Joan’s song C’est Magnifique is from the Cole Porter musical ‘Can-Can’. It’s the story of a sassy burlesque theater owner whose business is about to get shut down by a priggish judge who rules the high leg kick-split dance obscene.  

From a review of the 2004 Revival of the ‘Can-Can’:

But the soul of the show is the cancan itself, a dance whose surging sexual energy comes to dominate everything else on stage. Watching the leggy dancers … take such open pleasure in their female capacity appears to be a treat for both sexes.

(thanks to Natasha S. for tracking down the song!)

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