Musicals with exotic locales

[Fantod]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 4:59am

or musicals that specifically capitalize on the exoticness of their setting

The King and I
Christine
Kwamina
13 Daughters

[sparepart973]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 5:11am

Exotic according to who.

[Fantod]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 5:12am

Just musicals that try to capitalize on the location of where they take place.

[willep]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 5:47am

Gilligan's Island the Musical!

[chewy5000]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 6:38am

Porgy & Bess

[tazber]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 7:13am

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Updated On: 1/4/15 at 07:13 AM

[Lovinbroadway2]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 7:43am

Maybe Urinetown...

[Jeffrey Karasarides]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 8:01am

South Pacific

[Huss417]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 9:23am

Maybe its just me but some of these questions lately.................................

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 10:58am

Really obscure one . I actually saw this and as I recall it was mildly diverting

Smith - Don Murray - Played Off Broadway - Locale the imaginary Balinasia & Tenafly NJ (cannot get more exotic than that )

17 performances - Eden Theater .Grease followed this & Man Of La Mancha came after followed by Oh Calcutta.Theater now known as Village East Cinema. Score by Matt Dubey / Dean Fuller / Tony Hendra

Updated On: 1/4/15 at 10:58 AM

[Charley Kringas Inc]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 4:15pm

Oklahoma! really capitalizes on the fact that it takes place in Oklahoma.

[wildcat]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 4:38pm

JAMAICA
HOUSE OF FLOWERS
PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT
CALL ME MADAM
BOOK OF MORMON
BRIGADOON
THE WIZ

[boggess]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 4:42pm

Part of Guys and Dolls takes place in Havana, Cuba.

[AHLiebross]

Posted: 1/4/15 at 4:54pm

The Sound of Music (Salzburg, Austria).
The Book of Mormon (second act in Africa and Hell).
Fiddler on the Roof (a Russian shtetl -- not exactly an exotic locale, but key to the story).
Les Miz (Paris). A whole BUNCH of musicals take place in France, in some cases in specific places, such as the Paris opera house, for POTO. However, Les Miz depends heavily on the place AND the particular period AND the specifics of French law and politics.

[ErinDillyFan]

Posted: 1/6/15 at 12:24pm

"Via Galactica" set on an asteroid probably has most exotic.

"The Little Mermaid" under the sea?

Posted: 1/6/15 at 12:43pm

Chess- Bangkok

[jo]

Posted: 1/6/15 at 1:18pm

While it Is true that one of the hit songs is ONE NIGHT IN BANGKOK for CHESS, the actual setting of the play is in Merano, somewhere in Italy

The King and I is the musical that is set in Thailand ( presumably in Bangkok).

[Huss417]

Posted: 1/6/15 at 1:27pm

@jo

Second Act opens in Bangkok. At least I recall that from the London production.

Act 2
A year later, Anatoly is set to defend his championship in Bangkok, Thailand ("Golden Bangkok"). Freddie is already there, chatting up locals and experiencing the Bangkok nightlife ("One Night in Bangkok");

[MegInManhattan]

Posted: 1/6/15 at 1:32pm

Once On This Island

[Jay Lerner-Z]

Posted: 1/6/15 at 2:04pm

From Here To Eternity

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 1/6/15 at 2:13pm

Ummm....KISMET and uh....TIMBUKTU and maybe uh...JAMAICA

[Mr. Nowack]

Posted: 1/6/15 at 2:22pm

BRIGADOON! (The misty Highlands)

Also FINNIAN's RAINBOW! (That mythical land of Missitucky)

[CarlosAlberto]

Posted: 1/6/15 at 2:23pm

THE CAPEMAN. (Hell's Kitchen of the late 1950's)

WEST SIDE STORY (Same place.)

[jo]

Posted: 1/6/15 at 2:24pm

Huss417 --

Thanks. I guess I remembered the first act more vividly.

[Huss417]

Posted: 1/6/15 at 4:33pm

jo

No worries. You had me thinking which every so often is a good thing. :)