
Music by Richard Rodgers
Book and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on the novel "Sweet Thursday" by John Steinbeck
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From the pages of Steinbeck, the drifters and dropouts along Cannery Row spring to life in this uncommon story of love and hope. When Suzy, a homeless girl, is picked up for stealing food, she's taken in by Fauna, the big-hearted madame of the Bear Flag Cafe (no cafe, the Bear Flag!). Here she meets Doc, a carefree marine biologist, and soon romance is in the air. Rodgers & Hammerstein struck a new tone with PIPE DREAM-intimate, warm and highly personal. It illuminates their benevolence for those searching outcasts who, although seamy and degraded, are infinitely capable of every emotion and longing felt by the more fortunate members of society. As sung by Doc at the top of the show, the soulful message is simple: "It takes all kinds of people to make up a world." Is there a better one? NEXT SHOW >>
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