Oh! Calcutta! (1972) (original) (raw)

Debuting in 1969 and running for a record 17 years, the notoriously erotic stage musical OH! CALCUTTA! playfully challenged taboos by representing the sexual revolution in a series of uproarious skits, dance, and naughty musical numbers performed (mostly) in the nude. Written by luminaries including John Lennon, Sam Shepard, and Samuel Beckett, this adult musical matched the magic of Broadway with the exhilaration of a peep show over a rock score performed by a live band. From an elaborately-concocted scene in which a crafty virgin gets the upper hand on her seducer to a hilarious rendition ...(more)

Debuting in 1969 and running for a record 17 years, the notoriously erotic stage musical OH! CALCUTTA! playfully challenged taboos by representing the sexual revolution in a series of uproarious skits, dance, and naughty musical numbers performed (mostly) in the nude. Written by luminaries including John Lennon, Sam Shepard, and Samuel Beckett, this adult musical matched the magic of Broadway with the exhilaration of a peep show over a rock score performed by a live band. From an elaborately-concocted scene in which a crafty virgin gets the upper hand on her seducer to a hilarious rendition of awkward first-time swingers, OH! CALCUTTA! gleefully runs roughshod over prudish no-nos while never taking sex too serioously. (less)

Director: Jacques Levy
Writers: Kenneth Tynan, Robert Benton, Sam Shepard, John Lennon, Jules Feiffer, Dan Greenburg
Starring: Raina Barrett, Mark Dempsey, Samantha Harper, Patricia Hawkins, Bill Macy, Mitchell McGuire
Producers: Guillaume Martin Aucion, Gordon Crowe, Hillard Elkins, Berney Jones, George Plett, Patrich Plevin

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