A Saint She Aint

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A Saint She Ain't is a musical with lyrics written by Dick Vosburgh and music by Denis King. The piece is inspired by Le Cocu Imaginaire, by Molière, but the story has been updated to an American port in the 1940s. The characters are based on famous performers of the era, such as Jimmy Durante, Mae West, W.C. Fields, and Rita Hayworth. The musical deals with the repercussions of love, jealousy, impulsiveness, and deception. It is set in a 1940s American port where a young couple believe that the other is unfaithful. The play parodies wartime musical movies of that era, with characters based on film stars of that period. It opened in London on April 21, 1999, at King's Head Theatre in London, in association with Patricia MacNaughton. It made its American debut at the Berkshire Theatre Festival in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, from July 30 to August 10, 2002. It was performed by the same cast, except for the parts of Trudy McCloy and one of the Andrews Sisters, both performed by new addition Corinna Powelsland.