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A Little Night Music (1990-08-New York City Opera-New York)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: New York City Opera (New-York - Etats-Unis) Durée : 3 mois Nombre : 11 représentationsPremière Preview : Friday 03 August 1990Première : Friday 03 August 1990Dernière : Wednesday 07 November 1990Mise en scène : Scott Ellis • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Mr. Lindquist - Ron Baker / Mrs. Nordstrom - Lisa Saffer / Mrs. Anderssen - Barbara Shirvis / Mr. Erlanson - Michael Rees Davis / Mrs. Segstrom - Susanne Marsee / Fredrika Armfeldt - Danielle Ferland / Madame Armfeldt - Regina Resnick / Frid, her butler - David Comstock / Henrik Egerman - Kevin Anderson / Anne Egerman - Beverly Lambert / Fredrik Egerman - George Lee Andrews / Petra - Susan Terry / Desiree Armfeldt - Sally Ann Howes / Malla, her maid - Raven Wilkinson / Bertrand, a page - Michael Rees Davis / Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm - Michael Maguire / Countess Charlotte Malcolm - Maureen Moore / Osa - Judith Jarosz
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A Little Night Music (1991-07-New York City Opera-New York)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: New York City Opera (New-York - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 mois Nombre : 7 représentationsPremière Preview : Tuesday 09 July 1991Première : Tuesday 09 July 1991Dernière : Saturday 10 August 1991Mise en scène : Scott Ellis • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Mr. Lindquist - Ron Baker / Mrs. Nordstrom - Lisa Saffer / Mrs. Anderssen - Barbara Shirvis / Mr. Erlanson - Peter Blanchet / Mrs. Segstrom - Susanne Marsee / Fredrika Armfeldt - Danielle Ferland / Madame Armfeldt - Elaine Bonazzi / Frid, her butler - David Fuller / Henrik Egerman - Kevin Anderson / Anne Egerman - Beverly Lambert / Fredrik Egerman - George Lee Andrews / Petra - Joanna Glushak / Desiree Armfeldt - Sally Ann Howes / Malla, her maid - Raven Wilkinson / Bertrand, a page - Peter Blanchet / Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm - Michael Maguire / Countess Charlotte Malcolm - Maureen Moore / Osa - Judith Jarosz
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A Little Night Music (2003-03-New York State Theatre-New York)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (New-York - Etats-Unis) Durée : 2 semaines Nombre : 15 représentationsPremière Preview : Friday 07 March 2003Première : Tuesday 11 March 2003Dernière : Saturday 29 March 2003Mise en scène : Scott Ellis • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur :
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Big (1996-04-Shubert Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Shubert Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 5 mois 2 semaines Nombre : 22 previews - 193 représentationsPremière Preview : Monday 08 April 1996Première : Sunday 28 April 1996Dernière : Sunday 13 October 1996Mise en scène : Mike Ockrent • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur :
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Bullets Over Broadway (2014-04-St James Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: St. James Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 4 mois 2 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Tuesday 11 March 2014Première : Thursday 10 April 2014Dernière : Sunday 24 August 2014Mise en scène : Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Brooks Ashmanskas (Warner Purcell), Zach Braff (David Shayne), Nick Cordero (Cheech), Marin Mazzie (Helen Sinclair), Vincent Pastore (Nick Valenti), Betsy Wolfe (Ellen), Lenny Wolpe (Julian Marx), Helene Yorke (Olive Neal) and Karen Ziemba (Eden Brent)Presse : "The experience of watching the film was like being tickled, gently but steadily, into a state of mounting hysteria. From the get-go, the musical version, which stars a credible Zach Braff (doing Mr. Allen) and a misused Marin Mazzie(doing Norma Desmond), feels more like being head-butted by linebackers. Make that linebackers in blinding sequins." Ben Brantley for New York Times
"Showgirls dressed like frisky tigers shake their moneymakers near the beginning of Woody Allen’s “Bullets Over Broadway” — and they’re a symbol, for this musical certainly works its tail off to tickle and delight." Joe Dziemianowicz for New York Daily News
"Woody Allen’s adaptation of his 1994 movie checks all the boxes: zingers and puns, slapstick and visual gags, leggy showgirls and tap-dancing chorus boys, hammy stars and lavish set pieces. This is defiantly old-fashioned entertainment, and boy does it hit the spot!" Elisabeth Vincentelli for New York Post
"It's an extremely funny, devilishly entertaining show from start to finish." Robert Feldberg for The Record
"The show is a watered-down champagne cocktail that too seldom gets beyond its recycled jokes and second-hand characterizations to assert an exciting new identity." David Rooney for The Hollywood Reporter
"The book (from Woody Allen’s own screenplay for his 1994 film) is feeble on laughs, and certain key performers don’t seem comfortable navigating the earthy comic idiom of burlesque. So, let’s call it close — but no cigar." Marilyn Stasio for Variety
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Contact (2002-10-Queen's Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Sondheim Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 6 mois 2 semaines Nombre : 221 représentationsPremière Preview : Thursday 03 October 2002Première : Wednesday 23 October 2002Dernière : Saturday 10 May 2003Mise en scène : Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Leigh Zimmerman, Michael Praed, Sarah Wildor, Craig Urbani, Spencer Soloman, Helen Anker, Gavin Lee, Chris Jarvis, Matthew Flint, Roberto Guiffrida, Thom Graham, Dean Street, Michael Denman, Lucy Banfield, Hayley Newton, Lucy Casson, Leigh Daniels, Chris Bailey, Nathan Clarke, Candace Evans, Pip Jordon, Edward Marsdon, Gabrielle Noble, Lucy Potter, Scott Wyer.Commentaires : Notes: This had begun in 1998 as a Lincoln Center Theatre project staging the one item “Contact”. It was expanded into a full length production and played an off-Broadway venue in October 1999. With a complete sell-out and huge praise, it was re-worked and opened in a full-scale Broadway version in March 2000, running for 1,010 performances and earning Susan Stroman a Tony Award for Best Choreography. The London production ran for six months.
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Crazy for you (1992-02-Shubert Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Shubert Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 3 ans 10 mois 3 semaines Nombre : 10 previews - 1622 représentationsPremière Preview : Friday 31 January 1992Première : Wednesday 19 February 1992Dernière : Sunday 07 January 1996Mise en scène : Mike Ockrent • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Polly Baker … Jodi Benson
Bobby Child … Harry Groener
Bela Zangler … Bruce Adler
Lank Hawkins … John Hillner
Irene Roth … Michele Pawk
Everett Baker … Ronn Carroll
Mother … Jane Connell
Tess … Beth Leavel
Eugene … Stephen Temperley
Patricia … Amelia White
Patsy … Stacey Logan
Sheila … Judine Hawkins Richard
Mitzi … Paula Leggett
Susie … Ida Henry
Louise … Jean Marie
Betsy … Penny Ayn Maas
Margie … Salomé Mazard
Vera … Louise Ruck
Elaine … Pamela Everett
Perkins … Gerry Burkhardt
Moose … Brian M. Nalepka
Mingo … Tripp Hanson
Sam … Hal Shane
Junior … Casey Nicholaw
Custus … Gerry Burkhardt
Pete … Fred Anderson
Jimmy … Michael Kubala
Billy … Ray Roderick
Wyatt … Jeffrey Lee Broadhurst
Harry … Joel GoodnessPresse : "When future historians try to find the exact moment at which Broadway finally rose up to grab the musical back from the British, they just may conclude that the revolution began last night. The shot was fired at the Shubert Theater, where a riotously entertaining show called Crazy for You uncorked the American musical's classic blend of music, laughter, dancing, sentiment and showmanship with a freshness and confidence rarely seen during the Cats decade. The miracle has been worked here most ingeniously, though not exclusively, by an extraordinary choreographer named Susan Stroman and the playwright Ken Ludwig." Frank Rich, New York Times
"It is heaven on earth. Everything an American musical comedy should be." The New Yorker
"It's no easy task writing a new book for a half a dozen of the best songs ever written for Broadway, and keeping the style of the song-writers, especially when they happen to be named George and Ira Gerwhin, but that's just what Lend Me A Tenor's Ken Ludwig has done with his newest, Crazy For You, the absolutely smashing, razzle-dazzle musical which opened Wednesday night at the Shubert Theater." CBS-Radio
"The brass and the gold of Broadway are back! Ludwig excels in wonderful vaudeville put-down and shows off his neat timing for comedy. Crazy For You will doubtless have audiences crazy for it through a blissfully indefinite future." The New York Post
"An explosion of joy! Something scrumptious indeed. Things are looking up!" The New York Daily News
"A firecracker of a show! A fizzy new libretto by Ken Ludwig and the choreography of your dreams by Susan Stroman." USA Today
"This show has enough energy to light up Broadway for a decade, and that's how long it may run. Crazy For You is a knockout smash hit." WNYW-New York
"Ken Ludwig delivers surprise after surprise. He has written one of the funniest shows around." The Philadelphia Enquirer
"A Great Broadway Musical! A show to take your kids to. … A show friends come in from out-of-town just to see!" WABC-TV
"Pure Joy! The concept is brilliant." Newsweek
"A knockout smash hit! Great music, witty lyrics … and a nonstop sense of fun." WNYW-TV
"Wow! What at show! It is absolutely fabulous!" WWOR-TV
"Broadway's newest hit! It's terrific!" NBC-TV
"Frantically funny!" Malden Observer
"From screwball start to dreamy finish, "Crazy for You" practically floats over the Kirkwood stage. Under the direction of Michael Hamilton, it makes a delicious close to Stages' 2007 season." Judy Newmark, St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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Crazy for you (1993-03-Prince Edward Theatre-London)
Type de série: Original LondonThéâtre: Prince Edward Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 2 ans 11 mois 4 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Wednesday 03 March 1993Première : Wednesday 03 March 1993Dernière : Saturday 24 February 1996Mise en scène : Mike Ockrent • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Kirby Ward (Bobby Child), Ruthie Henshall (Polly Baker), Avril Angers (Mother), Amanda Prior (Irene Roth), Chris Langham (Bela Zangler) , Don Fellows (Everett Baker), Kieran Mcllroy, Stephen Mear, Gavin Lee
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Crazy for you (2023-06-Gillian Lynne Theatre-London)
Type de série: West End TransferThéâtre: Gillian Lynne Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 6 mois 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Saturday 24 June 2023Première : Monday 03 July 2023Dernière : Saturday 20 January 2024Mise en scène : Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Charlie Stemp (Bobby Child), Tom Edden (Bela Zangler), Carly Anderson (Polly)
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Frogs (The) (2004-06-Vivian Beaumont Theatre-LCPA-New York)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (New-York - Etats-Unis) Durée : 2 mois 2 semaines Nombre : 32 previews - 92 représentationsPremière Preview : Tuesday 22 June 2004Première : Thursday 22 July 2004Dernière : Sunday 10 October 2004Mise en scène : Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Le cast comprend: Dionysos: Nathan Lane / Xanthias: Roger Bart / Herakles: Burke Moses / Charon & Aekos: John Byner / Pluto: Peter Bartlett / George Bernard Shaw: Daniel Davis / William Shakespeare: Michael Siberry / Handmaiden Charisma: Bryn Dowling / Virilla: Pia C. Glenn / Ariadne: Kathy VoytkoCommentaires : For this production, Nathan Lane made significant revisions to the original book and Stephen Sondheim wrote six new songs and revised the lyrics in the opening number. According to Sondheim, the material was 4/5 Lane's.
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Kiss Of The Spider Woman (1990-05-PepsiCoTheatre-New York)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: PepsiCo Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 mois 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Tuesday 01 May 1990Première : Tuesday 01 May 1990Dernière : Sunday 24 June 1990Mise en scène : Harold Prince • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur :
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Music Man (The) (2000-04-Neil Simon Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Neil Simon Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 an 8 mois 1 semaine Nombre : 22 previews - 699 représentationsPremière Preview : Wednesday 05 April 2000Première : Thursday 27 April 2000Dernière : Sunday 30 December 2001Mise en scène : Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Train Conductor ... André Garner / Charlie Cowell ... Ralph Byers / Harold Hill ... Craig Bierko / Olin Britt ... Michael-Leon Wooley / Amaryllis ... Jordan Puryear / Maud Dunlop ... Martha Hawley / Ewart Dunlop ... Jack Doyle / Mayor Shinn ... Paul Benedict / Alma Hix ... Leslie Hendrix / Ethel Toffelmier ... Tracy Nicole Chapman
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Oklahoma! (1998-07-Olivier Theatre-NT-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: National Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Salle : Olivier TheatreDurée : 2 mois 2 semaines Nombre : 102 représentationsPremière Preview : Monday 06 July 1998Première : Wednesday 15 July 1998Dernière : Saturday 03 October 1998Mise en scène : Trevor Nunn • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Maureen Lipman (Aunt Eller), Hugh Jackman (Curly), Josefina Gabrielle (Laurey), Jimmy Johnston (Will Parker), Vicki Simon (Ado Annie), Shuler Hensley (Jud Fry), Peter Polycarpou (AH Hakim), Gavin LeeCommentaires : Ce spectacle a été présenté au prestigieux National Theatre de Londres, dans la grande salle (Olivier Theatre), avec un financement supplémentaire de Cameron Mackintosh. Cela a été une magnifique production qui s'est jouée à bureaux fermés. Certains se sont offusqués, se demandant si le National Theatre subventionné devait produire un spectacle aussi «manifestement commercial», mais la grande majorités des critiques n'ont pas suivi cet avis car tout le monde a convenu qu’il était d’un tel niveau qui avait peu de chances d’être amélioré. Après son succès à guichets fermés à l’Olivier, il a été transféré dans le West End pour une série de cinq mois au Lyceum.
Trevor Nunn, le directeur du National Theatre et metteur en scène, voulait que ce soit un nouvel Oklahoma!, un Oklahoma plus sombre!, basé sur l'histoire de l'Ouest américain. Il est revenu à la source originale, la pièce «Green Grow the Lilacs» de Lynn Riggs. Il a d'ailleurs incorporé plusieurs lignes de dialogue de la pièce dans sa version du musical.
Cette version a aussi proposée de nouvelle chorégraphie imaginées par Susan Stroman. Les danses dans Oklahoma! sont basées sur la conquête de l'Ouest américain au tournant du XIXème siècle. Se battre pour un territoire en Amérique est l'un des thèmes principaux: se battre avec les poings, les fusils et les mots. Grâce à ses recherches, dont de nombreuses images du Far West, Stroman a choisi de créer une chorégraphie robuste et athlétique. Même les femmes se déplaçaient comme de vraies pionnières avec de la boue sur leurs jupes. Tout au long du spectacle, la chorégraphie est axée sur le combat – exécutée avec force et, parfois, de façon comique. Les personnages jouent même à des jeux de défi comme "Pouvez-vous faire mieux?" utilisant la danse.
Pour le célèbre Dream Ballet, Trevor Nunn et Susan Stroman, ont longtemps évalué la possibilité d'avoir un Curly et une Laurey qui pourraient réellement danser leurs rôles principaux dans le Ballet. Traditionnellement, il y a toujours eu un Dream Curly et un Dream Laurey, des danseurs qui remplaçaient les personnages principaux à ce moment-là. Ils ont décidé qu'il serait plus fort si ces acteurs que le public avait suivis toute la soirée interprétaient réellement la danse au lieu d'introduire deux nouvelles figures «de rêve». Cela seul a marqué cette version d'Oklahoma!.
Ils ont engagé Hugh Jackman en tant que Curly, Josephina Gabrielle en tant que Laurey et Shuler Hensley en tant que Jud. Grâce à la vaste expérience de Josephina Gabrielle dans le ballet, Stroman a pu créer un ballet qui était une véritable extension lyrique de son personnage. Et vu les importantes capacités de danse de Hugh Jackman et Shuler Hensley, la danse et les combats semblaient instinctifs et crédibles.
Le ballet commence par une danse de joie de passage à l'âge adulte. Elle porte sa première robe, rêvant d'un mariage entre elle et Curly. Lorsque Jud semble la voler, son rêve se transforme en cauchemar. La chorégraphie passe d'un mouvement aimant, lumineux et lyrique à des pas arqués et rythmés, avec une sensualité ombragée. Laurey se réveille avec un cri terrifiant, trempée d'une sueur froide. Sa prise de conscience qu'un côté plus sombre de son personnage - ces aspects têtus, jaloux, voire intolérants qui vivent en chacun de nous - ont créé une fin tragique à son rêve. À la fin du premier acte, nous voyons Laurey aux prises avec la culpabilité que ses actions pourraient être à blâmer et, à leur tour, pourraient être un signe inquiétant des choses à venir.
Les ayant-droit ont autorisé cette production à changer les arrangements des moments de danse pour correspondre aux nouvelles chorégraphies. David Krane s'est chargé de ces nouveaux arrangements. Sa capacité à comprendre la danse et à la traduire en musique est un vrai don. Il est comme un tailleur musical, prenant la musique de Rodgers et l'élevant pour correspondre au visuel. C'était comme si Rodgers et Hammerstein eux-mêmes étaient dans la salle de répétition.Presse : MICHAEL COVENEY of THE DAILY MAIL says "A truly great evening."
BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE of THE TIMES says, "Has there ever been a higher standard of dance in any subsidised theatre? No."
CHARLES SPENCER of THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says "The National has a huge hit on its hands."
MICHAEL COVENEY of THE DAILY MAIL says "A truly great evening, easily the equal of Guys and Dolls and Carousel. Enjoy."
NICOLAS DE JONGH of THE EVENING STANDARD was more luke-warm saying " A rich feast of dream-pie, but not my kind of meal".
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Oklahoma! (1999-01-Lyceum Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Lyceum Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 5 mois Nombre : 93 représentationsPremière Preview : Thursday 21 January 1999Première : Thursday 21 January 1999Dernière : Saturday 26 June 1999Mise en scène : Trevor Nunn • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Maureen Lipman (Aunt Eller), Hugh Jackman (Curly), Josefina Gabrielle (Laurey), Jimmy Johnston (Will Parker), Vicki Simon (Ado Annie), Shuler Hensley (Jud Fry), Peter Polycarpou (AH Hakim), Gavin LeeCommentaires : With additional funding from Cameron Mackintosh this was a glorious full-scale production, and a sell-out for its National Theatre season, earning the desperately needed money following cuts in the arts grants. Reservations were expressed about whether the subsidised National Theatre should be producing such obviously commercial material, but everyone agreed it was of a standard unlikely to be bettered. Following its sell-out success at the Olivier it was re-staged for a five month run at the Lyceum.Presse : MICHAEL COVENEY of THE DAILY MAIL says "A truly great evening."
BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE of THE TIMES says, "Has there ever been a higher standard of dance in any subsidised theatre? No."
CHARLES SPENCER of THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says "The National has a huge hit on its hands."
MICHAEL COVENEY of THE DAILY MAIL says "A truly great evening, easily the equal of Guys and Dolls and Carousel. Enjoy."
NICOLAS DE JONGH of THE EVENING STANDARD was more luke-warm saying " A rich feast of dream-pie, but not my kind of meal".
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Oklahoma! (2002-03-George Gershwin Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Gershwin Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 11 mois 1 semaine Nombre : 25 previews - 388 représentationsPremière Preview : Saturday 23 February 2002Première : Thursday 21 March 2002Dernière : Sunday 23 February 2003Mise en scène : Trevor Nunn • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Andrea Martin (Aunt Eller), Patrick Wilson (Curly), Josefina Gabrielle (Laurey), Ronn Carroll (Ike Skidmore), Justin Bohon (Will Parker), Shuler Hensley (Jud Fry), Jessica Boevers (Ado Annie Carnes), Aasif Mandvi (Ali Hakim), Mia Price (Gertie Cummings), Michael McCarty (Andrew Carnes), Michael X. Martin (Cord Elam); Ensemble: Matt Allen (Corky), Clyde Alves (Jess), Bradley Benjamin (Susie), Kevin Bernard (Slim), Amy Bodnar (Aggie), Stephen R. Buntrock (Joe), Nicolas Dromard (Sam), Merwin Foard (Chalmers), Rosena M. Hill (Ellen), Chris Holly (Jake), Michael Thomas Holmes (Mike), Elizabeth Loyacano (Kate), Audrie Neenan (Armina), Rachelle Rak (Rosie), Jermaine R. Rembert (Tom), Laura Shoop (Vivian), Sarah Spradlin-Bonomo (Emily), Greg Stone (Fred), Kathy Voytko (Sylvie), Catherine Wreford (Lucy); Children: Julianna Rose Mauriello (Lil Titch), Stephen Scott Scarpulla (Travis), Lauren Ullrich (Desiree), William Ullrich (Maverick)Commentaires : Il s'agit de la production qui avait été créée au National Theatre de Londres le 15 juillet 1998 et qui avait ensuite été transférée dans le West End. L'entièreté de l'équipe de création de Londres a géré ce revivaal à Broadway.
Etonnement cette production ne fut qu'un petit succès, tenant l'affiche moins d'un an.
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Paradise found (2010-05-Menier Chocolate Factory-London)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Menier Chocolate Factory (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 mois Nombre : Première Preview : Wednesday 19 May 2010Première : Wednesday 26 May 2010Dernière : Saturday 26 June 2010Mise en scène : Harold Prince • Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : John McMartin (Shah of Persia), Mandy Patinkin (Eunuch), Kate Baldwin (Mizzi), Shuler Hensley (Baron), George Lee Andrews (Soap Manufacturer), Daniel Marcus (Soap Manufacturer’s Wife), Judy Kaye, Herndon Lackey, Lacey Kohl, Nancy OpelCommentaires : Based on Joseph Roth’s 1939 novel “The Tale of the 1002 nd Night”, “Paradise Found” was directed by Broadway showbiz-royalty, and included some of the greatest Broadway talents in the cast. Its London fringe debut was planned as a cheaper way of launching a try-out workshop prior to Broadway. It was a much anticipated and eagerly awaited “big” event. But that event turned out to be a huge flop, “an absolute stinker”.Commentaires longs: The plot itself was a “pastiche of unbelievable coarseness and vulgarity” and the lyrics attached to Johann Strauss melodies were decried as abysmal - especially the song where the Baron and Mizzi jointly sing “ I’m Feeling Yours { boom-boom, boom-boom } and You’re Feeling Mine {boom-boom,boom-boom }” to the tune of the Blue Danube Waltz ! The critics, aghast at such a total mess, could not believe how such names as Hal Prince, Susan Stroman and Mandy Patinkin could ever have agreed to work on such rubbish.
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Prince of Broadway (2017-08-Samuel J Friedman Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: Original BroadwayThéâtre: Samuel J. Friedman Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 2 mois Nombre : 23 previews - 76 représentationsPremière Preview : Thursday 03 August 2017Première : Thursday 24 August 2017Dernière : Sunday 29 October 2017Mise en scène : Harold Prince • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Chuck Cooper, Janet Dacal, Bryonha Marie Parham, Emily Skinner, Brandon Uranowitz, Kaley Ann Voorhees, Michael Xavier, Tony Yazbeck, and Karen ZiembaCommentaires : No career on the Broadway stage can quite match up to Harold Prince's. With a record number of 21 Tony Awards under his belt, the acclaimed Broadway director and producer is celebrated in this Broadway premiere courtesy of the Manhattan Theatre Club. Hal truly is the Prince of Broadway!
The musical revue, which first premiered in Japan in 2015, brings together the crème de la crème of Broadway talent, re-imagining the classics that Mr. Prince brought to life over six decades of his illustrious career. It has been common practice in the music industry for decades for recording artists who have enjoyed enough longevity in the business to release “Greatest Hits” albums. After all, if you release enough studio albums, you’re bound to have enough beloved hits on there to justify the project. Well, now acclaimed Broadway director and producer Harold Prince is getting in on the act and has compiled a musical revue of theatrical gems from his unprecedented stage career.
With a cast of nine, comprised of musical theatre veterans and rising stars, each of them (whether male or female) takes a turn at breaking the fourth wall and speaking to us in Mr. Prince’s own words. They deliver insider anecdotes about his career choices as if they were channelling his spirit, signified all the while by them grasping Prince’s signature glasses in their hand or characteristically balancing them on top of their heads. These interludes sporadically appear between musical numbers that have become iconic and eternal in Broadway history.
Directed by Prince himself, with choreography and co-direction from fellow Broadway favorite Susan Stroman (a five-time Tony Award winner in her own right), the revue attempts to break away from the notion of being self-aggrandizing in that the cast members (as Prince) frequently remind us of the number of flops and negative reviews the director/producer has endured over the years. Indeed, at the beginning of the show an onslaught of show titles are projected onto the stage one after another as a kind of larger-than-life résumé and perhaps only the most ardent of Broadway aficionados would be comfortably familiar with every single title. But, of course, the household names are all there in all their shining glory and it is these that provide the musical content for this nostalgic evening of celebration.
The overture alone makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up, beautifully arranged by Jason Robert Brown (who also provides the original song “Do the Work” for the curtain call). He has intricately woven together an exhilarating, musical patchwork quilt of all the standards we are about to experience (again), before we strap ourselves in for a rollercoaster ride through the decades. From West Side Story to She Loves Me, from Sondheim classics such as Follies, Company and Sweeney Todd to Lloyd Webber behemoths like Evita and The Phantom of the Opera, Hal has collaborated with them all... even Kander & Ebb are gloriously showcased here by Cabaret and Kiss of the Spiderwoman. The list goes on...
Highlights of the show include a heart-wrenching rendition of “Send in the Clowns” from A Little Night Music by Emily Skinner and Bryonha Marie Parham’s show-stopping take on the title song from Cabaret, whilst Chuck Cooper gives a joyously playful version of Fiddler on the Roof’s “If I Were a Rich Man” and Michael Xavier hits it out of the park with “Being Alive” from Company. And Tony Award nominee Tony Yazbeck, who once again proves he belongs to the tap-dancing elite during “The Right Girl” from Follies.Presse : "The frilly candy-box sampler... Is a name — even one as perfumed with success and creativity as Harold Prince — enough to hold together a show whose point of view seems to begin and end with the royal epithet of its title? Watching this production’s overtaxed ensemble perform vignettes from different musicals, in an oppressive succession of themed wigs and costumes, is like hearing a rushed raconteur drop name after famous name, without bothering to explain their significance." Ben Brantley for New York Times
"You couldn’t wish for a more ideal place than Broadway to honor Prince. But you could wish for a better, more illuminating show in which to do it... One can’t helped but be impressed by the scope and breadth — but at the same time feel left in the dark about Prince’s precise contributions." Joe Dziemianowicz for New York Daily News
"It’s a pleasant collection of beloved and familiar Broadway songs, but there isn’t much to it." Adam Feldman for Time Out New York
"An entertaining compilation, despite the shortage of context." David Rooney for Hollywood Reporter
"A sumptuous revue celebrating the 60-plus-years of legendary director-producer Harold Prince’s fabulous career. Watching the hits flash by, like diamonds on a necklace, is sure to make you cry – with tears of joy if you saw that particular show, and tears of regret if you missed it." Marilyn Stasio for Variety
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Producers (The) (2001-04-St James Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: St. James Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 6 ans Nombre : 33 previews - 2502 représentationsPremière Preview : Wednesday 21 March 2001Première : Thursday 19 April 2001Dernière : Sunday 22 April 2007Mise en scène : Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Presse : BEN BRENTLEY of the NEW YORK TIMES says "It's fast, fierce, shameless, vulgar and altogether blissful."
JOHN LAHR of THE NEW YORKER says "Mel Brooks is back, mit a bing, mit a bang, mit a boom."
RICHARD ZONGLIN of TIME MAGAZINE says "What's not to love?"
RICHARD CORLISS also of TIME MAGAZINE says "I wasn't overwhelmed. Just whelmed."
CLIVE BARNES of NY POST says "mammoth old-time Broadway hit"
FRANK SCHECK of HOLLYWOOD REPORTER says "delirious a feeling as you'll ever experience in the theater."
HOWARD KISSEL of NY DAILY NEWS says "so much imagination, so much sheer pleasure."
ELYSA GARDNER of USA TODAY says "most raucous good time to be had."
MICHAEL SOMMERS of STAR-LEDGER says "it will split your ribs with mirth"
JACQUES le SOURD of NY JOURNAL NEWS says "fresh blast of giddy triumph"
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Producers (The) (2004-11-Drury Lane-London)
Type de série: Original LondonThéâtre: Drury Lane Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 2 ans 1 mois 4 semaines Nombre : 920 représentationsPremière Preview : Friday 22 October 2004Première : Tuesday 09 November 2004Dernière : Saturday 06 January 2007Mise en scène : Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Nathan Lane (Max Bialystock), Lee Evans (Leo Bloom), Leigh Zimmerman (Ulla), Nicolas Colicos (Franz Liebkind), Conleth Hill (Roger de Bris), James Dreyfus (Carmen Ghia)Commentaires : Originally the hugely successful Mel Brooks 1968 film, this musical version opened on Broadway in April 2001 to massive acclaim, winning 12 Tony Awards, becoming the first Broadway show to take $1 million a week at the box office. It ran for 2,502 performances. The original much-acclaimed stars were Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. In due course British actor Henry Goodman replaced Nathan Lane and Steven Weber replaced Matthew Broderick, but Henry Goodman lasted just 30 performances before being replaced by Brad Oscar. The London production originally announced Richard Dreyfuss as Bialystock, but he dropped out a week before opening night and Nathan Lane rushed in to take over (at a fee of £39,000 per week!) until January, after which he was replaced with Brad Oscar.Commentaires longs: With just two exceptions, the London critics fell over themselves with the most lavish praise and every superlative they could muster. There was delight in the fact that, at last, London had a musical “comedy” - no more gloomy revolutions, dubious South American political figures, wars in the Far East or disfigured recluses in opera houses - this was glorious, unadulterated, politically incorrect, fall-off-your-seat with laughter hilarity of the highest order. (The two exceptions found a musical about Hitler and jokes about Jewish producers and gay directors to be distasteful.) The show ran for just over two years, during which time cast replacements for Bialystock included Fred Applegate and Cory English, and for Bloom - John Gordon Sinclair and Reece Shearsmith.Presse : NICHOLAS DE JONGH for THE EVENING STANDARD says, "A Spiffing knockabout musical comedy"
PAUL TAYLOR for THE INDEPENDENT says, "Unleashes an epidemic of bliss."
MICHAEL BILLINGTON for THE GUARDIAN says, "Intoxicating, time-suspending and slightly guilty pleasure."
CHARLES SPENCER for THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says, "From the opening number, the audience rides a tidal wave of pure pleasure and after three delirious hours one is left stunned by a combination of unstoppable laughter and sheer happiness."
BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE for THE TIMES says, "Mel Brooks, has transformed his celebrated movie into a musical comedy, and as funny a one as I’ve seen."
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Producers (The) (2008-06-Ronacher Theater-Vienne)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Ronacher (Vienne - Autriche) Durée : 7 mois 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Monday 30 June 2008Première : Monday 30 June 2008Dernière : Sunday 22 February 2009Mise en scène : Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Cornelius Obonya (Max Bialystock), Andreas Bieber (Leo Bloom), Michael Clauder (Zweitbesetzung Leo Bloom / Ensemble), Bettina Mönch (Ulla), Ines Hengl-Pirker (Zweitbesetzung Ulla / Ensemble), Martin Sommerlatte (Roger de Bris), Karsten Kammeier (Zweitbesetzung Roger de Bris / Swing), Herbert Steinböck (Franz Liebkind / Zweitbesetzung Max Bialystock), Rob Pelzer (Carmen Ghia), Marc Lamberty (Zweitbesetzung Carmen Ghia / Zweitbesetzung Roger de Bris / Swing), Katharina Dorian (Shirley / Küss-mich-fühl-mich / Ensemble), Sabrina Harper (Platzanweiserin / Zweitbesetzung Ulla / Ensemble), Reinwald Kranner (Bryan / Jack Lepidus / Richter / Zweitbesetzung Franz Liebkind / Ensemble), Peter Lesiak (Donald Dinsmore / Zweitbesetzung Leo Bloom / Zweitbesetzung Franz Liebkind / Ensemble), Oliver Mülich (Mr Marks / Kevin / Jason Green / Zweitbesetzung Max Bialystock / Ensemble), Oliver Polenz (Tenor Solo / Ensemble), Stephanie Sturm (Halt-mich-Grapsch-mich / Swing), Anja Taube (Halt-mich-Grapsch-mich / Ensemble), Florian Theiler (Akrobat / Sabou / Zweitbesetzung Carmen Ghia / Ensemble), Nina Weiß (Platzanweiserin / Leck-mich-Beiss-mich / Ensemble), Ahou Nikazar (Ensemble), Rita Sereinig (Ensemble), Manuel Steindörfer (Ensemble), Amanda Thiele (Ensemble), Ellen Wawrzyniak (Ensemble), Bart De Clercq (Dance Captain / Swing), Nils Sundberg (Swing), Marianne Tarnowskij (Swing), Gloria Wind (Swing)
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Scottsboro Boys (The) (2010-03-Vineyard theatre-Off Broadway)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Vineyard Theatre (Broadway (Off) - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 mois 1 semaine Nombre : Première Preview : Friday 12 February 2010Première : Wednesday 10 March 2010Dernière : Sunday 18 April 2010Mise en scène : Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur :
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Scottsboro Boys (The) (2010-07-Guthrie Theatre-Minneapolis)
Type de série: Pre-Broasway Try OutThéâtre: Guthrie Theatre (Minneapolis - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 mois 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : InconnuPremière : Saturday 31 July 2010Dernière : Saturday 25 September 2010Mise en scène : Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur :
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Scottsboro Boys (The) (2010-07-Lyceum Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: Original BroadwayThéâtre: Lyceum Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 1 mois 1 semaine Nombre : 29 previews - 49 représentationsPremière Preview : Thursday 07 October 2010Première : Sunday 31 October 2010Dernière : Sunday 12 December 2010Mise en scène : Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Commentaires longs: 30 protestors from The Freedom Party, a black and Latino political group concerned about historical marginalization and racism, protested the show at the Lyceum Theatre on 11/6/2010. "This racist play has reduced the tragedy of the Scottsboro Boys case to a Step n Fetchit comedic, minstrel exhibition," according to a statement from the group. "It is this type of attack on our culture and history which makes the Freedom Party absolutely necessary." / The closing night performance was interrupted repeatedly by thunderous applause. Before the performance started, composer John Kander received a standing ovation when he entered the auditorium.
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Scottsboro Boys (The) (2013-10-Main Stage-Young Vic-London)
Type de série: Original EuropeThéâtre: Young Vic Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Salle : Main StageDurée : 1 mois 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Friday 18 October 2013Première : Tuesday 29 October 2013Dernière : Monday 23 December 2013Mise en scène : Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Colman Domingo (Mr. Bones), Forrest McClendon (Mr. Tambo), Christian Dante-White (Charles Weems), Clinton Roane (Roy Wright), Julian Glover (The Interlocutor), Dawn Hope (The Lady), Adebayo Bolaji (Clarence Norris), Carl Spencer (Andy Wright) , Martin Bishop, Susan Reynolds, Jordan ShawCommentaires : Au départ jusqu'au 23 novembre. Vu le succès, prolongé jusqu'au 21 décembre.Presse : "The production knocked me for six. I couldn’t speak as I sat in my seat, weeping, furious at the injustices those nine young boys had endured. One of the most stunning pieces of theatre I have ever seen"
Baz Bamigboye, Daily Mail (22/2/13)
"A thrillingly inventive and entertaining night at the theatre. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll be moved... Kander and Ebb have given American musical theatre an undisputable, stone-cold classic"
New York Post
"The best new musical of the year. Stunning! Grade A"
Entertainment Weekly
"Adventurous & dynamic. Directed and choreographed with dazzling verve by Susan Stroman, who offers some of her most vibrant work since The Producers"
New York Times
"Smashing and shocking! Kander & Ebb's valedictory musical. The story is wrenching and the songs rank with their most gorgeous"
Bloomberg
"Provocative, chilling and refreshing. This one is right up there with Cabaret and Chicago. Susan Stroman deliverys her most creative and effective work in years"
Variety
"Dazzling, chilling and arresting. This bold musical keeps you tapping your feet while it socks you with an emotional punch to the gut"
Hollywood Reporter
"Pioneering. Susan Stroman's staging is mesmerizing"
Los Angeles Times
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Scottsboro Boys (The) (2014-10-Garrick Theatre-London)
Type de série: West End TransferThéâtre: Garrick Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 4 mois Nombre : Première Preview : Saturday 04 October 2014Première : Friday 24 October 2014Dernière : Saturday 21 February 2015Mise en scène : Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Brandon Victor Dixon (Haywood Patterson), Colman Domingo (Mr Bones), Forrest McClendon (Mr Tambo), James T Lane (Ozie Powell), Julian Glover (The Interlocutor), Dawn Hope, Dex Lee, Rohan Pinnock-Hamilton, Richard Pitt, Emile Ruddock and Carl SpencerCommentaires : Transfert dans le West End de la version jouée au Young Vic.Presse : "The score doesn’t have the earworm catchiness of Kander and Ebb’s best shows, and dazzles more than it delights. But this is a genuinely radical musical, full of stinging indignation and plaintive power." Lyn Gardner for The Guardian
"Audacious and troubling, it is delivered with brilliant precision here. Tap-dancing through a number about the electric chair, harmonising in a spiritual that slips in a line about lynching, the cast perform with tremendous verve and handle Stroman’s choreography with split-second timing." Sarah Hemming for The Financial Times
"This is a hurtling journey into hell; I urge you to buy a ticket. John Kander and Fred Ebb’s 2010 musical, seen at the Young Vic last year, is a shocking experience — the more so because it is also irresistibly entertaining." Sam Marlowe for The Times
"The music is magnificent, a stirring, period-specific mixture of gospel, jazz and vaudeville. The plaintive lament Go Back Home is especially memorable, but on the whole the songs are jovial and up-tempo in a deliberate undercutting of the seriousness of the storyline." Fiona Mountford for The Evening Standard
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Show Boat (1994-10-George Gershwin Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Gershwin Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 2 ans 3 mois Nombre : 12 previews - 946 représentationsPremière Preview : Thursday 22 September 1994Première : Sunday 02 October 1994Dernière : Sunday 05 January 1997Mise en scène : Daisy Prince • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Steve ... Doug LaBrecque / Queenie ... Gretha Boston / Pete ... David Bryant / Parthy Ann Hawks ... Elaine Stritch / Windy ... Ralph Williams / Cap'n Andy ... John McMartin / Ellie ... Dorothy Stanley (ii) / Frank ... Joel Blum / Julie ... Lonette McKee / Gaylord Ravenal ... Mark Jacoby / Vallon ... Jack Dabdoub / Magnolia ... Rebecca Luker / Joe ... Michel Bell / Dealer ... Bob Walton / Jeb ... David Earl Hart / Backwoodsman ... Mike O'Carroll / Young Kim ... Larissa Auble / Ethel ... Danielle Greaves / Landlady ... Lorraine Foreman / Mother Superior ... Sheila Smith / Jim ... Mike O'Carroll / Jake ... Bob Walton / Charlie ... Michael Scott / Lottie ... Louise-Marie Mennier / Dottie ... Karen Curlee / Drunk ... David Bryant / Radio Announcer ... Michael Scott / Kim ... Tammy Amerson / Old Lady on Levee ... Sheila SmithCommentaires longs: A cast recording was made of the production when it was still in Toronto, prior to Broadway.
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Show Boat (1998-04-Prince Edward Theatre-London)
Type de série: RevivalThéâtre: Prince Edward Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 4 mois 3 semaines Nombre : 175 représentationsPremière Preview : Monday 20 April 1998Première : Tuesday 28 April 1998Dernière : Saturday 19 September 1998Mise en scène : Harold Prince • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Terry Burrell (Julie), Hugh Panaro (Ravenal), Teri Hansen (Magnolia), Michel Bell (Joe), Gretha Boston (Queenie), George Grizzard (Cap ’n Andy), Clare Leach (Ellie)Commentaires : This production, with a cast of 57 and directed by the legendary Hal Prince, had originated in Toronto, then transferred to Broadway, where it was highly praised and heaped with awards. It was hugely spectacular, superbly staged and performed, and felt by many to be one of the finest productions to grace the London stage in many a year. It ran for 21 weeks on a limited term engagement.Presse : SHERIDEN MORLEY said, "Musicals don't come a lot better than this".
THE TIMES said, "It's a well-oiled, bustling production".
THE DAILY TELEGRATH says, "Sheer entertainment and real emotional depth"
NICHOLAS DE JONGH of THE EVENING STANDARD says the production is "All heat, urgency and momentum".
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Young Frankenstein (2007-08-Paramount Theatre-Seattle)
Type de série: Pre-Broasway Try OutThéâtre: Paramount Theatre (Seattle - Etats-Unis) Durée : 3 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Tuesday 07 August 2007Première : Tuesday 07 August 2007Dernière : Saturday 01 September 2007Mise en scène : Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur :
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Young Frankenstein (2007-10-Hilton Theatre-Broadway)
Type de série: OriginalThéâtre: Lyric Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis) Durée : 1 an 1 mois 4 semaines Nombre : 29 previews - 485 représentationsPremière Preview : Thursday 11 October 2007Première : Thursday 08 November 2007Dernière : Sunday 04 January 2009Mise en scène : Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur :
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Young Frankenstein (2017-10-Garrick Theatre-London)
Type de série: Original LondonThéâtre: Garrick Theatre (Londres - Angleterre) Durée : 10 mois 2 semaines Nombre : Première Preview : Thursday 28 September 2017Première : Tuesday 10 October 2017Dernière : Saturday 25 August 2018Mise en scène : Susan Stroman • Chorégraphie : Susan Stroman • Producteur : Avec : Hadley Fraser (Dr Frederik Frankenstein), Ross Noble (Igor), Lesley Joseph (Frau Blucher), Dianne Pilkington, Summer Strallen, Patrick Clancy, Imogen Brooke, Matt Crandon, Nathan Elwick, Kelly Ewins-Prouse, Andrew Gordon-Watkins, Sammy Kelly, Richard Pitt, Harriet Samuel-Gray, Gemma Scholes, Emily Squibb, Aron Wild and Josh WilmottCommentaires : Young Frankenstein arrives in London's West End where it will include new dialogue and songs written by Brooks following the original Broadway production after a pre-West End tryout at the Theatre Royal Newcastle from Saturday 26 August to Saturday 9 September,