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World of Fashion

Step into the glamorous world of high fashion with this captivating Victorian-era dramedy, adapted by the talented playwright and critic John Oxenford from Eugene Scribe and Ernst Legouvé’s “Les doigts de fée” (“Fairy Fingers”). Originally staged by the Comédie-Française in 1861, the story follows an impoverished young noblewoman who shocks her aristocratic relatives by choosing to forge her own path in the bustling fashion industry. Adopting a false identity, she becomes one of Paris’ most coveted couturiers, embroiled in a whirlwind of mistaken identities and romantic entanglements. As our heroine navigates the complexities of her new life, she must find a way to reconcile with her proud family and her beloved Adolphe, all while untangling the threads of a plot rich with drama and humor. - Summary by Kelly Taylor

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    003 - Act Iii

    Step into the glamorous world of high fashion with this captivating Victorian-era dramedy, adapted by the talented playwright and critic John Oxenford from Eugene Scribe and Ernst Legouvé’s “Les doigts de fée” (“Fairy Fingers”). Originally staged by the Comédie-Française in 1861, the story follows an impoverished young noblewoman who shocks her aristocratic relatives by choosing to forge her own path in the bustling fashion industry. Adopting a false identity, she becomes one of Paris’ most coveted couturiers, embroiled in a whirlwind of mistaken identities and romantic entanglements. As our heroine navigates the complexities of her new life, she must find a way to reconcile with her proud family and her beloved Adolphe, all while untangling the threads of a plot rich with drama and humor. - Summary by Kelly Taylor

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    002 - Act Ii

    Step into the glamorous world of high fashion with this captivating Victorian-era dramedy, adapted by the talented playwright and critic John Oxenford from Eugene Scribe and Ernst Legouvé’s “Les doigts de fée” (“Fairy Fingers”). Originally staged by the Comédie-Française in 1861, the story follows an impoverished young noblewoman who shocks her aristocratic relatives by choosing to forge her own path in the bustling fashion industry. Adopting a false identity, she becomes one of Paris’ most coveted couturiers, embroiled in a whirlwind of mistaken identities and romantic entanglements. As our heroine navigates the complexities of her new life, she must find a way to reconcile with her proud family and her beloved Adolphe, all while untangling the threads of a plot rich with drama and humor. - Summary by Kelly Taylor

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    001 - Act I

    Step into the glamorous world of high fashion with this captivating Victorian-era dramedy, adapted by the talented playwright and critic John Oxenford from Eugene Scribe and Ernst Legouvé’s “Les doigts de fée” (“Fairy Fingers”). Originally staged by the Comédie-Française in 1861, the story follows an impoverished young noblewoman who shocks her aristocratic relatives by choosing to forge her own path in the bustling fashion industry. Adopting a false identity, she becomes one of Paris’ most coveted couturiers, embroiled in a whirlwind of mistaken identities and romantic entanglements. As our heroine navigates the complexities of her new life, she must find a way to reconcile with her proud family and her beloved Adolphe, all while untangling the threads of a plot rich with drama and humor. - Summary by Kelly Taylor

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Step into the glamorous world of high fashion with this captivating Victorian-era dramedy, adapted by the talented playwright and critic John Oxenford from Eugene Scribe and Ernst Legouvé’s “Les doigts de fée” (“Fairy Fingers”). Originally staged by the Comédie-Française in 1861, the story follows an impoverished young noblewoman who shocks her aristocratic relatives by choosing to forge her own path in the bustling fashion industry. Adopting a false identity, she becomes one of Paris’ most coveted couturiers, embroiled in a whirlwind of mistaken identities and romantic entanglements. As our heroine navigates the complexities of her new life, she must find a way to reconcile with her proud family and her beloved Adolphe, all while untangling the threads of a plot rich with drama and humor. - Summary by Kelly Taylor

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John Oxenford

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Step into the glamorous world of high fashion with this captivating Victorian-era dramedy, adapted by the talented playwright and critic John Oxenford from Eugene Scribe and Ernst Legouvé’s “Les doigts de fée” (“Fairy Fingers”). Originally staged by the Comédie-Française in 1861, the story follows...

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