| Flora the Red Menace | |
|---|---|
 Cover of original cast recording | |
| Music | John Kander |
| Lyrics | Fred Ebb |
| Book | George Abbott and Robert Russell revised by David Thompson |
| Basis | Love is Just Around the Corner by Lester Atwell |
| Productions | 1965 Broadway 1987 off-Broadway |
Flora the Red Menace is a musical with a book by George Abbott and Robert Russell, music by John Kander, and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The original 1965 production starred Liza Minnelli in the title role in her Broadway debut, for which she won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. This was the first collaboration between Kander and Ebb, who later wrote Broadway and Hollywood hits such as Cabaret and Chicago.
Although not full of well-known numbers ("A Quiet Thing" and "Sing Happy" aside), the score does present a valuable insight into the later work of Kander and Ebb. Like Cabaret and Chicago, it features a headstrong heroine and has a strong dose of political content.