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Napoleon (2000-10-Shaftesbury Theatre-London)

Type de série: Original London
Théâtre: Shaftesbury Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)

Durée : 3 mois 2 semaines
Nombre : 127 représentations
Première Preview : Tuesday 17 October 2000
Première : Tuesday 17 October 2000
Dernière : Saturday 03 February 2001
Mise en scène : Francesca Zambello
Chorégraphie : Denis L. Sayers
Producteur :
Avec : Paul Baker as 'Napoleon' (Uwe Kroger will play the part at certain performances) Anastasia Barzee as 'Josephine'. David Burt, David Arneil, Steve Bradford, Jacqueline Braun, Lynsey Britton, Anthony Cable, Jody Crosier, Iain Davey, Heather Davies, Nicholas Dunbar, Chris Fennessy, Susie Fenwick, Hugh Futcher, Lydia Griffiths, Kristin Hellberg, Kristin Holck, Sarah Ingram, Teddy Kempner, Gerard Leighton, Roy Litvin, Andy Mace, Oliver Marshall, Anthony Moulton, Anita Pashley, Vince Pirillo, Nicholas Pound, Nigel Richards, Tom Sellwood, Louisa Shaw , Mark Stobbart
Commentaires : This Canadian musical opened in Toronto in March 1994 to great success. The London production had Olivier Award winner Francesco Zambello from the opera world as director, Jonathan Tunick’s orchestrations and both Paul Baker and Uwe Kroger alternating as Napoleon. (Uwe Kroger performed three shows a week, Paul Baker doing the other five.) However, it ran just under 4 months. It was one of the early pioneers of Sunday performances and although weekends were sold out, the rest of the week was thin. With 32 in the cast and an orchestra of 28, producers cited the high running costs as the main reason for closure which came on February 3rd. Generally the original notices had been hostile, and, of course, most could not resist using the phrase “Not tonight, Josephine” as advice to the readers.
Presse : SHERIDAN MORLEY for TELETEXT wrote a positive review, saying, "Well, what a surprise. Just as West End musicals were going minimalist and dark along comes the most lavish, over-the- top extravaganza since Ivor Novello dropped dead in King's Rhapsody in 1951. True, Napoleon is not all that good. But director Francesca Zambello.... has thrown everything at it. Tosca and Traviata combined have nothing on what is happening here."

BENEDICT NIGHTINGALE for THE TIMES was not impressed, saying the show had "music that often went tum-tum, lyrics that regularly went plonk-plonk, and rhymes that sometimes left me wishing no such thing as rhyme had been invented". He ends his review, "As it is, there's only one answer to the question of whether this new musical is stronger and more enjoyable than the year's other Gallic offerings. Not tonight, Josephine."

PAUL TAYLOR for THE INDEPENDENT says, "...Napoleon is severely deluded and in urgent need of counselling. Last night's opening presented us with two and three-quarter hours of hammy historical hokum, diversified by a couple of moments that served to indicate what might have been if anyone around had had any taste." He goes on to describe the score as "Talentless" and the lyrics "Dire". He was however impressed by the set design, describing it as "slick and fluent ", but says, "...man cannot live by sets alone."

CHARLES SPENCER FOR THE DAILY TELEGRAPH says, "The show is a shameless attempt to cash in on the vast box-office success of Les Miserables. Unfortunately it seems like a dismally pale imitation, with almost none of the drama or thrilling theatrical spectacle." He goes on to say, "Williams's score is a non-stop parade of churning, ersatz-emotional anthems that go straight in one ear and out the other without troubling the brain, heart or memory, while the triteness of Sabiston's lyrics often beggars belief."

NICHOLAS DE JONGH for THE EVENING STANDARD says, The songs are unmemorable and unhummable."

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Rebecca (2006-09-Raimund Theatre-Vienne)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Raimund Theater (Vienne - Autriche)
Durée : 1 an 3 mois
Nombre :
Première Preview : Thursday 28 September 2006
Première : Thursday 28 September 2006
Dernière : Sunday 30 December 2007
Mise en scène : Francesca Zambello
Chorégraphie : Denis L. Sayers
Producteur :
Avec : Wietske van Tongeren (»Ich«), Uwe Kröger (Maxim de Winter), Susan Rigvava-Dumas (Mrs Danvers), Kerstin Ibald (Beatrice / Cover Mrs Danvers), Carsten Lepper (Jack Favell), André Bauer (Frank Crawley), Noberto Bertassi (Ben), Carin Filipčić (Mrs van Hopper), Marika Lichter (Mrs van Hopper (vom 6. September 2007 bis 30. Dezember 2007)), Marcel Meyer (Giles / Cover Frank Crawley / Ensemble), Andreas Kammerzelt (Frith / Cover Frank Crawley / Cover Oberst Julyan / Ensemble), Dennis Kozeluh (Oberst Julyan), Oliver Mülich (Robert / Ensemble), Karsten Kammeier (Frith / Swing), Kai Peterson (Horridge / Cover Jack Fawell / Cover Oberst Julyan / Ensemble), Robert D. Marx (Cover Frank Crawley / Ensemble), Jana Stelley (Clarice / Cover »Ich« / Ensemble), Thomas Bayer (Cover Oberst Julyan / Ensemble), Leigh Martha Klinger (Cover »Ich« / Ensemble), Kathleen Bauer (Cover Beatrice / Ensemble), Michaela Christl (Cover Mrs Danvers / Cover Beatrice / Ensemble), Katharina Dorian (Cover Mrs van Hopper / Ensemble), Tim Reichwein (Cover Maxim de Winter / Cover Jack Fawell / Ensemble), Claudie Reinhard (Cover Mrs van Hopper / Ensemble), Christoph Sommersguter (Cover Robert / Ensemble), Joana Fee Würz (Cover »Ich« / Ensemble), Lucius Wolter (Cover Maxim de Winter / Ensemble), Simon Eichenberger (Swing / Dance Captain), Noud Hell (Cover Ben / Swing), Tina Schöltzke (Clarice / Swing), Matthias Stockinger (Frith / Ensemble), Oliver Wejwar (Cover Robert / Ensemble), Fritz Schmid (Cover Ben / Swing), Bettina Bogdany (Ensemble), Sigrid Brandstetter (Ensemble), Nathalie Kleeberger (Ensemble), Henrik Sehnert (Ensemble), Sara Widén (Ensemble), Martina Dorothea Rumpf (Ensemble), Barbara Obermeier (Ensemble), Max Niemeyer (Ensemble), Ruth Kraus (Ensemble), Raphael Dörr (Ensemble), Katrin Mersch (Swing), Matilda Hansson (Swing), Markus Simader (Swing), Ramin Dustdar (Jack Fawell (ab Wiederaufnahme am 6. September 2008)), Fernand Delosch (Giles / Cover Frank Crawley / Ensemble (ab Wiederaufnahme am 6. September 2008)), Silke Braas-Wolter (Cover »Ich« / Ensemble / Dance Captain (ab Wiederaufnahme am 6. September 2008)), Conny Braun (Cover Mrs van Hopper / Ensemble (ab Wiederaufnahme am 6. September 2008)), Anna Veit (Cover Mrs van Hopper / Ensemble (ab Wiederaufnahme am 6. September 2008)),
Commentaires : Cette comédie musicale est écrite par le duo Michael Kunze et Sylvester Levay à qui nous devons aussi "Elisabeth" et "Mozart!". Ils se sont inspiré d'un roman de Daphné du Maurier qui avait déjà été adapté par Alfred Hitchcok dans les années '40. Il s'agit ici de la version de la création mondiale (septembre 2006) avec une équipe fabuleuse tant dans les créateurs (la metteur en scène est Francesca Zambello, reconnue dans le monde entier pour son travail sur les opéra , le théâtre et les musicals (Napoléon, Little Mermaid, …)) que dans les artistes de plateau (Uwe Krüger et la jeune Wietske vab Tongerne dans le rôle titre). Le spectacle est grandiose: de nombreux décors qui alternent à vue, moyens techniques impressionnants (video, pyrotechnie, …).

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Rebecca (2008-04-Imperial Theatre-Tokyo)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Imperial Theater (Tokyo - Japon)
Durée :
Nombre :
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : Sunday 06 April 2008
Dernière : Thursday 31 December 2009
Mise en scène : Francesca Zambello
Chorégraphie : Denis L. Sayers
Producteur :

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Rebecca (2008-08-City Theatre-Helsinki)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: City Theatre (Helsiniki - Finlande)
Durée :
Nombre :
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : Thursday 28 August 2008
Dernière : Saturday 09 May 2009
Mise en scène : Francesca Zambello
Chorégraphie : Denis L. Sayers
Producteur :

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Rebecca (2008-09-Raimund Theatre-Vienne)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Raimund Theater (Vienne - Autriche)
Durée : 3 mois 3 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Saturday 06 September 2008
Première : Saturday 06 September 2008
Dernière : Tuesday 30 December 2008
Mise en scène : Francesca Zambello
Chorégraphie : Denis L. Sayers
Producteur :
Avec : Wietske van Tongeren (»Ich«), Uwe Kröger (Maxim de Winter), Susan Rigvava-Dumas (Mrs Danvers), Kerstin Ibald (Beatrice / Cover Mrs Danvers), Carsten Lepper (Jack Favell), André Bauer (Frank Crawley), Noberto Bertassi (Ben), Carin Filipčić (Mrs van Hopper), Marika Lichter (Mrs van Hopper (vom 6. September 2007 bis 30. Dezember 2007)), Marcel Meyer (Giles / Cover Frank Crawley / Ensemble), Andreas Kammerzelt (Frith / Cover Frank Crawley / Cover Oberst Julyan / Ensemble), Dennis Kozeluh (Oberst Julyan), Oliver Mülich (Robert / Ensemble), Karsten Kammeier (Frith / Swing), Kai Peterson (Horridge / Cover Jack Fawell / Cover Oberst Julyan / Ensemble), Robert D. Marx (Cover Frank Crawley / Ensemble), Jana Stelley (Clarice / Cover »Ich« / Ensemble), Thomas Bayer (Cover Oberst Julyan / Ensemble), Leigh Martha Klinger (Cover »Ich« / Ensemble), Kathleen Bauer (Cover Beatrice / Ensemble), Michaela Christl (Cover Mrs Danvers / Cover Beatrice / Ensemble), Katharina Dorian (Cover Mrs van Hopper / Ensemble), Tim Reichwein (Cover Maxim de Winter / Cover Jack Fawell / Ensemble), Claudie Reinhard (Cover Mrs van Hopper / Ensemble), Christoph Sommersguter (Cover Robert / Ensemble), Joana Fee Würz (Cover »Ich« / Ensemble), Lucius Wolter (Cover Maxim de Winter / Ensemble), Simon Eichenberger (Swing / Dance Captain), Noud Hell (Cover Ben / Swing), Tina Schöltzke (Clarice / Swing), Matthias Stockinger (Frith / Ensemble), Oliver Wejwar (Cover Robert / Ensemble), Fritz Schmid (Cover Ben / Swing), Bettina Bogdany (Ensemble), Sigrid Brandstetter (Ensemble), Nathalie Kleeberger (Ensemble), Henrik Sehnert (Ensemble), Sara Widén (Ensemble), Martina Dorothea Rumpf (Ensemble), Barbara Obermeier (Ensemble), Max Niemeyer (Ensemble), Ruth Kraus (Ensemble), Raphael Dörr (Ensemble), Katrin Mersch (Swing), Matilda Hansson (Swing), Markus Simader (Swing), Ramin Dustdar (Jack Fawell (ab Wiederaufnahme am 6. September 2008)), Fernand Delosch (Giles / Cover Frank Crawley / Ensemble (ab Wiederaufnahme am 6. September 2008)), Silke Braas-Wolter (Cover »Ich« / Ensemble / Dance Captain (ab Wiederaufnahme am 6. September 2008)), Conny Braun (Cover Mrs van Hopper / Ensemble (ab Wiederaufnahme am 6. September 2008)), Anna Veit (Cover Mrs van Hopper / Ensemble (ab Wiederaufnahme am 6. September 2008))

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Rebecca (2010-03-Operett Színház-Budapest)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Operett Színház (Budapest - Hongrie)
Durée :
Nombre :
Première Preview : Thursday 18 March 2010
Première : Friday 19 March 2010
Dernière : Sunday 21 March 2010
Mise en scène : Francesca Zambello
Chorégraphie : Denis L. Sayers
Producteur :

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Rebecca (2011-11-Operett Színház-Budapest)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Operett Színház (Budapest - Hongrie)
Durée : 1 mois
Nombre :
Première Preview : Monday 21 November 2011
Première : Monday 21 November 2011
Dernière : Tuesday 27 December 2011
Mise en scène : Francesca Zambello
Chorégraphie : Denis L. Sayers
Producteur :

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Rebecca (2011-12-Palladium Theater-Stuttgart)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Palladium Theater (Stuttgart - Allemagne)
Durée : 1 an 3 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Thursday 08 December 2011
Première : Sunday 11 December 2011
Dernière : Sunday 06 January 2013
Mise en scène : Francesca Zambello
Chorégraphie : Denis L. Sayers
Producteur :

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Someone like you (1990-03-Strand Theatre-London)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Novello Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)

Durée : 3 mois 1 semaine
Nombre : 44 représentations
Première Preview : Inconnu
Première : Thursday 22 March 1990
Dernière : Thursday 28 June 1990
Mise en scène : Robin Midgley
Chorégraphie : Denis L. Sayers
Producteur :
Avec : Petula Clark (Abigail), Dave Willetts (The Major), Joanne Campbell (Serena), Jane Arden (Susannah), Clive Carter (Kane), Michael Seraphim (Moonshine), Lewis Rae (Andy), Euan Milne, Michael G. Jones, Richard D. Sharp, Calum Macpherson, Alan Gill
Commentaires : The singing and performances were praised but the show itself received a very mixed reaction. It closed very suddenly after just one month when it was announced that the producer, Harold Fielding, was going into liquidation after nearly 50 years in the business.

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Sweeney Todd (2007-07-Royal Festival Hall-London)

Type de série: Concert
Théâtre: Royal Festival Hall (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée :
Nombre :
Première Preview : Thursday 05 July 2007
Première : Thursday 05 July 2007
Dernière : Saturday 07 July 2007
Mise en scène :
Chorégraphie : Denis L. Sayers
Producteur :
Avec : Bryn Terfel (Sweeney Todd), Maria Friedman (Mrs Lovett), Daniel Boys (Anthony), Philip Quast (Judge Turpin), Steve Elias (Beadle) Emma Williams (Johanna), Daniel Evans (Tobias), Adrian Thompson (Pirelli), Rosemary Ashe (Beggar Woman)
Commentaires : Accompanied by the London Philharmonia Orchestra, this was a semi-staged concert version performed in the newly refurbished Royal Festival Hall, combining the greatest Wagnerian voice of our age with one of the greatest West End performers of our time, and adding a thrilling chorus made up of students from the Guildford School of Acting. Unlike the earlier cut-down John Doyle version, this was given the full orchestral works. Bryn Terfel gave a hugely praised performance, as did Maria Friedman and the rest of the supporting cast. Accepting that a fully staged production is not possible in a concert hall, for many, this was a dream cast.

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Sweeney Todd (2012-03-Adelphi Theatre-London)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: Adelphi Theatre (Londres - Angleterre)
Durée : 6 mois
Nombre :
Première Preview : Saturday 10 March 2012
Première : Tuesday 20 March 2012
Dernière : Saturday 22 September 2012
Mise en scène : Jonathan Kent
Chorégraphie : Denis L. Sayers
Producteur :
Avec : Michael Ball (Sweeney Todd), Imelda Staunton (Mrs Lovett), Robert Burt (Pirelli) , John Bowe, Peter Polycarpou, Gillian Kirkpatrick, Lucy May Barker, Luke Brady, James McConville, and Simeon Truby. The ensemble includes: Valda Aviks, Will Barratt, Josie Benson, Emily Bull, John Coates, Daniel Graham, Robine Landi, Tim Morgan, Aoife Nally, Adam Pearce, Wendy Somerville, Kerry Washington and Annabelle Williams.
Presse : "Jonathan Kent's production, which has now transferred from Chichester, and which leaves me grasping for superlatives, has given the piece a fresh look without destroying its essential fabric."
Michael Billington for The Guardian

"Sondheim’s rich, pungent musical with glee, relishing its excesses yet still savouring its delicacy. It’s a dark, glinting treat."
Sarah Hemming for the Financial Times

"It is dark, nightmarish and thrilling, and packed with tremendous numbers, from the comic to the cruel (often simultaneously) and from the tender to the terrifying. Watching it, you have no doubt that this is masterpiece of nervous laughter and sudden jolting shocks."
Charles Spencer for the Daily Telegraph