
This musical tells the story of the Gold Diggers, Townspeople and Cattle Rustlers who live in the town of Gold Rush in the gold mining days. The Mayor of the town wants to sell it to a group of high-flying business people from the city, known as The Consortium, led by Mr. X, Mr. Y and Miss Z, who want to turn the town into a tourist resort. Can the Gold Diggers and Townspeople find a way to save their town? Meet the world renowned Can Can girls– Belle, Elle, and Nell, who work in the Lucky Strike saloon; the Gold Diggers, searching for their fortune on the gold fields; the Cattle Rustlers, who cause trouble wherever they go; and Clarence the chicken farmer who is hard of hearing.
Narrator 1, Narrator 2, Can Can Girls: Belle, Elle, Nell, Other Can Can Girls; Townspeople: Abe (salesperson), Bessie (salesperson), Assayer, Alice (food vendor), Eliza*, Joseph, Mayor Prospect, Bartender, Mo (banjo player), Jo (piano player), Other Townspeople; Gold Diggers: Samuel, Walter,
Roy, Bertha, Clarence, Maggie*, Old Albert, George, Other Gold Diggers;
The Consortium: Mr. X, Mr. Y, Miss Z, Other Consortium members; Cattle Rustlers: Bronco, Billy, Other Cattle Rustlers.
*solo singing part
There's Gold in Them There Hills: Townspeople / Gold Diggers;
Money to Burn: Gold Diggers; All That Glitters Isn’t Gold: Maggie;
Rolling In It, Loaded With It: The Consortium;
Rebels in Denim: Cattle Rustlers / Cast; Can Can Girls of Gold Rush Town: Can Can Girls;
Follow All Your Dreams: Eliza.
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