Overview
Synopsis
Taking place near an Indian reservation in northern Montana, the show is a comedy focusing on two Indian/White romantic relationships and the fate of an expensive new 1959 Buick Electra.
Show Information
- Book
- Cy Feuer
- Music
- Mark “Moose” Charlap
- Lyrics
- Norman Gimbel
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1958
- Genres
- Comedy
- Cast Size
- large
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Includes Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly Characters, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Lead |
Female |
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Lead |
Female |
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Lead |
Male |
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Lead |
Male |
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Supporting |
Male |
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Supporting |
Male |
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Supporting |
Male |
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Supporting |
Female |
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Supporting |
Male |
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Supporting |
Male |
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Supporting |
Male |
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Supporting |
Female |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Male |
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Featured |
Either Gender |
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Songs
Act I
- Glenda’s Place
- When the Tall Man Talks
- Nobody Throw Those Bull
- Rocky Boy Ceremonial
- Love Eyes
- Men
- Never Before
- Caress Me, Possess Me Perfume
- Flattery
- The Girl In His Arms
-
The Best of What This Country’s Got Act II
-
I Wash My Hands
- Quarrel-tet
- Sorry for Myself
- ‘Til the Big Fat Moon Falls Down
- What I Mean to Say
- Montana
- She or Her
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
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