New York City
The show is an affectionate parody of American and Viennese operetta as well as Broadway musicals of the first half of the 20th century. The show tells the story of Mary Potts, also known as Little Mary Sunshine, proprietress of the Colorado Inn in the early 20th century, and her romance without Captain “Big Jim” Warrington, the Captain of the Forest Rangers. Mary’s maid, Nancy Twinkle, has an on-again, off-again relationship with Corporal Billy Jester.