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Musique: Harold Rome • Paroles: Harold Rome • Livret: Julius J. Epstein • Philip G. Epstein • Production originale: 1 version mentionnée
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L’ambitieuse satire politique That’s the Ticket! a fermé prématurément lors de son Try-Out à Philadelphia. La partition était de Harold Rome, qui avait récemment écrit la partition pour la revue à succès Call Me Mister, le livret était de Julius J. et Philip G. Epstein (qui avec Howard Koch avait écrit le scénario de Casablanca), Jerome Robbins a mis en scène le spectacle. Mais That’s the Ticket! s’est effondré après seulement une semaine de représentation en Try-Out («closed on the road»), perdant environ 215.000$, et a disparu pendant plus de cinquante ans.
Genèse: Closed on the road à Philadelphia
Résumé: Cette satire nous décrit les démocrates et les républicains qui, pour la première fois dans l’histoire partagent une cause commune, leur aversion pour les deux autres grands partis politiques, dont l’un est connu comme les Féodaux. Une nuit à Central Park, Patricia (Edna Skinner), la fille du chef du Parti féodal Robert Vale-Waterhouse (Loring Smith), rencontre un chevalier qui avait été transformé en grenouille et qui est maintenant à nouveau redevenu un chevalier. Alfred, seigneur de Nottingham, aussi connu sous le nom d’Alfred le Moyen (Leif Erickson), et Patricia tombent immédiatement amoureux, et Robert décide qu’il a trouvé le candidat parfait pour se présenter à la présidence. Pendant ce temps, la sorcière Marcia LaRue (Kaye Ballard) qui est à l’origine de la malédiction de la grenouille jetée sur Alfred, est maintenant une célèbre star hollywoodienne et elle est déterminée à devenir la première femme présidente. Les démocrates et les républicains s’unissent et deviennent les républicrates avec Marcia pour candidate contre Alfred. Marcia fait d’Alfred une grenouille, mais finalement tous ses pouvoirs lui font défaut et Alfred est élu président.
Création: 24/9/1948 - Shubert Theatre (Philadelphia) - 0 représ.
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Musique: Stephen Sondheim • Paroles: Stephen Sondheim • Livret: Julius J. Epstein • Philip G. Epstein • Production originale: 6 versions mentionnées
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Genèse: Saturday Night was scheduled to open in the 1954-1955 Broadway season. Announcements of the production appeared in the New York Times, and auditions were held in mid-1955, following some revisions to the music brought about by backers' auditions. In the summer of 1955, it appeared that Saturday Night would be Sondheim's musical debut on Broadway that fall. However, in August 1955, lead producer Lemuel Ayers died, leaving the production with little morale and even less cash. The production was scrapped, and the musical material shelved. Although a handful of songs from the musical have appeared in revues and on Sondheim compilation albums, the score as a whole went unperformed until 1997. Productions The Stephen Sondheim Society supported the first ever fully staged performance of the musical at the University of Birmingham, having been given permission to stage the show by Sondheim himself. The production was overseen by Professor Stephen Banfield who, also with permission from Sondheim, orchestrated the show for full band from the existing piano scores. Unfortunately, Sondheim was unable to attend but sent his best wishes to all involved. It was then repeated, in a concert version, the following year at the Bridewell Theatre, London, with Sondheim in attendance. During the post-show Q & A session, one of the members of The Stephen Sondheim Society asked Mr. Sondheim if he would now allow the show to be performed publicly. He agreed to think about it having previously always said 'no!' and Carol Metcalfe, Artistic Director of The Bridewell Theatre, immediately volunteered to stage it. Directed by Carol Metcalfe and Clive Paget, Saturday Night opened at the Bridewell Theatre on December 17, 1997 and closed on January 24, 1998 after 38 performances. A cast recording was made, distributed by First Night (UK) and RCA Victor (US). Following that production, the show had its US premiere with the Pegasus Players in Chicago. It opened at the O'Rourke Center for the Performing Arts, Truman College, Chicago, on May 19, 1999 and closed on July 18, 1999. Gary Griffin directed, with choreography by Marc Robin. Sondheim wrote two new song/scenes, "Delighted, I'm Sure" and "Montana Chem". The original book was edited by Sondheim, and there were new orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick. Interestingly the copyright date for "Delighted, I'm Sure" is 1954 by Sondheim. The other songs have copyright dates from 1973 (Tribute show) to 1999 (Chicago production) and are all by music publishers. The New York premiere was at the Off-Broadway Second Stage Theatre on February 17, 2000, where it ran until March 26, 2000, for 45 performances. The Second Stage production was directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall, and featured David Campbell (Gene), Lauren Ward (Helen), Natascia Diaz (Florence), Christopher Fitzgerald (Bobby), and Andrea Burns (Celeste). This production won the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics. A recording was made with this original New York cast, released on June 20, 2000 by Nonesuch (ASIN: B00004TG64). When asked his reaction to seeing Saturday Night performed in New York after 40 years, Sondheim replied, "I don't have any emotional reaction to Saturday Night at all — except fondness. It's not bad stuff for a 23-year-old. There are some things that embarrass me so much in the lyrics — the missed accents, the obvious jokes. But I decided, Leave it. It's my baby pictures. You don't touch up a baby picture — you're a baby!" Magnormos produced the Australasian premiere of Saturday Night in Melbourne in 2003, directed by the company's founder Aaron Joyner. It was first presented at Chapel Off Chapel, and then at the newly opened Federation Square, the first work of musical theatre performed in The Edge theatre. It had successful reviews and was a sell-out. In 2010 Saturday Night was the musical chosen to launch the successful Magnormos A SONDHEIM TRIPTYCH to celebrate the composers 80th birthday, and it became the first musical theatre piece to perform in the Elisabeth Murdoch Hall, Melbourne Recital Centre. Primavera Productions produced the first UK revival at the fringe Jermyn Street Theatre in London, running from February 10, 2009 through March 14, 2009; this was the UK premiere of the revised Off-Broadway score. The musical then opened in the West End on March 25, 2009 through April 11 at the Arts Theatre. Directed by Tom Littler, with Musical Direction by Tom Attwood, and the cast included Helena Blackman, David Ricardo-Pearce, David Botham, Charlie Cameron, Lee Drage, Lloyd Gorman, Joanna Hickman, Joanna Hollister, Kevin Millington, David Osmond, Nick Trumble and Harry Waller. In October 2011 the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia presented a concert staging of Saturday Night in its MAX Theatre. The production, directed by Matthew Gardiner, starred Geoff Packard as Gene, Susan Derry as Helen, Eleasha Gamble as Florence/Dakota, William Beech as Bobby, and Tracy Lynn Olivera as Celeste.
Résumé: In 1929 in Brooklyn, New York, middle-class bachelor friends are restless on several Saturday nights because they have no dates. Gene, who works in a menial position in a Wall Street brokerage, has dreams of the exciting society life to be found in Manhattan, while his friends are content to stay in the neighborhood. Gene meets Helen, who is crashing a party (as is Gene). He schemes to "get rich quick", but his plan backfires and he barely escapes jail.
Création: 17/12/1997 - Bridewell Theatre (Londres) - représ.