ADAPTED FROM PLAY "THE NAKED GENIUS", WRITTEN BY GYPSY ROSE LEE, THE STORY TELLS OF A STRIPPER WHO WANTS TO MAKE IT ON BROADWAY. SHE UNDERGOES REFINING WHEN HER BOYFRIEND-MANAGER DECIDES THAT'S WHAT SHE NEEDS TO SUCCEED. THEY HIRE A GHOST WRITER TO DO AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF THE STRIPPER, WHICH GIVES HER THE PUBLICITY & RESPECT NEEDED TO MAKE IT ON BROADWAY. HOWEVER THINGS GET MESSED UP WHEN THE WRITER FALLS FOR HER. THE BOYFRIEND GETS JEALOUS AND TRIES TO HOLD UP PRODUCTION OF HER SHOW, BUT THINGS WORK OUT IN THE END.
SONGS INCLUDE: "DIG YOU LATER"; "HERE COMES HEAVEN AGAIN"; "CHICO-CHICO"; "SOMEBODY'S WALKIN' IN MY DREAMS"; "RED HOT AND BEAUTIFUL".
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CARMEN MIRANDA IN PRODUCTION NUMBER: CHICO-CHICO FROM PUERTO RICO
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CURTAIN CLOSES
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