The Scarlet Pimpernel (musical) The Scarlet Pimpernel (musical) The Scarlet Pimpernel is a musical with music by Frank Wildhorn and lyrics and book by Nan Knighton, based on the novel of the same name by Baroness Orczy. The show is set in England and France during the Reign of Terror of the French Revolution. The story is a precursor to the spy fiction and the superhero genres, where a hero hides under a mild-mannered alias. The musical ran on Broadway from 1997 through January 2000 in several theatres, in several revised versions. It also had a US National tour. "The Scarlet Pimpernel" started as
His Name Is Legs (Ladies and Gentlemen) and the low level of Harrison and Smith's vocals. At times during the sections featuring Smith's improvised dialogue, Harrison let both recorded takes run simultaneously, and he admitted to Gambaccini that he chose to mix the track in this way "so people have to strain with headphones to hear what it is".<ref name="Legs/YouTube">George Harrison interview, "Rockweek", (retrieved 13 September 2013).</ref> "His Name Is Legs" was released on 22 September 1975 as the final track on "Extra Texture (Read All About It)". Together with Roy Kohara's album artwork, which "tried to incorporate a 'wacky' theme", according to authors Chip Madinger and