Show Me Where the Good Times Are
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Show Me Where the Good Times Are is a musical comedy by Leonora Thuna. Inspired by Molière
Molière
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin, known by his stage name Molière, was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature...

's The Imaginary Invalid, the play transplants the setting to the Lower East Side
Lower East Side
The Lower East Side, LES, is a neighborhood in the southeastern part of the New York City borough of Manhattan. It is roughly bounded by Allen Street, East Houston Street, Essex Street, Canal Street, Eldridge Street, East Broadway, and Grand Street....

in 1913.

Summary

Aaron is a dour hypochondriac. Bella, his second wife, is a free-spirited hedonist. Aaron tries to force his daughter to marry a doctor so he can receive free medical care. He plays dead to see who really cares about him. The play ends with Aaron himself becoming a doctor.

History

The play had a brief run at the Edison Theater in March 1970.http://www.musicals101.com/1970s.htm
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