Show Me Where the Good Times Are

Show Me Where the Good Times Are is a musical comedy with book by Leonora Thuna, music by Kenneth Jacobson, and lyrics by Rhoda Roberts. Inspired by Molière's The Imaginary Invalid, the play transplants the setting to the Lower East Side in 1913.

Summary

Aaron is a dour hypochondriac. Bella, his second wife, is a free-spirited hedonist. Aaron tries to force his daughter to marry a doctor so he can receive free medical care. He plays dead to see who really cares about him. The play ends with Aaron himself becoming a doctor.

History

The play had a brief run at the Edison Theater in March 1970. It was briefly revived for two performances in an unusual production at Camp Taconic, Hinsdale, Massachusetts, in August 1978.