Copacabana (musical) - Characters

Characters

The Present Day
  • Stephen – A young songwriter, who doubles as Tony in 1947
  • Samantha – Stephen's's wife, who doubles as Lola La Mar in 1947
1947
  • Tony Forte – Young, good-looking and talented. A struggling songwriter by day, by night he works at the Copacabana.
  • Lola la Mar – A young, pretty girl with misguided ambitions to become a Broadway star.
  • Gladys Murphy – A cheeky, warm-hearted cigarette girl at the Copacabana.
  • Sam Silver – The gruff but kind manager of the Copacabana.
  • Rico Castelli – An elegant but dangerous gangster who manages The Tropicana in Havana.
  • Conchita Alvarez – A Latina bombshell of the first order and Rico's long-suffering partner/girlfriend.
  • McManus – A New York cop of Irish descent.
  • Willie – A waiter at the Copacabana.
  • Carlos – A tropicana performer
  • Luis – Rico's enforcer and bodyguard
  • Skip – The house choreographer at the Copacabana.
  • Maitre D' – The Snooty Headwaiter/host of the Copacabana.
  • Coat Check Girl – Works at the Copacabana.
  • Piano Accompanist
  • Messers Hammerstein, Rodgers, Lerner, Lowe – Audition Lola for musicals
  • A Back-of-the-House Voice – Plays various show writers, producers, a record producer
  • Mr. Brill – A music publisher
  • Another Music Publisher – Non-speaking
  • Announcer – At The Tropicana
  • Pirate Captain – At The Tropicana, in El Bravo
  • Veronica Lake – Non-speaking
  • Her Escort – Non-speaking
  • x3 Bolero Couples
  • Chorus – Show Girls, Show Boys, Copa Girls, Copa Boys, Tropicana Boys, Tropicana Girls, Copa Guests, Tropicana Guests, Pirates, Pirettes, Cops, Waiters, Busboys, Sailors, Fancy Gents, Thugs, Auditioners, Commuters, Porters, Rosie the Riveter, a Nurse, a WAC, a WAVE, a Salvation Army Sergeant

MUSICAL SYNOPSIS The action takes place in 1947 and 1980.

ACT I

  • "Overture"........................................................................................................................... Orchestra
  • Scene 1: Somewhere In Stephen's Imagination/Stephen's Studio, 1980
  • "Copa Opening"................................................................................................... Stephen, Company
  • Scene 2: Grand Central Station, New York City, 1947
  • "Just Arrived"................................................................................................................ Lola, Women
  • Scene 3: The Copacabana, 1947, Evening
  • "Dancing Fool"....................................................................................................... Tony, Copa Boys
  • "Sweet Heaven"...................................................................................... Tony, Copa Girls and Boys
  • Scene 4: Various Audition Rooms In New York, The Next Day
  • "Audition Montage"..................................................... Male Auditioner, Lola, Tony, Jingle Singers
  • Scene 5: Outside The Copa, Late Afternoon
  • "Copa Girl"............................................................................................................................. Gladys
  • Scene 6: The Copacabana, Immediately Following
  • "Man Wanted"............................................................................................................................. Lola
  • "Who Needs To Dream".......................................................................................... Tony, Copa Girls
  • Scene 7: The Copa, Several Weeks Later
  • "I Gotta Be Bad"...................................................................................................... Lola, Copa Girls
  • "Bolero D'Amore"......................................................................................................... Rico, Chorus

'*ACT II'

  • "Entr'acte"........................................................................................................................... Orchestra
  • Scene 1: The Tropicana Nightclub, Havana
  • "Havana/Caramba".............................................................................. Conchita, Tropicana Dancers
  • Scene 2: Backstage, The Copacabana
  • "Who Am I Kidding"............................................. Sam, Willie, McManus, Gladys, Two Showgirls
  • "Who Am I Kidding (Reprise)"...................................... Gladys, Two Showgirls, Willie, McManus
  • Scene 3: A Bedroom In Rico's Compound, Havana
  • "This Can't Be Real".................................................................................................... Lola, Stephen
  • Scene 4: The Stage of The Tropicana, Rehearsal, A Few Hours Later
  • Scene 5: The Tropicana Stage, Several Nights Later
  • "El Bravo"................................................................................................... Lola, Tropicana Dancers
  • Scene 6: The Tropicana Stage, Minutes Later/The Copa, A Few Days Later
  • "Sweet Heaven 2".......................................................................... Tony, Lola, Copa Girls and Boys
  • "This Can't Be Real (Reprise)"................................................................................................... Tony
  • Scene 7: Stephen's Studio, 1980
  • "Finale Act Two".................................................................................................. Stephen, Company
  • "Copacabana Finale"............................................................................................ Stephen, Company**

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