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Lucky Stiff
April 10 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
$52
After a hit season of heartwarming hilarity in 2023, Bold Offer Productions in partnership with Be You Productions is proud to present the glorious return of Lucky Stiff for the 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival!
Lucky Stiff is a zany musical comedy about a man, a corpse, some dogs, some diamonds, and a whole lot of money. Harry Witherspoon, a down-on-his-luck shoe salesman, inherits a fortune from his dead uncle (who unbeknownst to Harry has been mysteriously murdered), but there’s a catch… to stop the money literally going to the dogs, he has to drag the old man’s embalmed body to Monte Carlo for one last hurrah!
Through all the mayhem and misadventure, Harry discovers love, bravery, and that sometimes it takes a deceased relative to show you what life is all about.
Audiences can expect big laughs from this joyous farce, a tale that’s hysterical, gripping and endearing in equal measure, and music that is simply to die for.
The formidable cast from 2023 have returned and are dead serious about bringing this delightful comedy back to life. All bets are off, all accents are acquired, and one thing is for certain: something funny’s going on!
CAST
Chelsea Hyde (she/her) as Annabel
Daniel Cook (he/him) as Harry
Drew Holmes (he/they) as Vinnie
Elle Sejean-Allen (she/her) as Rita
Nathan Fernandez (they/he) as Luigi
Ensemble: Liliana Braumberger (she/her), Zoë Harlen (she/they), Kristina Lang (she/her), Rayhan Maskun (he/him) & Ruby Stewart (she/they)
Book & Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lucky Stiff was first produced Off-Broadway in 1988 and is based on The Man Who Broke The Bank At Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth.
First produced by Playwrights Horizons, Inc.
Licensed exclusively by Music Theatre International (Australasia).
Presented by Bold Offer & Be You Productions