Musical (2004)


Musique: Andrew Lloyd Webber
Paroles: David Zippel
Livret: Charlotte Jones
Production à la création:

Version 1

Woman in White (The) (2004-Palace Theatre-London)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Palace Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 an 5 mois 1 semaine
Nombre :
Première Preview : samedi 28 août 2004
Première : mercredi 15 septembre 2004
Dernière : samedi 25 février 2006
Mise en scène : Trevor Nunn
Chorégraphie : Wayne McGregor
Producteur :
Avec : Martin Crewes (Walter Hartwright), Angela Christian (Anne Catherick), Maria Friedman (Marian Halcombe), Jill Paice (Laura Fairlie), Edward Petherbridge (Mr Fairlie), Oliver Darley (Sir Percial Glyde), Michael Crawford (Count Fosco)
Commentaires : The show opened to luke-warm reviews with much criticism of the set design - a series of projections said to be dizzying, out of focus, and out of synch with the revolve. After four months Michael Crawford collapsed (as a result of over-sweating in the fat suit he wore to play Count Fosco) and his understudy, Steve Vamom, took over for several weeks. From February to April 2005 the role of Count Fosco was then played by Michael Ball, in a radically new interpretation of the part. From April onwards Fosco was played by Anthony Andrews.
The “original” version of the show closed on July 9th, and two days later re-opened with many cast changes and a heavily re-written libretto and song-order. This “new” version previewed through the summer with the Press invited to review the show in September - at which point Simon Callow became the fifth actor to play Count Fosco. This time the critics were a little more enthusiastic and the projections and revolving effects were said to be much better. However, the show closed on February 25th 2006 after a 19 month run and its 500th performance.
Presse : MICHAEL BILLINGTON du THE GUARDIAN: "Andrew Lloyd Webber's best score in years and Trevor Nunn's visually vibrant production can disguise the fact that this show is saddled with an impossible book."
CHARLES SPENCER du THE DAILY TELEGRAPH : "A terrible disappointment.....Yes, there are moments when Lloyd Webber comes up with the big lush romantic melodies that are his forte, though these days they tend to sound alarmingly like retreads of his own earlier work."
PAUL TAYLOR du THE INDEPENDENT : " Fluent production....I suspect The Woman In White will be haunting the West End for some time to come."
NICHOLAS DE JONGH du THE EVENING STANDARD : "So old-fashioned it deserves to be stuffed and displayed in a museum for deceased musicals... I came out humming with boredom."
BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE du THE TIMES: "Why...doesn’t The Woman in White leap from the stage of the smartly refurbished Palace with the panache I’d hoped?...This lady is too pale and plump for thrills."
QUENTIN LETTS du THE DAILY MAIL: "Lloyd Webber's music, never before so classical and operatic, becomes hypnotic and slowly unveils its melodies. You have to work for it but it's worth it."
SARAH HEMMING du THE FINANCIAL TIMES : "There are not many take-home tunes and David Zippel's lyrics are often bland. Still, as a gorgeous-looking piece of daft escapism, it works a treat."
PETER HEPPLE du THE STAGE : "Lloyd Webber can still write a good tune but it invariably echoes some of those he has written previously."
JANE EDWARDES du TIME OUT : "For all its good points, I fear there is no enough here to add up to a hit."

Un jeune professeur de dessin, Walter Hartright descend à la gare de Limmeridge et rencontre une jeune femme en blanc (Anne) qui lui dit être en grand danger....mais la jeune femme disparaît avant d'avoir pu lui en dire plus. Walter devient le professeur de dessin de deux jeunes femmes, Marian et Laura, et ensemble,
décident de résoudre ce mystère. Walter et Laura tombent amoureux, mais Marian aime également Walter en secret. Walter rencontre la jeune femme en blanc, Anne Catherick qui lui révèle ne pas être un fantôme,
mais être prisonnière de Sir Percival Glyde, qui se défend en prétendant qu'Anne est folle, et finit par l'envoyer dans un asile.
Walter apprend également que Laura doit épouser Sir Percival et déçu, s'enfuit pour Londres. Sir Percival se révèle être un mari violent et Marian essaye en vain d'aider Laura à le quitter. Un matin, Marian apprend par le Comte Fosco, ami de Sir Percival, que Laura est tombée de la fenêtre et est morte.
Marian part rejoindre Walter à Londres et ensemble, décident de venger Laura et de sauver Anne de son asile. Mais quand ils arrivent à l'asile, ils découvrent non pas Anne, mais Laura. Walter, Laura et Marian réussiront à se venger de Sir Percival Glyde et Walter & Laura pourront enfin se marier.

En 2004, Andrew Lloyd Webber réussit à faire oublier les semi-échecs artistiques de "Whistle Down The Wind" et de "The Beautiful Game" avec une nouvelle comédie musicale "classique" dans la grande tradition du "Phantom" : "The Woman In White".
Tout le monde reconnaît la qualité des musiques qu'Andrew Lloyd Webber a composé pour l'occasion, mais le spectacle sera gêné par les nombreux problèmes techniques (pour la première fois, pas de décors, mais des projections de photos, qui dans un premier temps paraissent floues et la scène tournante du Palace Theater qui n'est pas synchronisée avec les projections) et des problèmes de santé des acteurs principaux (Maria Friedman souffre alors d'un cancer du sein et doit se faire opérer, mais courageusement, revient sur scène pour la première à Broadway, quant à Michael Crawford, il doit jouer le Comte Fosco sous des tonnes de latex qu'il ne supporte pas et tombe régulièrement malade).
Le show ouvre à Londres en Septembre 2004, et malgré des améliorations apportées au spectacle, "The Woman In White" ferme ses portes en Janvier 2006.
Maria Friedman reprend son rôle à Broadway, et Michael Bail est engagé dans celui du Comte Fosco, mais le show ferme ses portes après à peine quatre mois, assassiné par les critiques.



Aucun dossier informatif complémentaire concernant Woman in White (The)


Version 1

Woman in White (The) (2004-Palace Theatre-London)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Palace Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 1 an 5 mois 1 semaine
Nombre :
Première Preview : samedi 28 août 2004
Première : mercredi 15 septembre 2004
Dernière : samedi 25 février 2006
Mise en scène : Trevor Nunn
Chorégraphie : Wayne McGregor
Producteur :
Avec : Martin Crewes (Walter Hartwright), Angela Christian (Anne Catherick), Maria Friedman (Marian Halcombe), Jill Paice (Laura Fairlie), Edward Petherbridge (Mr Fairlie), Oliver Darley (Sir Percial Glyde), Michael Crawford (Count Fosco)
Commentaires : The show opened to luke-warm reviews with much criticism of the set design - a series of projections said to be dizzying, out of focus, and out of synch with the revolve. After four months Michael Crawford collapsed (as a result of over-sweating in the fat suit he wore to play Count Fosco) and his understudy, Steve Vamom, took over for several weeks. From February to April 2005 the role of Count Fosco was then played by Michael Ball, in a radically new interpretation of the part. From April onwards Fosco was played by Anthony Andrews.
The “original” version of the show closed on July 9th, and two days later re-opened with many cast changes and a heavily re-written libretto and song-order. This “new” version previewed through the summer with the Press invited to review the show in September - at which point Simon Callow became the fifth actor to play Count Fosco. This time the critics were a little more enthusiastic and the projections and revolving effects were said to be much better. However, the show closed on February 25th 2006 after a 19 month run and its 500th performance.
Presse : MICHAEL BILLINGTON du THE GUARDIAN: "Andrew Lloyd Webber's best score in years and Trevor Nunn's visually vibrant production can disguise the fact that this show is saddled with an impossible book."
CHARLES SPENCER du THE DAILY TELEGRAPH : "A terrible disappointment.....Yes, there are moments when Lloyd Webber comes up with the big lush romantic melodies that are his forte, though these days they tend to sound alarmingly like retreads of his own earlier work."
PAUL TAYLOR du THE INDEPENDENT : " Fluent production....I suspect The Woman In White will be haunting the West End for some time to come."
NICHOLAS DE JONGH du THE EVENING STANDARD : "So old-fashioned it deserves to be stuffed and displayed in a museum for deceased musicals... I came out humming with boredom."
BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE du THE TIMES: "Why...doesn’t The Woman in White leap from the stage of the smartly refurbished Palace with the panache I’d hoped?...This lady is too pale and plump for thrills."
QUENTIN LETTS du THE DAILY MAIL: "Lloyd Webber's music, never before so classical and operatic, becomes hypnotic and slowly unveils its melodies. You have to work for it but it's worth it."
SARAH HEMMING du THE FINANCIAL TIMES : "There are not many take-home tunes and David Zippel's lyrics are often bland. Still, as a gorgeous-looking piece of daft escapism, it works a treat."
PETER HEPPLE du THE STAGE : "Lloyd Webber can still write a good tune but it invariably echoes some of those he has written previously."
JANE EDWARDES du TIME OUT : "For all its good points, I fear there is no enough here to add up to a hit."

Version 2

Woman in White (The) (2005-11-Marquis Theatre-Broadway)

Type de série: Original Broadway
Théâtre: Marquis Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)

Durée : 3 mois
Nombre : 20 previews - 109 représentations
Première Preview : vendredi 28 octobre 2005
Première : jeudi 17 novembre 2005
Dernière : dimanche 19 février 2006
Mise en scène : Trevor Nunn
Chorégraphie : Wayne McGregor
Producteur :
Avec : Maria Friedman (Marian Halcombe), Michael Ball (Count Fosco), Angela Christian (Anne Catherick), Adam Brazier (Walter Hartright), Jill Paice (Laura Fairlie), Ron Bohmer (Sir Percival Glyde), Walter Charles (Mr. Fairlie)
Commentaires : The Broadway production - a slightly shortened version - opened in November 2005, generally to negative reviews, with the feeling it was not a terrible show, just very unexciting. During the run Maria Friedman was taken ill and missed a number of performances while she underwent treatment for breast cancer. In a surprise decision, the Broadway show closed in February - a week before the London version. It had given just 109 regular performances and 20 previews. The producers cited Maria Friedman's frequent absences (as well as the negative reviews) as difficult obstacles to overcome.

Version 3

Woman in White (The) (2017-12-Charing Cross Theatre-Londres)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Charing Cross Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 2 mois 1 semaine
Nombre :
Première Preview : lundi 20 novembre 2017
Première : lundi 04 décembre 2017
Dernière : vendredi 10 février 2017
Mise en scène : Thom Southerland
Chorégraphie : Cressida Carré
Producteur :
Avec : Anna O'Byrne (Laura Fairlie), Chris Peluso (Sir Percival Glyde), Carolyn Maitland (Marian), Ashley Stillburn (Wlater Hartright), Greg Castiglioni (Count Fosco), Sophie Reeves (Anne)
Presse : ★★★★Evening Standard|
★★★★Daily Express
★★★★What's on Stage
★★★★★West End Wilma
★★★★★Theatre South East
★★★★★Reviewsgate
★★★★ Broadwayworld
★★★★The Reviews Hub
★★★★Everything Theatre
★★★★★British Theatre
★★★★★ Theatre Monkey
★★★★Remotegoat
★★★★LivetheatreUK
★★★★Love London LoveCulture
★★★★The Spy in the Stalls
★★★★Pocket Sized Theatre

Extraits

Woman in White (The) (2004-Palace Theatre-London)

Qualité: *** Intérêt: ***
Langue:
Anglais Durée: 00:08:59