Based on the novel, The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo by Michael Butterworth, Lucky Stiff is an offbeat, hilarious murder mystery farce, complete with mistaken identities, six million bucks in diamonds and a corpse in a wheelchair. The story revolves around an unassuming English shoe salesman who is forced to take the embalmed body of his recently murdered uncle on a vacation to Monte Carlo. Should he succeed in passing his uncle off as alive, Harry Witherspoon stands to inherit $6,000,000. If not, the money goes to the Universal Dog Home of Brooklyn… or else his uncle’s gun-toting ex!
Musical Numbers
Act One
Something Funny’s Going On………………Company Mr. Witherspoon’s Friday Night………………Harry, Spinster, Landlady, Telegram Deliverer, Lorry Driver, Punk Rita’s Confession……………………………..Rita, Vinnie Good To Be Alive……………Harry, Luigi, Company Lucky………………………………………………………Harry Dogs Vs. You………………………………Harry, Annabel The Phone Call………………………………………..Vinnie A Day Around Town (Dance)……………….Company Monte Carlo!…………………………………………..Emcee Speaking French……………..Dominique du Monaco Times Like This…………………………………….Annabel Monte Carlo! (Reprise)…………………………….Emcee Fancy Meeting You Here……………………………..Rita Act I Finale: Good To Be Alive……………..Company
Act Two
Something Funny’s Going On (Reprise)…Company Him, Them, It, Her….Harry, Annabel, Rita, Vinnie, Company Nice…………………………………………..Annabel, Harry Welcome Back, Mr. Witherspoon………..Company A Woman In My Bathroom………………………..Harry Nice (Reprise)…………………………….Harry, Annabel Confession #2 (Reprise)………….Tony, Rita, Harry, Annabel Fancy Meeting You Here (Reprise)…….Rita, Tony Act II Finale: Good To Be Alive……………Company