Into the Night (musical)

Lucky Stiff is a musical thriller. It was the first collaboration for the team of Lynn Ahrens (lyrics) and Stephen Flaherty (music). It is created and performed at Playwrights Horizons off-Broadway in 1986, and won the Richard Rodgers Award for that year. A film version had a limited release in theatres in 2006 but received mostly negative reviews.
==Synopsis==
;Prologue
;Dame Lucy's body was found on January 2, 1951.
=== Act 1 ===
:Most the ghost of Lucy haunts her theater.
;Act 2:
;Act 3:
;Act 4:
==Casts and characters==
Character 	1986 Broadway Cast 	1990 West End Cast 	1994 London Cast 	2005 Film Cast
Dame Lucy Russell 	Ivy Austin 	Sachi Kimura 	Wim Booth 	Alexis von Hoffman
Terrance 	Michael Swift (Will Chase)	Michael Swift (Will Chase)	N/A 	Will Chase
Megan 	Petey (Glenn Kalison) 	Petey (Glenn Kalison) 	Petey (Glenn Kalison) 	Brian d'Arcy James
Roberto, Dame Lucy's dad 	 	Marc Kudisch 	Marc Kudisch 	Christian Borle
Rosa, Dame Lucy's mom 	 	 	Simon (Julian Ovenden) 	
The Ghosts in 1951 	Justin (Henry Stram) 	Justin (Henry Stram) 	Justin (Henry Stram) 	
Tap Dancing Ghosts 	Dave (Tim Wright) 	Dave (Tim Wright) 	Dave (Tim Wright) 	
 	 	 	Leigh Conroy (Bernadette Peters)	Donna McKechnie
The People of Present Day 	 	 	Sophia Anne Caruso 	Ripley Sobo
The Children of Present Day	 	 	Sam Strickland (Leslie Odom Jr.)	Leslie Odom Jr.