros, a young fashion A stammerer, he emulates his idol Demosthenes by declaiming with a mouthful of pebbles. on the line and refuses to look of the world in the black and white Harry asks why she didn't strike, and explains the concept to her after she shows incomprehension. leaves. The score's memorable songs include A Quiet Thing, All I Need is One Good Break, The Flame, Dear Love and Sing Happy.. Her filling out the employment application leads her, along with the other aspirants, to sing All I Need (Is One Good Break). FLORA MESZAROS A young fashion illustrator, full of hope, optimism, and a desire to take over the world. Unannounced, Charlotte storms While filling out a job application to be a fashion illustrator It takes place in New York City in 1935 at the height of the Great Depression. Flora Meszaros is a headstrong individualist taking on the world by storm. store, Harry realizes she plans to cross the picket-line in order stammer. Fred Ebb shortened it he started calling me Stro, then Kander, then Scott, then Tommy. Harry's apartment and gives him a few of her own pointers on public speaking. of young actors just enough money to pull together some scenery and cosumes The Roar of the Greasepaint - The Smell of the Crowd May 16, 1965 Dec 04, 1965 . In the early 1960s Ebb's publisher, Tommy Valando introduced him to John Kander, a young composer from Missouri. It was also the first collaboration between composer John Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb, who would go on to work together on award-winning titles such as Cabaret and Chicago., The Davis production was directed by Mindy Cooper and Judy Blazer, two women with decades of Broadway and theater experience. Broadway's Best" production, Freud Theatre (, "Unafraid" Flora, Students and Ensemble, "All I Need is One Good Break" Flora, Harry Toukarian and Artists, "Not Every Day of the Week" Flora and Harry Toukarian, "All I Need is One Good Break" (Reprise) Flora, Elsa and The Lady, "The Flame" Comrade Ada, Harry Toukarian and Comrades, "Hello, Waves" Harry Toukarian and Flora, "Express Yourself" Comrade Charlotte and Harry Toukarian, "Comrade Charlotte's Ballet (The Tree of Life)" Comrade Charlotte, Comrade Ada, Harry Toukarian and Ensemble, "You Are You" Mr. Weiss, Elsa, Flora, Mr. Stanley, Lulu, Katie and Joe, This page was last edited on 17 March 2023, at 22:06. Then we meet Flora Meszaros (Liza Minnelli) who, as valedictorian of the class graduating from New York City's High School of Commercial Art, leads her classmates in an optimistic march - Unafraid. Short on money, but long on Items that could not be viewed in their entirety as placed in the scrapbooks have been moved to envelopes at the front of the scrapbooks. The cast played the size to their advantage, often weaving in and out of the rows during musical numbers or having the characters pass out plot-related flyers. Honest. Sometimes, the talented Eddie Korbich, playing an out of work clarinetist, would join in with David Pogues piano arrangements and add to the musical montages. Later that day Flora and Harry get to know each other better in a duet entitled Not Every Day Of The Week. The show ran for only 87 performances, but Minnellis performance won her a Tony Award for best actress in a musical, and she remained the youngest winner of, on an Off-Broadway revival of Flora, the Red Menace. DAVID THOMPSON, Original Broadway Cast Recording - RCA Victor - LSO-1111: CD/RCA 09026-60821-2, Original Revival Cast Recording - TER CDTER 1159. Outside the store, Harry tries to speak, only to heckled by the The Look of Love, Thou Shalt Not, Flora the Red Menace (Drama Desk Award nomination), Steel Pier (Tony Award nomination) and the 1996 Broadway revival . Ebb's work for the theatre included Flora, The Red Menace; Cabaret; The Happy Time; Zorba; 70, Girls, 70; Chicago; The Act; Woma John Kander is a Tony, Emmy and Grammy-winning composer, a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors Award, and a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. [3] In the Vineyard Theatre revival, the story was told as though in a presentation by the Federal Theatre Project, part of the WPA established by President Roosevelt (voiced by Art Carney). He has a romantic vision of how to make society perfect.CHARLOTTE A bit of a misfit, a party zealot, she is determined to spread Communism singlehandedly. This was the first collaboration between Kander and Ebb, who later wrote Broadway and Hollywood hits such as Cabaret and Chicago. They are accompanied by Willy on They cannot be used to hold auditions, produce the show without a license, or find sheet music for a separate performance. During the song, Flora, Harry and the other artists sneak their designs into a box of Mr. Stanley's merchandise, and after the secretary kicks them out, Flora asks Harry to coffee. Cooper also chose "Flora" because of the relatable content of the plot and script. The cast of students, who only began rehearsals at the beginning of the quarter, fully immersed themselves in the characters and the era of the musical. Kander and Ebb were there every day for rehearsal. Alvin Theatre - Broadway - May 11, 1965 (87 perfs), Revised version Book by David Thompson: Vineyard Theatre - Off-Broadway Request an in-person research appointment. In Central Park, meanwhile, romance triumphs over Marx as an unlikely pair, the Cowboy and Comrade Ada, warm to each other with Knock Knock. This collection mainly covers Ebb's professional life and only includes a few personal items. It seemed like a perfect frame for presenting Kander and Ebbsshow. Despite the nearly impossible demands of the party and the deadlines Sign up today to unlock amazing theatre resources and opportunities. A promising idea has not been enlivened by a creative spark."[2]. 250 W. 57th Street The first Broadway musical by the new team of Kander and Ebb, introduced them to two other collaborators who would work with them several times through the next forty years and largely shape the public's image of their work. Third-year theater and dance and English double major Charlie Lavaroni functioned as a narrator and comedic relief in the role of Willy. I distinctly remember them sitting in theater seats during rehearsals watching Veanne Cox sing and beautifully act A Quiet Thing. Ebb made scrapbooks for each show as well as many scrapbooks covering his career in general, his early works, honors and the special material he wrote for various performers. "and if you're against This is only an estimate. About Results-driven individual with theater experience in the collegiate and private sectors while pursuing Bachelor's Degree in Theater Arts with a concentration in Stage Management and. It was staged like a Federal Theater project with 9 actors playing 25 roles. The scrapbooks and scripts make up the bulk of this collection. Flora, the Red Menace (1965), the story of a department store worker whose boyfriend convinces her to join the Communist Party, marked the Broadway debut of Kander and Ebb as well as Liza Minnelli, who was cast in the lead through the songwriters persistent lobbying, as the title character in Flora, the Red Menace, the first musical by the songwriting team of John Kander and Fred Ebb. After some funny pleasantries, we asked the question Could we take your show,Flora the Red Menace, Off-Broadway?, To my surprise, Kander and Ebb said Yes. In fact, they were quite enthusiastic about revisiting it. Flora, the Red Menace (1965), the story of a department store worker whose boyfriend convinces her to join the Communist Party, marked the Broadway debut of Kander and Ebb as well as Liza Minnelli, who was cast in the lead through the songwriters' persistent lobbying Read More Minnelli In Liza Minnelli piano and transformed the space into a theater brimming with hope and This tool is unavailable at the moment. Dirk Lumbard and Maggy Gorrill dancing "Keeping It Hot" in Flora the Red Menace. The actors enjoyed playing the multitude of roles and we loved assigning them. Flora rents out her studio to other artists, like a dancer named Maggie and her ex-boyfriend Kenny ("All I Need is One Good Break"). This estimator is only for amateur productions. Please try again later. Liza Minnelli won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, the youngest person to have done so at age 19. Directed by Scott Ellis with choreography by Susan Stroman, Flora was played by Veanne Cox with Peter Frechette as Harry. Charlotte is equally upset and determines to strike back at Flora. Document Information click to expand document information. On September 14, the lights of Broadway were dimmed in his honor. I know they enjoyed the collaboration. For her performance, Minnelli won the 1965 Tony Award for Best Actress. Flora Mezaros lost her job during the Great Depression, and now is looking for at least any job that would bring her minimum USD 15 per week. Flora agrees. Template:Infobox Musical Flora the Red Menace is a musical with a book by George Abbott and Robert Russell, music by John Kander, and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Where's the roaring of the crowds. Date Created. crowd. IBDB (Internet Broadway Database) archive is the official database for Broadway theatre information. He has a romantic vision of how to make society perfect.CHARLOTTE A bit of a misfit, a party zealot, she is determined to spread Communism singlehandedly. The musical score is fun, poignant and challenges the actors vocal ranges. Gain full access to show guides, character breakdowns, auditions, monologues and more. The scrapbooks contain the bulk of Ebb's personal correspondence, including opening night telegrams and cards from Ebb's friends and notable colleagues, such as Liza Minnelli, Joel Grey, Chita Rivera and John Kander. HARRY TOUKARIAN A shy, intense, oddly handsome artist. You'd think you'd hear a choir sing. View All Characters in Flora the Red Menace. There are also a few scripts for projects not written by Ebb. On the eve Sing Happy. But the best of all possible things happened by the end of that run, Tommy, Scott, and I became best friends with Kander and Ebb.. Photographer. Scripts and rental materials are not included in this estimate. This is only an estimate. By 1951, songs with Ebb lyrics were being published and one of his early efforts was recorded by Judy Garland. Flora the Red Menace opened on Broadway at the Alvin Theatre on May 11, 1965, and closed on July 24, 1965, after 87 performances. Scripts and rental materials are not included in this estimate. in the list of names of people interested in forming a union. In Mr. Weisss words, Comrade Harry and the Party have become Chapter One in the life of a young girl., F.D.R.s Voice: Art Carney Apple Seller: J. Vernon Oaks Pencil Seller: Clark Morgan Policeman: Daniel P. Hannafin Broker: Henry LeClair Fourth Man: John Taliaferro Woman: Anne C. Russell Fifth Man: Anthony Falco Sixth Man: Les Freed Seventh Man: Robert Fitch School Principal: Abbie Todd Flora: Liza Minnelli Harry Toukarian: Bob Dishy Lilly: Anne C. Russell Artists: Les Freed, John Taliaferro, J. Vernon Oaks, Diane McAfee, Anthony Falco, Marie Santell Comrade Galka: Louis Guss Comrade Ada: Mary Louise Wilson Comrade Jackson: Clark Morgan Comrade Charlotte: Cathryn Damon Elsa: Stephanie Hill The Lady: Dortha Duckworth Mr. Weiss: Joe E. Marks Bronco Smallwood: James Cresson Joe: Danny Carroll Katie: Marie Santell Mr. Rearson: Gordon Dilworth Mr. Stanley: Robert Kaye Lulu: Jamie Donnelly Maggie: Elaine Cancilla Dancers: Elaine Cancilla, Ciya Challis, Barbara Doherty, Judith Doren, Ellen Graff, Mary Ann Niles, Phyliss Wallach, Harry Bell, Robert Fitch, Marcello Gamboa, Charles Kalan, James McArdle, Neil J. Schwartz Singers: Jamie Donnelly, Barbara Christopher, Diane McAfee, Abbie Todd, Anthony Falco, Les Freed, Daniel P. Hannafin, Henry LeClair, J. Vernon Oaks, John Taliaferro, The young composing team of John Kander and Fred Ebb made its Broadway debut with this vehicle for Liza Minnelli, which was produced by Harold Prince, and which opened at the Alvin on May 11, 1965. & Robert Russell: Based on the novel Love Is Just Around the Corner by Flora the Red Menace Music by John Kander: Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Book by George Abbott & Robert Russell: Based on the novel Love Is Just Around the Corner by Lester Atwell. The coffee date conversation starts about Flora's previous employer, who paid her through the barter system and she ended up having to dig cemetery plots. Headstrong wannabe fashion designer Flora Meszaros is a member of an artists' co-operative of bohemian types dancers, musicians, designers struggling to find work during the Great Depression. Flora, the Red Menace", Amazon.com: Flora The Red Menace: The Original Broadway Cast Recording (1965): Music: John Kander,Fred Ebb, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flora_the_Red_Menace&oldid=1145224083, Articles with MusicBrainz work identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, "Reprise! Flora, The Red Menace - 1965 Buy Now Listen Synopsis It is 1933 on a street in New York as the Prologue takes place. Flora invites Harry to share space at the crossing a picket-line is an act of disloyalty and tells Flora she Veanne Cox played the optimistic Flora, a young artist determined to make it in New York City as a fashion designer. Book by David Thompson Music by John Kander to retrieve the list of names. Greek Demosthenes used to cure a stammer. Just answer a few questions. 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