Andreas Gergen

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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)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "You're okay, Charlie Brown": Small stage for dry humor. Review in: Der Tagesspiegel from August 17, 2000
  2. ^ The story of Edith Piaf, written by Pam Gems in: Berliner Zeitung of January 30, 2004
  3. ↑ Non (n) sens performance review of the revival in 2006 at Musicalzentrale
  4. ↑ Andreas Gergen: The story of the pig dog ; Portrait at the national singing competition (web link no longer available online)
  5. ^ Test run on Broadway background report at Musicalzentrale
  6. ↑ Gergen becomes opera director at the Landestheater Salzburg in: Die Presse from December 17, 2010
personal data
SURNAME Gergen, Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German actor and director for operas, operettas and musicals
DATE OF BIRTH November 26, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Saarlouis