Flora, the Red Menace

by David Thompson, Fred Ebb

Set in 1935, a time when many young idealists thought Communism could lead America out of the Depression and into a better world, "FLORA" is the enchanting story of a young woman, determined to make it in New York, whose love for a radical WPA artist leads her to join the Communist party. The Vineyard's production of "FLORA" is a new interpretation of the 1965 Broadway musical, which starred Liza Minnelli in her Broadway debut. Songwriters Kander and Ebb ("Cabaret, "New York, New York," "Chicago") have been joined by an entirely new creative team to completely re-conceive "FLORA."

Genres: Fiction

101 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1988

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[Greg Kerestan · Rating 3 out of 5]

After opening it two months ago and never picking it up again, I finally got around to reading Kander and Ebb's first show. Like they said in their autobiography, it's got lots of potential but is kind of a mess: part political comedy, part satire on Red Scare and communism alike, and part Woody Allen sex comedy. The pieces don't quite fit together, but as a Kander and Ebb fan, it's easy to see how they're already finding their footing, writing "I am" and "my philosophy" songs, the two forms they are most associated with.