#CarlFact #6! Elena's corpse was in Carl's house from April 1933 until OCTOBER 1940. Her sister heard rumors of Tanzler sleeping with the body and confronted him at his home, where Elena's body was later discovered.
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That @wadesong is pretty good, huh?
Enjoy the 7th song from our cast recording, "At The End of the World."
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"Black Wedding" tells the tale of Elena's marriage. 👰♀️💍
Hint: It's not to Carl.
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#Carlfact Number 5: One evening in April 1933, Tanzler stole Elena's body from its mausoleum, sneaking it home at night on a toy wagon, and kept it at home, using various means to prevent odor and decomposition ....
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05. Don't Worry About A Thing 🏝
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After Elena died, Carl Tanzler was distraught. He pays for the funeral and constructs an above-ground mausoleum in the Key West Cemetery. He then insists on an airtight casket with an incubator tank full of formaldehyde to prevent the body from decaying.
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What more could I wish for?
I have all I want...
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Elena was diagnosed with tuburculosis and Tanzler believed that he could cure her by bringing x-ray machines to her house, and just... giving her x-rays? Which... Well, it was the 1930s.
Then she died. And things got weird.
We hope you've given us a follow already, but have you given us a listen? Allow @wadesong to introduce you to "Elena" from our Original London Cast Recording!
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Although "Jimmy Buffett doesn't live in Key West anymore," best-selling author Judy Blume still does! And she runs a bookstore! Check out @booksandbookskw the next time you're in town ;)
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Enjoy this snippet from our Original London Cast Recording! "Prologue / Wrecked in the Keys" featuring our London cast!
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Tanzler claimed to have been visited by visions revealing the face of his true love: an exotic dark-haired woman. When he met Maria Elena "Helen" Milagro de Hoyos, Tanzler immediately recognized her as the beautiful woman that had been revealed to him in his earlier "visions."
It Happened in Key West is based on a true story!
Carl Tanzler was born in the German Empire in 1877. Before settling in the United States, he was interred in Australia during World War I by the British "for safe keeping" alongside Indian and Chinese military officers.
Did you know that Key West was home to Ernest Hemingway and many other famous writers?
Hemingway spent his most prolific writing years in Key West during the 1930s, and some say Key West has inspired more writers per capita than any other American city.
Fact by @oldtowntrolley
Cast Member Wade McCollum (@wadesong) stopped by Playbill a few months back to give them a sneak peak of what was in store for our March concert! Here is his singing "Undying Love" from the show!
You can listen to the Original London Cast Album wherever you get your music!
Spanish settlers originally called Key West "Cayo Hueso," which translates to "Bone Island," referring to the bones of members of the Calusa tribe who had once lived in the Florida Keys. English speakers mistook Cayo Hueso, thinking it sounded like Key West, and the name stuck.
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Time to put Jason Huza under the spot! Jason wrote the book and additional lyrics for It Happened In Key West.
Jason has a number of future projects in the works, including a pilot for both an animated comedy, and period-piece drama, and more.
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Spotlight! Jeremiah James - Book, Original Concept, Lead Producer
Jeremiah recently ventured into the world of writing and directing one-person shows which include Jeremiah James My Inner Superman, Tupelo and Choose Love, as well as being a writing consultant on many others.
"The musical, recorded July 31, 2018 at Charing Cross Theatre in London's West End, features a book by Jill Santoriello (A Tale of Two Cities), Jason Huza, and Jeremiah James."
Thank you @playbill for the feature! Click here for more: bit.ly/IHIKWPlaybillRec
