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Set within the framework of a contemporary rehearsal of Henrik Ibsen's classic play A Doll's House, it addresses the question of what might have transpired after Nora slammed the door and abandoned her tyrannical husband Torvald. Borrowing the fare from a young violinist, Otto, she takes the train to Christiania, where she accepts work in a cafe and soon becomes involved not only with Otto, but Eric Didrickson, the wealthy owner of shipping lines and fish canneries, and Johan Blecker, a lawyer, as well. Throughout the show, scenes in her new life mingle with intermittent flashbacks to the one she left behind.

1 Doll's Life (A) peut-être considéré comme un Flop musical

2 Doll's Life (A) est une adaption à la scène d'une oeuvre littéraire: "Maison de poupéee" d'Ibsen.

Conceived as a response to the play A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen.

The Broadway production opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on September 23, 1982 and closed on September 26 after 5 performances and 18 previews. Directed by Hal Prince and choreographed by Larry Fuller with scenic design by Timothy O'Brien and Tazeena Firth, costume design by Florence Klotz, and lighting design by Ken Billington. The cast featured George Hearn, Betsy Joslyn, and Peter Gallagher.

The York Theater Company, New York City, presented a staged concert in December 1994.

Reviews were negative. According to The New York Times, "It was overproduced and overpopulated to the extent that the tiny resolute figure of Nora became lost in the combined mechanics of Broadway and the Industrial Revolution." According to John Kenrick, the musical had "an almost operatic score, but the book droned on about the unfairness of life and an overly-elaborate Hal Prince production only made matters worse."

Despite its failure, the show received several Tony Award nominations, and an original cast recording was released on the Bay Cities label.

Broadway wags dubbed the show "A Doll's Death." One even suggested "A Door's Life," in reference to the portal out of which Nora slams at the end of the original Ibsen play, and which 'danced' almost continually throughout the musical, far more interestingly than most of the rest of the action.

Act I
Prologue
A Woman Alone
Letter to the Children
New Year's Eve
Stay With Me, Nora
Arrival
Loki and Baldur
You Interest Me
Departure
Letter From Klemnacht
Learn to Be Lonely
Rats and Mice and Fish
Jailer, Jailer
Excerpts From Loki and Baldur
Rare Wines

Act II
No More Mornings
There She Is
Power
Letter to the Children (Reprise)
At Last
The Grand Cafe
Finale

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