and Rico falls to the floor. Conchita, saving Tony and Lola from the perils she faced for years, shot her love Rico to his death. Tony and Lola are finally reunited and go back happily to the Copacabana. Back in the present, Stephen has finished his song. His wife, Samantha, is urging him to dress for their anniversary dinner. Stephen realizes that Lola was simply an incarnation of his wife, and finds he has a new sense of love for her. Her parents, who were the base for the characters Sam and Gladys, also appear, and he realizes his imagination had simply morphed reality into something a bit more elaborate. Characters The Present Day Stephen – A young songwriter, who doubles as Tony Forte in 1947 Samantha – Stephen's wife, who doubles as Lola Lamar in 1947 1947 Tony Forte – Young, good-looking and talented. A struggling songwriter by day, by night he works at the Copacabana. Lola Lamar – A young, pretty girl with misguided ambitions to become a Broadway star. Gladys Murphy – A cheeky, warm-hearted cigarette girl at the Copacabana. Sam Silver – The gruff but kind manager of the Copacabana. Rico Castelli – An elegant but dangerous gangster who manages The Tropicana in Havana. Conchita Alvarez – A Latina bombshell of the first order and Rico's long-suffering partner/girlfriend. McManus – A New York cop of Irish descent. Willie – A waiter at the Copacabana. Carlos – A Tropicana performer Luis – Rico's enforcer and bodyguard Skip – The house choreographer at the Copacabana. Maitre D' – The Snooty Headwaiter/host of the Copacabana. Coat Check Girl – Works at the Copacabana. Piano Accompanist Messers Hammerstein, Rodgers, Lerner, Lowe – Audition Lola for musicals A Back-of-the-House Voice – Plays various show writers, producers, a record producer Mr. Brill – A music publisher Another Music Publisher – Non-speaking Announcer – At The Tropicana Pirate Captain – At The Tropicana, in El Bravo Veronica Lake – Non-speaking Her Escort – Non-speaking x3 Bolero Couples Chorus – Show Girls, Show Boys, Copa Girls, Copa Boys, Tropicana Boys, Tropicana Girls, Copa Guests, Tropicana Guests, Mermaids, Pirates, Pirettes, Cops, Waiters, Busboys, Sailors, Fancy Gents, Thugs, Auditioners, Commuters, Porters, Rosie the Riveter, a Nurse, a WAC, a WAVE, a Salvation Army Sergeant Musical numbers 1994 London version Act I "Overture" — Orchestra Scene 1: Somewhere in Stephen's Imagination, Present Day "Copa Opening" — Stephen,