Let’s Face It, by Cole Porter and Dorothy & Herbert Fields, has three suspicious wives recruiting three eager soldiers to help make their philandering
husbands take notice. Danny Kaye and Eve Arden kept the show running for 547 performances as did the songs - "Farming," "You Irritate Me So," "Ace in the Hole," "Let’s Not Talk About Love," "A Little Rumba Numba," and "Melody in 4F."
Libretto by Dorothy and Herbert Fields
Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter
Directed and Choreographed by Thomas Mills
Music Director, Vocal Arranger James Stenborg
Producer Mel Miller
Casting Director Stephen DeAngelis
Lighting/Stage Manager Shih-hui Wu
Graphics & Direct Mail Design James Babbin
With Amy Barker*, David M. Beris*, Steve Brady*, Ari Butler*, Roseanne Colosi*, Donna Coney Island*, Ben Franklin*, Amy Griffin*, Hannah Knowlton*, Erik McEwen*, Rachel Alexa Norman, Tripp Pettigrew*, Sandie Rosa*, Sam Sagenkahn*, Jessica Scholl*, and Blake Whyte*
*Denotes member of Actors Equity Association
Scenes and Musical Numbers
ACT I
Scene 1: Alicia Allen Milk Farm Spa
Milk, Milk, Milk - Ensemble
A Lady Needs a Rest - Cornelia, Maggie, Nancy
Pets* - Maggie
Jerry, My Soldier Boy - Winnie, Ensemble
Scene 2: Service Club, Camp Roosevelt
Let's Face It - Ensemble
Farming - Jerry, Frankie, Eddie, Muriel, Jean
Everything I Love - Jerry, Winnie
Ace in the Hole - Winnie, Muriel, Jean
Scene 3: Parade Grounds at Camp Roosevelt - Late at night
You Irritate Me So - Jean, Eddie
Scene 4: Mrs. Watson's Summer Home in Southampton
Make a Date with a Great Psychoanalyst* - Maggie
Baby Games - Cornelia, Maggie, Nancy, Jerry, Frankie, Eddie
Fairy Tale - Jerry
ACT II
Scene 1: Immediately following
Revenge* - Muriel, Jean
Rub Your Lamp - Winnie
What Are Little Husbands Made Of -
Cornelia, Maggie, Nancy, George, Henry, Julian
I've Got Some Unfinished Business with You - Cornelia, Maggie, Nancy
Scene 2: The Hollyhock Inn and Gardens - outside
Let's Not Talk About Love - Jerry, Maggie
Scene 3: Hollyhock Inn and Gardens - inside
Little Rumba Numba - Ensemble
I Hate You Darling - Winnie
Scene 4: The Service Club
Get Yourself A Girl* - Ensemble
Melody in Four F - Jerry
Finale - Company
* Not in Broadway production
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