Stars Frances Magli McCann and Jordan Luke Gage are the eponymous  waitress and poverty struck, unemployed, young man who idolised Billy the Kid.  They died aged 23 and 25.  They were born in Texas and died in Louisiana after two years of a crime spree of armed robberies of mostly small stores and gas stations.  They had killed nine policemen and four civilians but died in a hail of 100 bullets in each other’s arms in their Ford V8. 

Clyde says to his father about his hard life as a poor sharecropper farmer, “What was good enough for you Pa, will not satisfy your wayward son. Jesse James had much more fun building dreams with just a gun. That’s how the West was won.”

Bonnie sings about her desire to be famous like Clara Bow in “Picture Show”.  She also writes poetry.  The upbeat “This World Will Remember Me!” is an early show stopper sung by Bonnie and Clyde. Bonnie’s solo “How ‘Bout a Dance” is a soft romantic ballad sung sweetly.  Clyde and Buck rhythmically express the thrill of driving their 60mph Ford V8 in “When I Drive”.

There is light relief from Natalie McQueen as Blanche, Clyde Barrow’s sister in law.  Bible bashing Blanche persuades her husband Buck Barrow (George Maguire) to hand himself in in return for a lighter sentence “You’re Going Back to Jail”.  Her put downs of Bonnie and Clyde are hysterically funny, as are her invocations of God.  An early scene in her hairdressing shack has Buck wrapped in towels hiding under a hairdryer from the police.  Getting Buck baptised, the gospel singing turns into full rock ‘n’ roll in “God’s Arms Are Always Open.” 

Policeman Ted Hinton (Cleve Hinton) is obsessed with Bonnie in the longing of “You Can Do Better Than Him” but she aches for excitement which isn’t Ted, but Clyde Barrow.