Show Plot Carnival

Authors: Michael Stewart & Bob Merrill

Time Period: Early-to-mid 20th century (the period of traditional, traveling European circuses

Setting: France

Adapted From: Based on the 1953 film "Lili," written by Helen Deutsch

Summary: Carnival! is a 1961 Broadway musical based on the 1953 film Lili, adapted from a story by Paul Gallico. The story takes place in the south of France during the early 20th century within a traveling circus.