Foxy.
Foxy is a stage musical based on Ben Jolson's play Volpoon.
Cast[]
- Bert Lahr - Foxy
- Larry Blyden - Doc
- Kit Smythe - Celia
- Buzz Halliday - Brandy
- Jack Bittner - Shortcut
- Ralph Dunn - Bedrock
- Edward Greenhalgh - Buzzard
- Bill Hayes - Ben
- Scott Merrill - Inspector Stirling
Plot[]
The play is set in the Yukon during the gold rush of 1898. When prospector Jim Fox confides in buddies Bedrock, Shortcut, and Buzzard that he's discovered a mother lode in the Klondike River, they set off to claim it as their own. Foxy and con man Doc Mosk join forces to swindle the greedy trio out of their stolen wealth. The two arrive in the Yukon with an enormous chest they claim is filled with gold and announce that Foxy is dying and looking to name an heir. As expected, the three begin to cater to their pal's every whim in the hope they'll be selected.
Musical numbers[]
- Act I
- "Share and Share Alike" - Bedrock, Buzzard, Shortcut
- "A Child of the Wild" - Foxy
- "Share and Share Alike" (Reprise) - Bedrock, Buzzard, Shortcut
- "Many Ways to Skin a Cat" - Doc and Foxy
- "Rollin' in Gold" - Brandy and Ensemble
- "Money Isn't Everything" - Foxy, Doc, Bedrock, Buzzard, Shortcut
- "Larceny and Love" - Doc and Brandy
- "Many Ways to Skin a Cat" (Reprise) - Foxy and Doc
- "S. S. Commodore Ebenezer McAfee the Third" - Ensemble
- "The Power of Love" - Celia and Ben
- "The Power of Love" (Reprise) - Ben
- "Take It From a Lady" - Brandy and Celia
- "Bon Vivant" - Foxy
- "Ebenezer McAfee the Third" (Reprise) - Ensemble
- Act II
- "Life's Darkest Moment" - Celia and Ensemble
- "Life's Darkest Moment" (Reprise) - Ben
- "Till It Goes Outta Style" - Brandy and Doc
- "The Letter of the Law" - Stirling and Ensemble
- "In Loving Memory" - Foxy, Doc, Buzzard, Bedrock, Shortcut
- "Finale" - Entire Company