Big Money (Musical)
| Musical dates | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Big money |
| Original title: | Big money |
| Original language: | German |
| Music: | Thomas Zaufke |
| Lyrics: | Peter Lund |
| Premiere: | March 19, 2011 |
| Place of premiere: | Karlsruhe, Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe |
Big Money is a musical by Peter Lund (text) and Thomas Zaufke (music) .
content
Big M., the billion dollar, actually small-minded, but pompously inflated entrepreneur, is celebrating his fiftieth birthday. His family, celebrities and even Justitia , the goddess of justice, are honored. A huge fireworks display is planned for the climax. But the light effects come from the blue lights of the approaching police. The uninvited tax investigation interrupts the party, Big M. in handcuffs, a catastrophic end to a previously glorious time. And this time is now leafed through in flashbacks: the history of a company and the history of a family, closely linked. The machines that will create wealth are nowhere near the best sellers they are spent on. But the public wants to be blinded, the banks are forcing the young entrepreneur to borrow. His wife Vera, his secretary and his brother Rocky all play along. The bubble of imaginary machines from TexFlex is getting bigger and bigger and it will burst. But until then, many remain silent, because Big M. gives his country a lot, he takes care of his family, he is a role model.
background
The musical was inspired by the FlowTex fraud scandal, the worst case of white-collar crime in the history of the Federal Republic of Germany.
premiere
Big Money was written as a commissioned work for the Badisches Staatstheater Karlsruhe and had its world premiere there on March 19, 2011 (resumption on October 9, 2011) .
Text and music
- Text: Peter Lund
- Music: Thomas Zaufke
occupation
- Musical direction / rehearsal: Walter Kiesbauer
- Choreography: Andrea Heil
- Director: Peter Lund
- Set design: Ulrike Reinhard
Ensemble of the first season
March 19, 2011 to April 30, 2011
- Timo Tank (Manfred (Manni) Schneider)
- Robert Besta (Rocky Schneider)
- Annika Martens (Vera Schneider)
- Lisa Schlegel (Renate Czukrovski)
- Anna-Magdalena Beetz (Claudia van der Weyll)
- Georg Krause (Auditor Wendelin Schlueter)
- Stefan Viering (Minister of Economic Affairs Währing)
- Gunnar Schmidt (Commissioner Steinheim)
- Ursula Grossenbacher (Justitia)
Ensemble of recovery
October 9, 2011
- same ensemble as in UA
- Assistant director: Matthias Bauerkamp
- Musicians: Walter Kiesbauer, Chriss Gross, Martin Stumpf, Christoph Lewandowski, Dirk Rumig, Haiko Heinz and Michael Gundlach
List of songs (selection)
- The country needs men like that
- When the Treasury rings twice
Press reviews
- Big Money is highly recommended. And everyone can be sure: you get something for your money! (Baden's latest news, March 21, 2011)
- The fantastic piece was accompanied confidently by the seven musicians and rewarded with thunderous applause from the enthusiastic audience! (Badisches Tagblatt, March 21, 2011)