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Bright Lights, Big City (1999-New York Theatre Workshop-Off Broadway)
Type de série: Original Off-BroadwayThéâtre: New York Theatre Workshop (Broadway (Off) - Etats-Unis) Durée : 3 semaines Nombre : 31 représentationsPremière Preview : Thursday 21 January 1999Première : Wednesday 24 February 1999Dernière : Sunday 21 March 1999Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Michael Greif • Producteur :
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Dear Evan Hansen (2016-05-Second Stage Theatre-Off Broadway)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Second Stage Theatre (Broadway (Off) - Etats-Unis) Durée : 4 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Saturday 26 March 2016Première : Sunday 01 May 2016Dernière : Sunday 29 May 2016Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Danny Mefford • Producteur : Avec : John Dossett, Laura Dreyfuss, Mike Faist, Rachel Bay Jones, Kristolyn Lloyd, Ben Platt, Will Roland, Jennifer Laura ThompsonPresse : “A superb new musical with great heart and humor.” - The New York Times
“An ingenious new musical with a star-making performance from the astonishing Ben Platt.” - Newsday
“★★★★★! Captivating & Original.” - Time Out New York
“A 21st century show whose performances and emotions linger long after the final bow. The entire cast is wonderful!” - Entertainment Weekly
“A stirring, powerful musical with far-reaching appeal. An anthem for pretty much everyone.” - Daily News
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Dear Evan Hansen (2016-12-Music Box Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: Broadway TransferThéâtre: Music Box Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : Nombre : Première Preview : Monday 14 November 2016Première : Sunday 04 December 2016Dernière : Monday 31 December 2029Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Danny Mefford • Producteur : Avec : Ben Platt (Evan Hansen), Jennifer Laura Thompson (Cynthia), Rachel Bay Jones (Heidi), Laura Dreyfuss (Zoe), Mike Faist (Connor), Will Roland (Jared), Kristolyn Lloyd (Alana), Michael Park (Larry Murphy)Presse : "The marvelous young actor Ben Platt is giving a performance that’s not likely to be bettered on Broadway this season. What’s more, this gorgeous heartbreaker of a musical...has grown in emotional potency during its journey to the big leagues, after first being produced in Washington and Off Broadway. Rarely – scratch that — never have I heard so many stifled sobs and sniffles in the theater." Charles Isherwood for New York Times
"'Dear Evan Hansen' takes its title from letters Evan writes himself as therapy. The show's so satisyfing it deserves a thank you note." Joe Dziemianowicz for New York Daily News
"Simply put: Platt is giving one of the greatest leading male performances I’ve ever seen in a musical, and the thrillingly modern and moving Dear Evan Hansen is worthy of it." Adam Feldman for Time Out New York
"Then, there’s Platt in a class all to himself, with the impeccable instincts of both a comedian and tragedian while singing his heart and guts out. An incomparable performance that ranks among the finest in years. 'Dear Evan Hansen' may be the story of a nerdy teenager, but it’s that rare show that connects and enlightens all of us." Roma Torre for NY1
"The show was already impressive in its lauded off-Broadway premiere at Second Stage Theatre earlier this year, directed with as much vitality as sensitivity by Michael Greif. But the characterizations now seem even more fully lived-in and the connective tissue among the ensemble — whether playing biological or adoptive family, young lovers or high school acquaintances thrust into an uneasy friendship of convenience — has genuine sparks." David Rooney for Hollywood Reporter
"Through the alchemy of Michael Greif, who directed the original productions at Arena Stage and at Second Stage, Broadway’s Music Box Theater proves a perfect fit for this sensitive musical starring a sensational Ben Platt as a neurotic misfit trying to survive senior year in high school. As for the music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul: Not since “Next to Normal” has a score tapped so deeply into the troubled psyche of its needy protagonist." Marilyn Stasio for Variety
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Dear Evan Hansen (2019-10-Noel Coward Theatre-London)
Type de série:Théâtre: Noel Coward Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 2 ans 11 mois 2 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Tuesday 12 November 2019Première : Tuesday 12 November 2019Dernière : Saturday 22 October 2022Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Producteur : Avec : Sam Tutty (Evan Hansen), Lucy Anderson (Zoe Murphy), Rebecca McKinnis (Heidi), Doug Colling (Conor Murphy), Lauren Ward (Cynthia Murphy), Rupert Young (Larry Murphy), Jack Loxton (Jared), Nicole Raquel Dennis (Alana), David Breeds (cover for Evan/Connor and Jared), Alex Thomas Smith (cover for Evan/Jared), Marcus Harman (alternate Evan Hansen and cover for Connor/Jared), Tricia Adele-Turner (cover Heidi/Cynthia), Hannah Lindsey (cover Heidi/Cynthia), Natalie Kassanga (cover Zoe/Alana), Courtney Stapleton (cover Zoe/Alana), James Winter (Ensemble), Haydn Cox (Ensemble), Mark Peachey (Ensemble).
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Grey Gardens (2006-03-Playwrights Horizons-Off Broadway)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Playwrights Horizons (Broadway (Off) - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 mois 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Tuesday 07 March 2006Première : Tuesday 07 March 2006Dernière : Sunday 30 April 2006Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Jeff Calhoun • Producteur : Commentaires longs: 2005-2006 OBIE Award - Performance, Christine Ebersole
2006 Henry Hewes Design Award - Scenic Design, Allen Moyer
2006 Drama Desk Award - Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Christine Ebersole
2006 Outer Critics Circle Awards - 1. Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical / 2. Outstanding Actress in a Musical, Christine Ebersole
2006 Drama League Award - Best Performance, Christine Ebersole
2006 Drama Critics' Circle Award - Special Citation, Christine Ebersole
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Grey Gardens (2006-11-Walter Kerr Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: Original BroadwayThéâtre: Walter Kerr Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 8 mois 4 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Tuesday 03 October 2006Première : Thursday 02 November 2006Dernière : Sunday 29 July 2007Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Jeff Calhoun • Producteur :
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Next to Normal (2008-02-Second Stage Theatre-Off Broadway)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Second Stage Theatre (Broadway (Off) - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 mois Nombre : Première Preview : Wednesday 16 January 2008Première : Wednesday 13 February 2008Dernière : Sunday 16 March 2008Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Aucun • Producteur : Commentaires longs: 2008 Outer Critics Circle Award Outstanding New Score
2008 Henry Hewes Design Award Scenic Design, Mark WendlandPresse : "THROBS WITH EMOTIONAL INTENSITY! NEXT TO NORMAL IS OF REAL VALUE TO ANYONE WHO CARES ABOUT THE DIRECTION AND POSSIBILITIES OF THE AMERICAN MUSICAL. The show is performed by an ace cast led by Alice Ripley and Brian d'Arcy James, who do their best work to date. Both performances stay with you, and they only get better in memory."
— Ben Brantley, The New York Times
"AUDACIOUS AND ORIGINAL! The score is lively, moving and boasts some of the best songs I've heard in the past year. Impressively staged by Michael Greif, this gleaming production looks stunning. If you're looking for something that will shake you up, Next to Normal is just what the doctor ordered."
— Joe Dziemianowicz,The Daily News
"INSPIRED AND SOARING, NEXT TO NORMAL ROCKS THE THEATER!"
— Robert Feldberg, The Record
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Next to Normal (2008-11-Arena Theatre-Arlington)
Type de série: Pre-Broasway Try OutThéâtre: Arena Theatre (Arlington - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 mois 1 semaine Nombre : Première Preview : Friday 21 November 2008Première : Thursday 11 December 2008Dernière : Sunday 18 January 2009Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Aucun • Producteur :
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Next to Normal (2009-03-Booth Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: Original BroadwayThéâtre: Booth Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 an 9 mois Nombre : 21 previews - 733 représentationsPremière Preview : Friday 27 March 2009Première : Wednesday 15 April 2009Dernière : Sunday 16 January 2011Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Sergio Trujillo • Producteur : Presse : BEN BRANTLEY for NEW YORK TIMES says, "A work of muscular grace and power."
JOE DZIEMIANOWICZ for NEW YORK DAILY NEWS says, "More than a triumph - it's next to wondrous."
ELISABETH VINCENTELLI for NEW YORK POST says, "Close to good may not be enough for theatergoers."
JEREMY GERARD for BLOOMBERG says, "Easier to admire than love."
ELYSA GARDNER for USA TODAY says, "It has the heart and humanity that make musicals meaningful."
ERIK HAAGENSEN for BAC STAGE says says, "As Broadway becomes increasingly hostile to the presence of serious musicals, one roots even harder for those that make it there to succeed. Next to Normal, alas, still misses the mark."
ROBERT FELDBERG for THE RECORD says, "Powerful, riveting and not to be missed."
ROMA TORRE for NY1 says, "Touches your heart and gets under your skin."
DAVID ROONEY for VARIETY says, "Freshness, urgency and emotional integrity."
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Next to Normal (2010-11-US Tour)
Type de série: US TourThéâtre: US Tour ( - Etats-Unis) Durée : 8 mois 1 semaine Nombre : Première Preview : InconnuPremière : Tuesday 23 November 2010Dernière : Saturday 30 July 2011Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Sergio Trujillo • Producteur : Commentaires longs: Ahmanson Theatre [Los Angeles, CA] 11/23/2010 - 1/2/2011 = Ellie Caulkins Opera House [Denver, CO] 1/4/2011 - 1/16/2011 = Balboa Theatre [San Diego, CA] 1/18/2011 - 1/23/2011 = Curran Theatre [San Francisco, CA] 1/25/2011 - 2/20/2011 = ?? 2/22/2011 - 3/13/2011 = Civic Center of Greater Des Moines [Des Moines, IA] 3/15/2011 - 3/20/2011 = Providence Performing Arts Center [Providence, RI] 3/22/2011 - 3/27/2011 = Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts [Hartford, CT] 3/29/2011 - 4/3/2011 = Benedum Center for the Performing Arts [Pittsburgh, PA] 4/5/2011 - 4/10/2011 = Fox Theatre [St. Louis, MO] 4/12/2011 - 4/24/2011 = Bank of America Theatre [Chicago, IL] 4/26/2011 - 5/8/2011 = Ordway Center for the Performing Arts [mainstage] [St. Paul, MN] 5/10/2011 - 5/22/2011 = Palace Theatre at PlayhouseSquare [Cleveland, OH] 6/7/2011 - 6/19/2011 = Academy of Music [Philadelphia, PA]
6/21/2011 - 6/26/2011 = Eisenhower Theatre [Kennedy Center] [Washington, DC] 6/28/2011 - 7/10/2011 = Knight Theater [Charlotte, NC] 7/12/2011 - 7/17/2011 = Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts [Toronto, Ontario, Canada] 7/19/2011 - 7/30/2011
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Rent (1996-01-New York Theatre Workshop-Off Broadway)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: New York Theatre Workshop (Broadway (Off) - Etats-Unis) Durée : 2 mois Nombre : 49 représentationsPremière Preview : Friday 26 January 1996Première : Friday 26 January 1996Dernière : Sunday 31 March 1996Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Marlies Yearby • Producteur : Avec : Mark ... Anthony Rapp / Roger ... Adam Pascal / Mimi ... Daphne Rubin-Vega / Collins ... Jesse L. Martin / Angel ... Wilson Jermaine Heredia / Maureen ... Idina Menzel / Joanne ... Fredi Walker / SOLoist #1 ... Gwen Stewart / Benny ... Taye Diggs / SOLoist #2 ... Byron Utley
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Rent (1996-04-Nederlander Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: Original BroadwayThéâtre: Nederlander Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 12 ans 4 mois 2 semaines Nombre : 16 previews - 5123 représentationsPremière Preview : Tuesday 16 April 1996Première : Monday 29 April 1996Dernière : Sunday 07 September 2008Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Marlies Yearby • Producteur : Avec : Mark ... Anthony Rapp / Roger ... Adam Pascal / Mimi ... Daphne Rubin-Vega / Collins ... Jesse L. Martin / Angel ... Wilson Jermaine Heredia / Maureen ... Idina Menzel / Joanne ... Fredi Walker / Benny ... Taye Diggs / SOLoist #1 ... Gwen Stewart / SOLoist #2 ... Byron Utley
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Rent (1998-04-Shaftesbury Theatre-London)
Type de série: Original LondonThéâtre: Shaftesbury Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 1 an 5 mois 3 semaines Nombre : 614 représentationsPremière Preview : Tuesday 21 April 1998Première : Tuesday 12 May 1998Dernière : Saturday 30 October 1999Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Marlies Yearby • Producteur : Avec : Anthony Rapp (Mark Cohen), Adam Pascal (Roger), Krysten Cummings (Mimi), Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Angel), Jess L Martin (Tom), Jessica Tezier (Maureen), Jacqui Dubois (Joanne), Bonny Lockhart, Angela Bradley.Commentaires : This show had opened with a six-week off-Broadway try-out in February 1996. Sadly its composer, Jonathan Larsen died of a heart attack, aged 35, on the night of its final dress rehearsal. He did not live to see its Broadway premiere in April, followed by rave reviews, a Pulitzer Prize for Drama, three Tony and several other awards. The show ran for 5,124 performances. The London production received very mixed notices ... “saccharine, ghoulish stuff’, “ moments of a yearning, tentative, lyrical love”, “the finale and the musical itself will haunt me beautifully”, “a cracking good show with some terrific songs”, “Being rude about “Rent” is a bit like drowning a cuddly kitten, for the show is so desperately determined to be cute and winning, with every sexual minority slickly catered for”. The London production ran for a year and a half.Commentaires longs: Upon closing in October 1999, the production went on a UK tour before transferring to the Prince of Wales theatre last Dec 2001 to January 26, 2002.Presse : NICHOLAS DE JONGH of THE EVENING STANDARD says the musical will "haunt me beautifully".
MICHAEL COVENEY of THE DAILY MAIL says Michael Greif's production "will appeal to anyone who treasures freshness and spontaneity".
CHARLES SPENCER of THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says the "production is performed with real heart and vitality by an exceptionally accomplished cast."
MICHAEL BILLINGTON of THE GUARDIAN said, "Rent undeniably has musical talent and energy".
ROBERT GORE-LANGTON of THE DAILY EXPRESS was luke-warm about the show saying, "In a small New York fringe theatre I bet it was strikingly original. In this plush West End barn it's hip credentials have got lost somewhere."
So too was DAVID BENEDICT of THE INDEPENDENT saying, "If you go determined to succumb to the cast and their all American heart, you'll love it. Yet as soon as the pace begins to flag (halfway through the first act), you begin to feel the flaws."
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Rent (2001-04-Prince of Wales Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Prince of Wales Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 1 mois 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Tuesday 04 December 2001Première : Tuesday 04 December 2001Dernière : Saturday 26 January 2002Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Marlies Yearby • Producteur : Avec : Adam Rickitt (Mark Cohen), Damien Flood (Roger), Debbie Kurup (Mimi), Neil Couperthwaite (Angel), Mykal Rand (Tom), Helen York (Maureen), Wendy Mae Brown (Joanne), Jason Pennycooke, Jane Doyle, Gilz Terera, Tracy Kashi, Delroy Atkinson, Tom Kavanan, Zeph, Yildiz Hussein.Commentaires : This was a production from the Leicester Haymarket which was playing an eight week West End engagement prior to a UK tour.Presse : NICHOLAS DE JONGH for the EVENING STANDARD says, “I am still hooked by the high, sad romance of Rent. This famous, mid-Nineties American musical that makes a song and dance affair of Aids and drug addiction… has not lost its pulling-power. He goes on to say, “Rent, despite some escapist, pretentious and absurd elements, speaks convincingly to and about young American outsiders.”
LYN GARDNER for THE GUARDIAN says , “The plot is so underdeveloped, and relationships so scanty “ And goes on to say, “In some ways the old-fashioned, fake-smiles posturing of shows such as Kiss Me Kate seems more honest than this emotionally manipulative and undistinguished evening.”
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Rent (2002-12-Prince of Wales Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Prince of Wales Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 3 mois Nombre : Première Preview : Thursday 05 December 2002Première : Thursday 05 December 2002Dernière : Saturday 08 March 2003Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Marlies Yearby • Producteur : Avec : Dougal Irvine (Mark Cohen), Damien Flood (Roger), Debbie Kurup (Mimi), Mig Aseya (Angel), Mykal Rand (Tom), Caprice (Maureen), Wendy Mae Brown (Joanne)Commentaires : This was the same production that had played the Prince of Wales exactly a year earlier, playing an 8 week limited run prior to a UK tour. Because of the early closure of “The Full Monty” the Prince of Wales was empty and at the same time the “Rent” tour was off the road because most provincial theatres were playing pantomime. It made sense for “Rent” to return for a 14 week season. There had been some cast changes over the past year.
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Rent (2011-08-New World Stages-Off Broadway)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: New World Stages Stage I (Broadway (Off) - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 an 1 mois Nombre : 32 previews - 450 représentationsPremière Preview : Thursday 14 July 2011Première : Thursday 11 August 2011Dernière : Sunday 09 September 2012Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Larry Keigwin • Producteur : Avec : Mark ... Adam Chanler-Berat / Roger ... Matt Shingledecker / Mimi ... Arianda Fernandez / Collins ... Nicholas Christopher / Angel ... Michael Rodriguez / Maureen ... Annaleigh Ashford / Joanne ... Corbin Reid / Benny ... Ephraim M. Sykes / SOLoist #1 ... Tamika Sonja Lawrence / SOLoist #2 ... Marcus Paul James
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War Paint (2016-07-Goodman Theatre-Chicago)
Type de série: Pre-Broadway Try OutThéâtre: Goodman Theatre (Chicago - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 mois Nombre : Première Preview : Tuesday 28 June 2016Première : Monday 18 July 2016Dernière : Sunday 21 August 2016Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Christopher Gattelli • Producteur : Avec : Patti LuPone (Helena Rubinstein), Christine Ebersole (Elizabeth Arden), John Dossett (Tommy Lewis), Douglas Sills (Harry Fleming), Mary Ernster, Leslie Donna Flesner, David Girolmo, Joanna Glushak,
Chris Hoch, Mary Claire KingCommentaires : The show was the most successful production in Goodman Theatre history.
Originally set to close on August 7. The run was extended to August 14 due to high ticket sales. It was extended again to August 21.
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War Paint (2017-04-Nederlander Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Nederlander Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 7 mois Nombre : 33 previews - 236 représentationsPremière Preview : Tuesday 07 March 2017Première : Thursday 06 April 2017Dernière : Sunday 05 November 2017Mise en scène : Michael Greif • Chorégraphie : Christopher Gattelli • Producteur : Avec : Patti LuPone (Helena Rubinstein), Christine Ebersole (Elizabeth Arden), John Dossett (Tommy Lewis), Douglas Sills (Harry Fleming)Commentaires : War Paint arrives on Broadway following an acclaimed Chicago run, where it became the highest grossing show in the Goodman Theatre's history.
A Broadway pairing for the ages, War Paint pits Patti LuPone against Christine Ebersole in this powerful tale of cosmetic giants Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein.Presse : "Ms. LuPone and Ms. Ebersole (notice how tactfully I’m shifting the order in which they’re mentioned) are not coasting on the market value of their star appeal. They’re strategically deploying the knowledge and craft of a combined eight decades in musicals to make us believe that the show in which they appear is moving forward, instead of running in place in high heels... So, though my eyes occasionally glazed seeing 'War Paint' for the second time, I wouldn’t have missed it, if only to hear its leading ladies’ climactic ballads." Ben Brantley for New York Times
"LuPone’s performance is slathered in gusto. Ebersole’s turn is creamier than any emollient. They’re so good, you wish the show were better. As is, it’s polished to a high shine but bland and scarcely skin deep. And it took not one but two source materials to produce this." Joe Dziemianowicz for New York Daily News
"David Korins’s set and Catherine Zuber’s costumes complement the musical at every turn, and Michael Greif's direction keeps it moving efficiently along. But the show doesn’t make a persuasive case that its stories must be told." Adam Feldman for Time Out New York
"Two Broadway greats in a classy vehicle worthy of their immense talents." David Rooney for Hollywood Reporter
"'War Paint' is a musical about Catherine Zuber’s fabulous costumes and magnificent hats, as modeled by the great Patti LuPone as Helena Rubinstein, and her Highness, Christine Ebersole as Elizabeth Arden. And if those hallowed names mean nothing to you, this is not your show." Marilyn Stasio for Variety