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Her
name was Lola' the unforgettable opening lyric of Barry Manilow's
Grammy award-winning hit Copacabana, is the inspiration for a musical
tale of love and romance set at the
heart of the swinging nightclub scene of the 1940s.
While
hoping to pen the world's next big hit, Stephen, an aspiring songwriter,
slips into a reverie that carries him back to an era when 'music
and passion where always in fashion' at the famed and glamorous
Copacabana nightclub.
In
his dream, Lola La Mar, a hopeful showgirl, is launched on the path
to stardom as a Copa Girl with the help of Tony Forte, a bartender
with dreams of his own.
Enter
Rico and Conchita - he, with a dubious reputation and the owner
of the Tropicana Club in Havana; she, the Cuban star of the Tropicana.
They are in NY visiting his 'Italian' family and drop in to the
Copacabana.
He
is not welcomed with open arms - Lola is soon in trouble
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