Foxy is a musical with a book by Ian McLellan Hunter and Ring Lardner Jr., lyrics by Johnny Mercer, and music by Robert Emmett Dolan.

Based on Ben Jonson's Volpone, it transports the original play's setting of early-17th century Renaissance Venice to the Yukon during the gold rush of 1898. When prospector Jim Fox confides in buddies Bedrock, Shortcut, and Buzzard that he's discovered a mother lode in the Klondike River, they set off to claim it as their own. Foxy and con man Doc Mosk join forces to swindle the greedy trio out of their stolen wealth. The two arrive in the Yukon with an enormous chest they claim is filled with gold and announce that Foxy is dying and looking to name an heir. As expected, the three begin to cater to their pal's every whim in the hope they'll be selected.

Subplots focus on Doc's affair with local madam Brandy; destitute Celia, who decides to sell herself to the highest bidder; and Bedrock's son Ben, who returns from Dartmouth College in time to save Celia and become involved in Foxy's shenanigans.

The Broadway production, directed by Robert Lewis and choreographed by Jack Cole, opened on February 16, 1964 at the Ziegfeld Theatre, where it ran for 72 performances. In addition to Lahr, the cast included Larry Blyden as Doc, Robert H. Harris as Bedrock, Gerald Hiken as Shortcut, Edward Greenhalgh as Buzzard, Cathryn Damon as Brandy, Julienne Marie as Celia, and John Davidson as Ben.

Foxy's failure was due less to critical reaction, which for the most part was favorable, and more to Merrick's lack of interest in the project. His Hello, Dolly! had opened the month before, and he was too involved with its immediate success to devote any time or money to promoting the lesser effort. Additionally, the Ziegfeld was off the beaten Broadway track, losing walk-in business to venues more centrally located in the theatre district.

Lahr won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and Marie was nominated as Best Featured Actress in a Musical. RCA Victor, which had acquired the rights to the cast album, opted not to release an original cast recording.Private-issue live recording of the 1964 Johnny Mercer flop Broadway musical, FOXY, starring BERT LAHR, LARRY BLYDEN, CATHRYN DAMON & JOHN DAVIDSON.  The original recording is a live tape from the audience and the sound quality is marginal, and taken from a 1964 sound taping-  Actual year of vinyl release is unknown. This vinyl was given in limited numbers to the cast and crew of the show when it folded without a cast album.

the vinyl appears clean in a paper sleeve and has no signs of play or use-

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