Andreas Gergen
Andreas Gergen (born November 26, 1973 in Saarlouis ) is a German actor and director for operas , operettas and musicals .
Life
Andreas Gergen gained his first stage experience at the Saarland State Theater in Saarbrücken . After studying (1995–1999) at the Hochschule der Künste in Berlin , he first appeared in various roles in Berlin, including a. as the Gypsy King Clopin in Disney's Hunchback of Notre Dame in the Theater am Potsdamer Platz and at the Neukölln Opera , before he was seen on television with the role of Stefan in the series Heinz Becker Family . At the same time he began to direct on Berlin stages. The first directorial work in the years 2000 to 2004 was the Peanuts musical You are in order, Charlie Brown in the Theater am Südwestkorso, also Fletsch - Das Werwolfmusical and the children's musical Räuber Hotzenplotz at the Berlin Criminal Theater , Pam Gems ' Piaf and Non (n ) sens by Dan Goggin in the stands .
Gergen was awarded the contract by the Berlin Senate for the performance of the Schlossparktheater , which he was director of from 2004 to 2006. He shaped the artistic profile of the house with his style of directing. Under his directorship came u. a. the European premiere of the Broadway success Pinkelstadt-Das Musical ( Urinetown ), the collo-operetta As once in May , the stage adaptation of the classic film Die Drei von der Gasstelle and the German premiere of the play Nachtmusik by Rolf Hochhuth for the performance. In 2006 he went to the development department of the musical group Stage Entertainment in Hamburg , where he was involved in the development of new musicals and stage material. a. on the stage version of Bully Herbig's Der Schuh des Manitu-Das Musical and the Udo Jürgens -Musical I've never been to New York . He was responsible for the latter as Associate Director at the Hamburg Operettenhaus .
Andreas Gergen was chairman of the National Singing Competition in Berlin from 2011 to 2014 . V.
Freelance director
He has been working as a freelance director since 2008. He brought the operas Die Zauberflöte , Madama Butterfly and Hansel and Gretel to the stage, as well as the musicals West Side Story , Dracula , Jekyll and Hyde , Kiss Me, Kate and the world premiere of The Count of Monte Christo by Frank Wildhorn . He staged a workshop version for The Count of Monte Christo on New York's Broadway . In 2009 he and his colleague Christian Struppeck founded the company Creative Agency Berlin , with which he set himself the goal of developing musicals. After the musical comedy Weekend and Sunshine in the Comedy in Marquardt in Stuttgart , Dällebach Kari followed as the second musical premiere at the Thunerseespiele .
Opera director
From August 2011 to July 2017 he was the opera director at the Salzburg State Theater .
Awards
- In 1997 he received the 3rd prize at the National Singing Competition in Berlin and appeared in this regard at the winners' concert in the Theater des Westens , Berlin.
- He was awarded the German Comedy Prize in 2004 for his portrayal of Stefan Becker in the Heinz Becker family series .
- For the staging of Viktoria and her Husar at the Mörbisch Seefestspiele, he was awarded the “Frog of the Year 2017” operetta prize by BR-Klassik .
Productions (selection)
- The shoe of Manitu , Deutsches Theater Munich
- Sister Act , Landestheater Linz
- End of the Rainbow , Merzig tent palace
- The Man with the Laughing (WP), State Operetta Dresden
- My Silent Night (WP), Felsenreitschule Salzburg
- Cinderella , Prinzregententheater Munich
- The Abduction from the Seraglio , Music & Theater Saar
- The three musketeers , musical summer Winzendorf
- As you like it , Salzburg State Theater
- Doctor Dolittle , Salzburg State Theater
- Fence! (WP), State Operetta Dresden
- I Am From Austria - The Rainhard Fendrich Musical (WP), Raimundtheater Vienna
- Rebecca , Freilichtspiele Tecklenburg
- Zorro , musical summer Winzendorf
- La Bohème , house for Mozart Salzburg
- Big Fish , Prinzregententheater Munich
- Spamalot , Salzburg State Theater
- Viktoria and her hussar , Mörbisch Lake Festival
- Don Camillo and Peppone (UA), Theater St. Gallen / Vereinigte Bühnen Wien
- Luther , Westfalenhalle Dortmund
- Carmen , Felsenreitschule Salzburg
- Il mondo della luna , Salzburg State Theater
- La Cage aux Folles , Dresden State Operetta
- Cats , open-air theater Tecklenburg
- Fidelio , Salzburg State Theater
- Schubertstrasse 200 , Salzburg State Theater
- In the White Horse Inn , Salzburg State Theater
- Shrek - The Musical , Capitol Theater Düsseldorf
- The Addams Family , Music & Theater Saar
- Sunset Boulevard , Tecklenburg Open Air Theater
- The visit of the old lady - The Musical , Vereinigte Bühnen Wien
- Love Never Dies - The Concert , Vereinigte Bühnen Wien
- The Bat , Nice Opera
- Jonny plays , Salzburg State Theater
- La Cage aux Folles , Salzburg State Theater
- The visit of the old lady - The Musical (WP), Thunerseespiele
- The Phantom of the Opera - The Concert , Vereinigte Bühnen Wien
- Die Fledermaus , Salzburg State Theater
- Greek , Salzburg State Theater
- Hairspray , Deutsches Theater München / Freilichtspiele Tecklenburg
- La traviata , house for Mozart Salzburg
- The Sound Of Music , Salzburg State Theater
- Crazy For You , Freilichtspiele Tecklenburg
- Kiss Me, Kate , Salzburg State Theater
- The beautiful Helena , Saarland State Theater
- Dällebach Kari ( WP ), Thunerseespiele / theater11 Zurich
- West Side Story , Magdeburg Theater
- Hansel and Gretel , Saarland State Theater
- Mrs. Luna , Salzburg State Theater
- Madama Butterfly , opera in the Merzig tent
- Weekend and Sunshine (WP), comedy at Marquardt Stuttgart
- Jekyll and Hyde , Magdeburg Theater, Fürth City Theater
- The Count of Monte Christo (premiere), Theater St. Gallen
- Pirates , Neuköllner Oper Berlin
- Irma la Douce , Berlin Tribune
- Stay until Sunday , Tribüne Berlin
- Dracula , Musical Festival Graz
- You're okay, Charlie Brown , Theater am Südwestkorso Berlin
- Fletsch - Saturday Bite Fever , Berlin crime theater
- The robber Hotzenplotz , Berlin crime theater
- The Magic Flute , Saarland State Theater
- Night music , Schlossparktheater Berlin
- A week full of Saturdays , Schlossparktheater Berlin
- The three from the gas station , Schlossparktheater Berlin
- As once in May , Schlossparktheater Berlin
- Pinkelstadt - The Musical , Schlossparktheater Berlin
- Piaf , Grandstand Berlin
- Arsenic and lace bonnets , Häbse-Theater Basel
- Non (n) sens , Berlin tribune
- The little horror shop , Metropoltheater Wien
Web links
- www.andreasgergen.com
- Andreas Gergen in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Andreas Gergen at Felix Bloch Erben
- Interview with Andreas Gergen. thatsMusical - the musical magazine, September 14, 2014, accessed on September 18, 2014 .
- Podcast with Andreas Gergen , Musical1.de, January 11, 2015, accessed on January 14, 2015
Individual evidence
- ↑ "You're okay, Charlie Brown": Small stage for dry humor. Review in: Der Tagesspiegel from August 17, 2000
- ^ The story of Edith Piaf, written by Pam Gems in: Berliner Zeitung of January 30, 2004
- ↑ Non (n) sens performance review of the revival in 2006 at Musicalzentrale
- ↑ Andreas Gergen: The story of the pig dog ; Portrait at the national singing competition (web link no longer available online)
- ^ Test run on Broadway background report at Musicalzentrale
- ↑ Gergen becomes opera director at the Landestheater Salzburg in: Die Presse from December 17, 2010
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gergen, Andreas |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German actor and director for operas, operettas and musicals |
DATE OF BIRTH | November 26, 1973 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Saarlouis |