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Victor/Victoria, producers, Philip W. Hack, Bill Murphy, Allen Newman ; directed for the stage by Blake Edwards ; directed for television by Matthew Diamond, Goro Kobayashi ; produced by Edwards-Adams Theatrical, Inc., Metropolitan Theatrical Entertainment, Inc

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Victor/Victoria

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Opened at Broadway's Marquis theater, New York, N.Y. on Oct. 25, 1995

producers, Philip W. Hack, Bill Murphy, Allen Newman ; directed for the stage by Blake Edwards ; directed for television by Matthew Diamond, Goro Kobayashi ; produced by Edwards-Adams Theatrical, Inc., Metropolitan Theatrical Entertainment, Inc

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A poverty-stricken singer in Depression-era Paris becomes convinced that the only way she can earn a living on the nightclub circuit is to masquerade as a man who impersonates women. Then she meets the man of her dreams"Filmed on the Broadway stage in 1995 (and based on the 1982 film), the immensely popular Victor/Victoria is a warm, funny, wildly energetic look at the nature of love, gender perceptions and the battle of the sexes. Written and directed by Blake Edwards, with an unforgettable score by Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse, Victor/Victoria tells the story of an out-of-work singer whose life changes when she meets the flamboyant Toddy (Tony Roberts). With his help, she becomes "Victor," an overnight singing sensation in the nightclubs of Paris. But success becomes hilariously complicated when she meets the love of her life, King Marchan, a macho Chicago gangster (Michael Nouri). Adding her two cents to the couple's troubles is Marchan's ex-girlfriend, the ditzy Norma Cassidy (Rachel York)." -- Container

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