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Cole Porter and Abe Burrows’ 'Can-Can' is a brilliant, champagne-flavored musical comedy masterpiece that serves as a high-stepping love letter to the bohemian spirit of turn-of-the-century Paris. Opening at the Shubert Theatre in 1953 and running for a triumphant 892 performances, the plot unfolds inside a sultry dance hall in Montmartre, tracking a fiercely independent laundress named Pistache who defies a straight-laced, conservative judge to perform the legally forbidden, scandalous Can-Can dance. Choreographed with jaw-dropping athleticism by Michael Kidd, the historic premiere famously launched Gwen Verdon into overnight superstardom alongside French star Lilo and Peter Cookson.

