Le monde des musicals

Version 1

Treemonisha (1975-10-Uris Theatre-Broadway)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Gershwin Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 1 mois 3 semaines
Nombre : 6 previews - 64 représentations
Première Preview : Wednesday 15 October 1975
Première : Tuesday 21 October 1975
Dernière : Sunday 14 December 1975
Mise en scène : Frank Corsaro •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Betty Allen (Monisha), Carmen Balthrop (Treemonisha), Curtis Rayam (Remus), Raymond Bazemore (Simon), Dorceal DuckensBen Harney (Zodzetrick), Kenneth Hicks (Andy), Cora Johnson (Lucy), The Louis Johnson Dance Theatre (Treemonisha Dancer), Edward Pierson (Parson Alltalk), Dwight Ransom (Cephus), Willard White (Ned), Earl L. Baker (Treemonisha Chorus), Thea Barnes (Treemonisha Dancer), Clyde-Jacques Barrett (Treemonisha Dancer), Kenneth Bates (Treemonisha Chorus), Kathleen Battle (Treemonisha), Dwight Baxter (Treemonisha Dancer), Renee Brailsford (Treemonisha Dancer), Karen Burke (Treemonisha Dancer), Barbara Christopher (Treemonisha Chorus), Steven Cole (Treemonisha Chorus), Ella Eure (Treemonisha Chorus), Gregory Gardner (Treemonisha Chorus), Reggie Jackson (Treemonisha Dancer), Veda Jackson (Treemonisha Dancer), Melvin Jordan (Treemonisha Chorus), Julia Lema (Treemonisha Dancer), Anita Littleman (Treemonisha Dancer), Patricia McDermott (Treemonisha Chorus), Janette Moody (Treemonisha Chorus), Marion Moore (Treemonisha Chorus), Vera Moore (Treemonisha Chorus), Lorna Myers (Monisha), Rick Odums (Treemonisha Dancer), Glover Parham (Treemonisha Chorus), Patricia Pates (Treemonisha Chorus), William Penn (Treemonisha Chorus), Dwayne Phelps (Treemonisha Dancer), Ivson Polk (Treemonisha Dancer), Dwight Ransom (Treemonisha Chorus), Cornel Richie (Treemonisha Chorus), Mabel Robinson (Treemonisha Dancer), Patricia Rogers (Treemonisha Chorus), Martial Roumain (Treemonisha Dancer), Katherine Singleton (Treemonisha Dancer), Christine Spencer (Treemonisha Chorus), James Thurston (Treemonisha Dancer), Walter Turnbull (Treemonisha Chorus), Gloria Turner (Treemonisha Chorus), Bobby Walker (Treemonisha Dancer), Peter Whitehead (Treemonisha Chorus), Arthur Williams (Treemonisha Chorus), Pamela Wilson (Treemonisha Dancer), Barbara Young (Treemonisha Chorus)
Commentaires : Uris Theatre (21 oct 1975 - 2 nov 1975)
Palace Theatre (4 nov 1975 - 14 déc 1975)

Version 2

Whoopee! (1979-02-ANTA Playhouse-Broadway)

Type de série: Revival
Théâtre: August Wilson Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 5 mois 4 semaines
Nombre : 8 previews - 204 représentations
Première Preview : Wednesday 14 February 1979
Première : Wednesday 14 February 1979
Dernière : Sunday 12 August 1979
Mise en scène : Frank Corsaro •
Chorégraphie : Dan Siretta •
Producteur :
Avec : Kevin Scannell (Sheriff Bob), Carol Swarbrick (Mary Custer), Bob Allen (Judson Morgan), Beth Austin (Sally Morgan), Charles Repole (Henry Williams), Franc Luz (Wanenis), Leonard Drum (Black Eagle), Garrett M. Brown (Chester Underwood), Catherine Cox (Harriet Underwood), Peter Boyden (Jerome Underwood), Vic Polizos (Mort), Bill Rowley (Andy McNab), Al Micacchion (Jim), Steven Gelfer (Slim), Rick Pessagno (Jack), Paul M. Elkin (Pete), Brent Saunders (Red Buffalo), Candy Darling (Metape), Susan Stroman (Leslie), Robin Black (Becky), Diane Epstein (Tilly), Teri Corcoran (Olive)
Commentaires : Cette reprise a ajouté des chansons de Kahn/Donaldson qui ne se trouvaient pas dans la version originale de 1928: My Baby Just Cares For Me (de la version 1930 du film), Yes, Sir, That’s My Baby, et You (paroles de Harold Adamson). Aussi, Love Me or Leave Me est chanté par Mary et Henry plutôt que par Leslie.
Presse : The New York Times critic Richard Eder called the 1979 Broadway revival a "frequent delight though not an unmitigated one...Most strikingly, it is a superabundance of songs. There is not a poor song in it, and its best ones — the lovely and musically witty "Makin' Whoopee", the jiggly "My Baby Just Cares for Me", and of course the irresistible "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" — are magnificent." Walter Kerr, then the Times' Sunday critic, also reacted favorably to the show while calling attention to its nonsensical frivolity: he deemed it "light as a breeze, and just plain out of its head." Brendan Gill of The New Yorker, however, panned the show.

Repole received a nomination for Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Actor in a Musical, and Dan Siretta was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography.