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Musique: Stephen Flaherty • Paroles: Lynn Ahrens • Livret: Lynn Ahrens • Production originale: 4 versions mentionnées
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Genèse: LUCKY STIFF was the first Ahrens and Flaherty show to be produced. After hearing some of their work at an ASCAP songwriter's showcase, Ira Weitzman, head of musical theater development for Playwrights Horizons, invited the then-unknown team to work with him. After Ahrens and Flaherty won the prestigious Richard Rodgers Award, Playwrights Horizons (then under the artistic direction of Andre Bishop) agreed to produce it. LUCKY STIFF premiered on April 26, 1988, and was enthusiastically received. The original cast included Stephen Stout, Stuart Zagnit, Mary Testa and Julie White. In 1990, the show was presented regionally at the Olney Theater in Maryland, and was awarded the Helen Hayes Award for Best Musical. That production starred Evan Pappas, who would later re-team with Ahrens and Flaherty for MY FAVORITE YEAR. In 1993, six years after the show debuted, a cast album was finally produced and released on Varese Sarabande. Evan Pappas and Mary Testa reprised their roles, joined by Judy Blazer, Jason Graae and Barbara Rosenblat. The CD led to many more regional productions of the show. In 2003, LUCKY STIFF was seen in New York for the first time since its original mounting, as part of the York Theater's popular Musicals in Mufti series. Five members of the original off-Broadway cast returned to revisit the show, and were joined by Malcolm Gets and Janet Metz as the show's leads. The five performance run was directed by longtime Ahrens and Flaherty colleague Graciela Daniele, and was one of the most well-received shows of the Mufti series. The York Theater mounting also resulted in a second cast recording on JAY Records, making LUCKY STIFF one of the few off-Broadway shows to boast two recordings of its charming and witty score.
Résumé: Wealthy American Tony Hendon, has been accidentally shot and killed by his short-sighted mistress, Rita La Porta. He has left his $6 million estate to a hitherto unknown relative, Harry Witherspoon, an English shoe salesman - but there is one condition: Uncle Tony had always wanted to see Monte Carlo - and Harry has to take the corpse there in a wheelchair and must carry out Uncle Tony’s last wishes to the letter - exactly as detailed on an accompanying cassette tape. If he fails in any of the wishes, the money goes to the dogs’ home. Annabel Glick from the dogs’ home is secretly pursuing him, hoping he will mess it up. He is also secretly pursued by Rita and her optician brother, Vinnie, hoping to get their hands on missing diamonds they think are hidden on the corpse. The plot thickens with the entry of a sexy cabaret singer named Dominique du Monaco who is stalking Harry, and gets even thicker with mistaken identity, double-crossing, Rita disguised as a French Maid, and a surprise ending.
Création: /4/1988 - Playwrights Horizons (Broadway (Off)) - représ.
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Musique: Stephen Flaherty • Paroles: Lynn Ahrens • Livret: Lynn Ahrens • Production originale: 4 versions mentionnées
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Genèse: Once on This Island was originally staged at Off-Broadway's Playwrights Horizons, running from May 6, 1990 through May 27, 1990. The Broadway production opened on October 18, 1990 at the Booth Theatre and closed on December 1, 1991, after 469 performances and 19 previews. With direction and choreography by Graciela Daniele, the musical featured LaChanze as Ti Moune, Jerry Dixon as Daniel, Andrea Frierson as Erzulie, Sheila Gibbs as Mama Euralie, Kecia Lewis as Asaka, Gerry McIntyre as Armand, Milton Craig Nealy as Agwe, Eric Riley as Papa Ge, Ellis E. Williams as Tonton Julian and Afi McClendon as Little Ti Moune. In 2002, the original Broadway cast was reunited with special guest Lillias White to perform the show for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and the Cantor Fitzgerald Relief Fund. The European premiere took place in 1994, hosted by the Birmingham Rep, and then transferred to the West End Royalty Theatre (now the Peacock Theatre) in September 1994. The production won the Olivier Award for Best New Musical. The musical was revived in the UK in 2009 at Birmingham Rep, Nottingham Playhouse, and the Hackney Empire Theatre in London. Susie McKenna directed, with Sharon D. Clarke reprising her 1994 role as Asaka. In June 2012, the Paper Mill Playhouse presented a production directed by Thomas Kail,[5] Syesha Mercado as Ti Moune[6] and Darius de Haas as Agwe.
Résumé: Story: During a terrible thunderstorm the following story is told in an effort to calm a frightened young girl: Once on this island in the time of black slaves and Creole aristocrats, the orphan Ti Moune fell in love with the well-born mulatto landowner Daniel as she nursed him following a car accident. However, they could never marry: his skin colour was creamy coffee, hers was black jet. Ti Moune made a pact with the local gods - her life for Daniel’s. He survived to marry another, and she died of grief, but the gods turned her into a palm tree and she was able to provide shelter for Daniel’s home for all his life.
Création: 6/5/1990 - Playwrights Horizons (Broadway (Off)) - représ.
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Musique: Stephen Flaherty • Paroles: Lynn Ahrens • Livret: Terrence MacNally • Production originale: 10 versions mentionnées
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Genèse: Original Broadway production The musical had its world premiere in Toronto, where it opened at the Ford Centre for the Performing Arts (later renamed the Toronto Centre for the Arts) on December 8, 1996, the brainchild of Canadian impresario Garth Drabinsky and his Livent Inc., the Toronto-production company he headed. The show had a pre-Broadway tryout in Los Angeles before opening on Broadway on January 18, 1998 as the first production in the newly renovated Ford Center for the Performing Arts (since renamed the Hilton Theatre, and now the Foxwoods Theatre). Directed by Frank Galati and choreographed by Graciela Daniele, Ragtime ran for two years, closing on January 16, 2000, after 834 performances. The original cast included Brian Stokes Mitchell, Marin Mazzie, Peter Friedman and Audra McDonald, who were all nominated for Tony Awards, and also included Judy Kaye, Mark Jacoby and Lea Michele. The production received mixed reviews, many critics noting that the dazzling production (with an $11 million budget, including fireworks and a working Model T automobile) overshadowed problems in the script. Ben Brantley's review in the New York Times was headlined "A diorama with nostalgia rampant." It led the 1998 Tony Awards with thirteen Tony Award nominations, but the Disney's The Lion King won as Best Musical. The musical won awards for Best Featured Actress (McDonald), Original Score, Book, and Orchestrations. According to The New York Times, "The chief competition for The Lion King was Ragtime, a lavish musical." The New York Times also noted that "The season was an artistic success as well, creating one of the most competitive Tony contests in years, with a battle in almost every category capped by the titanic struggle for the best musical award between Ragtime with 13 nominations and The Lion King with 11." The Broadway production was not financially successful, and some Broadway insiders consider its lavish production to have been the financial "undoing" of Livent. 2003 West End production Following its European premiere in a concert performance at the Cardiff International Festival of Musical Theatre in 2002 (Which was later telecast on BBC Four), the musical was produced in the West End, London, by Sonia Friedman at the Piccadilly Theatre from 19 March 2003 - 14 June 2003. This production starred Maria Friedman in the role of Mother, for which she won the 2004 Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical. 2009 Broadway revival A new production opened at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, on April 18, 2009, and ran through May 17, 2009, with direction and choreography by Marcia Milgrom Dodge. The production then moved to Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre, with previews beganning on October 23, 2009 and the show officially opened on November 15, 2009. The cast featured Stephanie Umoh (Sarah), Quentin Earl Darrington (Coalhouse Walker, Jr.), Christiane Noll (Mother), Robert Petkoff (Tateh), Bobby Steggert (Younger Brother), Donna Migliaccio (Emma Goldman) and Ron Bohmer (Father). The production was directed and choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge. This was the first Broadway revival of the musical and the first Broadway revival of any 1990s musical. The production opened to critical acclaim but closed on January 10, 2010 after 28 previews and 65 performances. This production had a large cast and orchestra, resulting in a significant weekly running cost that demanded the show be a popular success in order to prove financially worthwhile. "There had been rumors in recent weeks that the show would not be able to survive into early 2010; there was apparently not enough of an advance sale to encourage the producers." Despite the closing, the production received seven Tony Award nominations, including Best Revival of Musical, Best Direction, Best Actress in Musical, and Best Featured Actor in a Musical. One nomination, for Costume Design, was withdrawn.
Résumé: Set in the turn-of-the-20th century America, RAGTIME is the epric story of three very different families whose lives become dramatically intertwined . Chronicles of the journeys of a black man, a Jewish immigrant and an upper class family as they struggle to find their places in a rapidly changing America.
Création: 8/12/1996 - Ford Center for the Performing Arts (Toronto) - représ.
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Musique: Stephen Flaherty • Paroles: Lynn Ahrens • Livret: Lynn Ahrens • Stephen Flaherty • Production originale: 1 version mentionnée
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Genèse: Pre-Broadway In a reading in New York City, Eric Idle played the Cat in the Hat, and was credited at the time for contributions to the story line. In the Toronto workshop in 1999, coordinated by Livent Inc., Andrea Martin played the Cat in the Hat. The musical had its out-of-town tryout in Boston, Massachusetts at the Colonial Theatre in September 2000. Broadway Seussical opened on Broadway at the Richard Rodgers Theatre on November 30, 2000. Directed by Frank Galati with choreography by Kathleen Marshall; though uncredited, Kathleen Marshall's brother Rob Marshall was hired to direct the show when it returned from Boston to Broadway; the original Broadway cast included David Shiner as the Cat in the Hat, Kevin Chamberlin as Horton, and Anthony Blair Hall as Jojo. It also featured Janine LaManna as Gertrude McFuzz and Michele Pawk as Mayzie LaBird, with Stuart Zagnit as the Mayor of Whoville, Alice Playten as the Mayor's wife, Sharon Wilkins as the Sour Kangaroo and Eric Devine as General Genghis Khan Schmitz also appearing. Throughout the run, there were many celebrity Cat in the Hat replacements, including Rosie O'Donnell and Cathy Rigby. The production received lukewarm reviews, with critics focusing on the huge cast of characters and unsympathetic plotlines. The Broadway production closed on May 20, 2001 after 198 performances and 34 previews. Off-Broadway A 90-minute Off-Broadway production was staged at the Lucille Lortel Theatre from July 19, 2007 through August 17, 2007 by Theatreworks USA, directed and choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge and starring Shorey Walker as The Cat in the Hat. This production was downscaled from the first USA tour. West End, London Seussical opened on the West End at the Arts Theatre on December 4, 2012, by Sell a Door Theatre Company based in Greenwich, London. Produced by David Hutchinson and Phillip Rowntree and directed by Phillip Rowntree, designed by Richard Evans, lighting by Alexander Ridgers with choreography by Cressida Carrè. It has been announced that "Seussical" will once again return to the Arts Theatre in the Christmas of 2013, once again produced by Sell A Door Theatre Company.
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Création: 30/11/2000 - Richard Rodgers Theatre (Broadway) - représ.
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Musique: Stephen Flaherty • Paroles: Lynn Ahrens • Livret: Thomas Meehan • Production originale: 3 versions mentionnées
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Genèse: Hamburg (2012) Rocky the Musical received its world premiere on 18 November 2012, at the Operettenhaus, Hamburg. The production opened to positive reviews and title casting included Drew Sarich as Rocky Balboa, Wietske van Tongeren playing Adrian Pennino and Terence Archie playing Apollo Creed. Having been written in English, the show was translated into German for its world premiere. Broadway (2014) On 28 April 2013, it was announced the show would transfer to Broadway in February 2014. On 26 August, it was announced that the show would open on 13 March 2014, at the Winter Garden Theatre, with previews commencing on 11 February 2014. The first preview was cancelled as a result of delayed technical rehearsals, due to power problems in the area. Following a scheduled rehearsal day previews commenced on 13 February. Tickets went on sale on 8 September 2013, with title casting announced shortly after, with Andy Karl playing Rocky, Margo Seibert playing Adrian and Terence Archie transferring from the Hamburg production, to reprise his role as Apollo Creed. Rehearsals for the production began on 18 December 2013, nearly two months prior to opening. The cast performed as part of the ceremony for the 68th Tony Awards in June 2014. It was announced on 15 July 2014, that the show would close on 17 August 2014, after a run of 28 previews and 188 performances. Scrapped Korean production The Korean production, first announced on early 2016, was scheduled to open on October 29. However, after low ticket sales and difficulties in the production team, the production was cancelled the day before the premiere. The announcement was heavily condemed, especially by the actors who were merely announced the same day through phone calls.
Résumé: Set in Philadelphia, the musical tells the tale of a down-and-out fighter who takes one last shot at achieving his dreams and finding love. It's timeless story of perseverance and overcoming the odds is now turned into a high-adrenaline theatre experience!
Création: 18/11/2012 - Operettenhaus (Hambourg) - représ.
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Musique: Stephen Flaherty • Paroles: Lynn Ahrens • Livret: Terrence McNally • Production originale: 3 versions mentionnées
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Based on the 1997 film of the same name, the musical tells the story of the legend of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, which claims that she in fact escaped the execution of her family.
Genèse: A reading was held in 2012, featuring Kelli Barret as Anya (Anastasia), Patrick Page as Vladimir, Angela Lansbury as the Empress Maria and Aaron Tveit as Dimitri. A workshop was held on June 12, 2015 in New York City workshop, and included Elena Shaddow as Anna, Ramin Karimloo as Gleb Vaganov, a new role, and Douglas Sills as Vlad. The original stage production of Anastasia premiered at Hartford Stage in Hartford, Connecticut on May 13, 2016 (previews), with direction by Darko Tresnjak and choreography by Peggy Hickey, and starring Christy Altomare and Derek Klena as Anya and Dmitry, respectively. The musical will begin its Broadway run on March 23, 2017 at the Broadhurst Theatre and open officially on April 24, 2017, featuring the original Hartford principal cast. Director Tresnjak explained: "We’ve kept, I think, six songs from the movie, but there are 16 new numbers. We’ve kept the best parts of the animated movie, but it really is a new musical." The musical also adds characters not in the film. Additionally, Act 1 is set in Russia and Act 2 in Paris, “which was everything modern Soviet Russia was not: free, expressive, creative, no barriers,” according to McNally.
Résumé: From the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, the new musical, Anastasia, is the romantic, adventure-filled story of a brave young woman attempting to discover the mystery of her past. The new musical is inspired by the Twentieth Century Fox Motion Pictures.
Création: 24/4/2017 - Broadhurst Theatre (Broadway) - représ.