Flora, The Red Menace
by Fred Ebb, John Kander, George Abbott, David Thompson

Name: Flora, The Red Menace
Brand: Fred Ebb
SKU: 9780573681837
Rating: 3.43 (8 reviews)

Flora, The Red Menace Book Cover — Flora, The Red Menace Cover

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

1930s Expandable Casting Bare Stage/Simple Set American

Synopsis

Category: Musical Characters: 5 males 4 females playing a variety of roles Musical cultists will remember this show as the first Broadway collaboration of Kander and Ebb as well as the Tony Award-winning debut of Liza Minnelli as Flora Mezaros.

With a new updated book that presents a romance of charming simplicity set amidst the American communist agitation during the Depression of the 1930's.

Is Flora a "red menace" or just that good old Broadway stand by: a Girl in Love?

Song

Themes Musicals

Press Reviews

"The score is consistently winning and often quite funny."
— WQXR Radio

"Covers familiar territory with a refreshing lightness of touch."
— New York Magazine

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Harry Toukarian A shy, intense, oddly handsome artist. He stammers, especially when he is nervous. He has a romantic vision of how to make society perfect.	male	—	A shy, intense, oddly handsome artist. He stammers, especially when he is nervous. 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. She is dry, droll -- the quintessential comic villian.	female	—	A bit of a misfit, a party zealot, she is determined to spread Communism singlehandedly. She is dry, droll -- the quintessential comic villian.
Willy Very boyish, spirited. A songwriter who plays the clarinet, Willy, in a sense, serves as the narrator of the play.	—	—	Very boyish, spirited. 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.	female	—	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. Weiss A former Communist who has lost his jewelry shop to the Depression, he is kindly, knowing.	male	—	A former Communist who has lost his jewelry shop to the Depression, he is kindly, knowing.
Maggie Very innocent. Honest. Maggie came to New York from Oklahoma following a dust storm. She is now trying to get a break with her dance partner, Kenny.	female	—	Very innocent. Honest. Maggie came to New York from Oklahoma following a dust storm. 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.	male	—	Moving with Ray Bolger-like limberness and comedy, he is very serious about his dancing and determined to get ahead.
Mr. Stanley Arrow Shirt Collar-perfect. The perfect department store executive. Easily disliked.	—	—	Arrow Shirt Collar-perfect. The perfect department store executive. Easily disliked.
Flora Meszaros A young fashion illustrator, full of hope, optimism, and a desire to take over the world. She is absolutely guileless, willing to take on any challenge, without a trace of brassiness.	female	—	A young fashion illustrator, full of hope, optimism, and a desire to take over the world. She is absolutely guileless, willing to take on any challenge, without a trace of brassiness.