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
When No One Remembers His Name, Does God Retire? When No One Remembers His Name, Does God Retire? "When No One Remembers His Name, Does God Retire?" is a science fiction short story by American writer Orson Scott Card. It only appears in his short story collection "Capitol". As a boy Garol Stipock was a member of the Church of the Undying Voice. One of the main beliefs of this church was that the use of the fictional drug Somec was evil. Shortly after Garol’s great grandfather died the small church broke up. Garol then went to school and as he grew older he decided that God did not