The girl Rosemarie (musical)

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Title: The girl Rosemarie
Original title: The girl Rosemarie
Original language: German
Music: Heribert Feckler
Book: Dirk Witthuhn
Lyrics: Dirk Witthuhn
Original direction: Dirk Witthuhn
Premiere: January 21, 2004
Place of premiere: Düsseldorf, Capitol Theater
Place and time of the action: Germany, 1950s
Roles / people
  • Rosemarie Nitribitt
  • Konrad Hartog
  • Bernhard Schmitt
  • Alfons Bruster
  • Marga von Rahn
  • Berta Endrikat
  • Lilly
  • Ensemble women
  • Ensemble men
  • Swings

The girl Rosemarie is a German musical from 2004. It tells the story of Rosemarie Nitribitt , who was Germany's most famous high-class prostitute in the 1950s .

overview

Premiere celebrated the musical on 21 January 2004 at the Düsseldorf Capitol Theater and played until May 2 of that year.

The story is told by Germany's most famous high-class prostitute, Rosemarie Nitribitt , who turned the heads of prominent politicians and business leaders in rows at the end of the 1950s . Her dazzling life caused a sensation, her mysterious death dominated the media headlines for weeks. But Rosemary's murderer was never caught, and the mysterious murder case was never exposed.

The post-war social scandal first found its way onto the theater stage in 2004 as a musical. The book on the dramatic story was specially written for the musical stage. The music was composed especially for the premiere and brought the carefree rhythms of the fifties back to life. The girl Rosemarie is a self-production of the Capitol Theater Düsseldorf and is based on motifs from the novel by Erich Kuby . The musical was produced by Thomas Krauth and Andrea Friedrichs, the stage and performance rights are held by Th. Krauth GmbH in Düsseldorf.

Anna Montanaro , musical great with international experience, embodied the "Rosemarie Nitribitt", while the theater and film actor Bernhard Bettermann played the industrialist "Konrad Hartog".

Performance under different direction in Paderborn:

Two years after the world premiere, the music theater production was performed again in 2006 at the Kammerspiele Paderborn, directed by Helga Wolf, with another ensemble. (Premiere: April 27, 2006, Dernière: May 28, 2006)

action

Frankfurt am Main in the 50s : Rosemarie Nitribitt grew up on the edge of the affluent society in poor conditions and dreams of a luxurious life. She started working as a prostitute at a young age . So she met the rich industrialist Konrad Hartog and fell in love with him. The married man quickly succumbs to Rosemary's powers of seduction and gives her access to the top ten thousand. It seems as if Rosemarie has achieved her goal ... A short time later she meets Alfons Bruster, a business partner of Konrad Hartog, who soon becomes another wealthy "customer". When Hartog finds out that he is not Rosemary's only lover, he jealously ends the affair. In addition to the regular meetings with Bruster, Rosemarie is now also meeting his friend Bernhard Schmitt. The latter offers her a lucrative deal: he persuades Rosemarie to receive his business partners in her apartment, elicit internal information from them and secretly record these conversations. But gradually Rosemarie realizes how dangerous the game is, with which she finances her exclusive life ...

first act

Frankfurt am Main in 1957: A mourning procession laments the death of a very young, well-known high-class prostitute: Rosemarie Nitribitt. The 24-year-old was murdered!

But first a look at the beginning of this story, which had such a tragic end: Rosemarie Nitribitt, a girl from a humble background, dreams of a life of glamor and glamor in the style of the top ten thousand. As a prostitute, she sells her body and tries in this way to get a small piece of the big cake of prosperity. Her customers also include the industrialist Konrad Hartog, who with style, manners and a well-stocked wallet is an exception within Rosemary's clientele. The young woman falls in love with Hartog - he is the man she has been waiting for all her life: handsome, charming and above all wealthy. And Hartog is not immune to great emotions either: the married man quickly succumbs to Rosemary's seductive skills and feels more for her than he would like. Even the warning of his beloved sister Marga - who fears a complicated involvement for her brother - cannot prevent Hartog from continuing the secret relationship with the call girl.

One day when Rosemarie is shown by her colleagues Elli and Lilli in front of the door of their shared apartment, she lets her rich lover finance her first “own” apartment. But the inevitable difficulties quickly appear as dark clouds on the horizon: Rosemarie is not allowed to accompany Hartog to a party of high society - extremely disappointed, she secretly follows him and by chance meets Hartog's business partner Alfons Bruster at this party. He immediately recognizes her as an "easy girl" and makes an appointment with her. When Hartog later discovers the entries of the meeting with a mysterious stranger in Rosemary's notebook, his pride is hurt and he wants to leave her. Offended, Rosemarie vows never to show feelings for a man again and decides to use men coldly for her own purposes in order to share in their prosperity. As a parting present, she asked Hartog to give his black Mercedes SL - the status symbol par excellence.

Second act

Rosemary's new life concept works: Bruster helps her to find a luxurious apartment in downtown Frankfurt, where she welcomes her equally high-ranking customers from politics and business at a high level . In addition to the regular meetings with Bruster, she also makes an appointment with his friend, Bernhard Schmitt. He persuades Rosemarie to meet his business partners in her apartment, to coax internal information from them and to secretly record these conversations. As a disguise, she continues to search for clients with her now well-known Mercedes - but primarily she earns her money spying on Schmitt's "business friends". The plan works: Schmitt regularly sends her new customers and Rosemarie enjoys a life of luxury.

Suddenly something explosive comes to light: Schmitt and Bruster find out that their business partner Hartog is the only one who has received a commitment from the government for a far-reaching contract. In order to spy on Hartog, Bruster developed the plan to use Rosemarie as a decoy. He organizes a chance meeting between the two and trusts that Hartog's interest in the seductive woman will flare up again. And indeed: the former lover reappears in her apartment.

Rosemarie records the conversations during Hartog's regular visits and forwards the tape recordings to Schmitt, who is extremely satisfied with her work. But one day suddenly the secret service is on the trail of Rosemarie and her machinations. The situation is becoming more critical.

Rosemarie slowly senses the danger she is in. Little by little, she realizes how dangerous the game is that finances her luxurious life. Eventually she tries to turn events in a direction that is beneficial to her. Their desperate means: blackmail . She herself has made tape recordings unnoticed, with which she is now putting her customers, the economic bosses, under pressure and playing them off against each other. But in reality she only wants one thing: Konrad Hartog's love. Desperate, she sets her condition: “I want Konrad Hartog. You get divorced and you marry me. Then you get all the tapes. ”But the game doesn't work that way and Rosemarie puts herself in danger. "Good whores are discreet," her former suitors threaten her now openly.

The sober voice of a radio announcer can be heard at the same time as a blue light siren: “The mannequin Rosemarie Nitribitt was found dead this afternoon in her apartment in downtown Frankfurt. The girl was probably murdered. "

The mourning procession, which opened the first act, takes the stage again: “Rosemarie, Rosemarie, you lived too greedily and too fast. Rosemarie, Rosemarie, angel in the black SL. "

Songs

first act

Songs Performers
Angel in the black SL ensemble
The whore runs with money Stripteasers
You are the man Rosemary
Rosemary Konrad Hartog
Masquerade Marga and Konrad Hartog
Stunning couple Rosemarie and Hartog
Gentleman's riding ensemble
Cold walls Alfons Bruster
Jupiter oh Jupiter Endricat and secretaries
Rules of the game Rosemarie and Hartog
Heart of iron and ice Rosemarie and Ensemble

Second act

Songs Interpreter
Magic mouse from Trizonesia Lilli and Ensemble
Pas de deux of power Bernhard Schmitt
Baby doll Rosemarie and Ensemble
Curb swallows Lilli and Ensemble
Rosemarie (recapitulation) Konrad Hartog
Do you remember tango Lilli and Elli
innocence Marga
The night Rosemary
Good whores are discreet ensemble

ensemble

Involved

Creative team

  • Dirk Witthuhn (direction, script and lyrics)
  • Heribert Feckler (composer, arranger and musical director)
  • Paul Kribbe (choreography)
  • James de Groot (choreography)
  • Manfred Gruber (set designer)
  • Erika Sternberg (make-up picture)
  • Christiane Luz (costume design)
  • Peter Bothmann (lighting design)
  • Cedric Beatty (sound design)

Production team

  • Production management: David de Zwaan
  • Assistant director: Marcus Haseloff
  • Dance Captain: Patricia Hodel
  • Technical management: Andreas Nabrotzky
  • Lighting master: Peter Bothmann
  • Stage master: Oliver König
  • Sound / Production Engineer: Thomas Lürken, Roland Schmid
  • Stage Management: Silvia Lamprecht-Frank, Marcus Haseloff
  • Props / stage technology: Uli Kieserling
  • Producers: Thomas Krauth and Andrea Friedrichs

Information about the production company: The girl Rosemarie was brought to the stage by musical producer Thomas Krauth . His theater group in North Rhine-Westphalia included the three musical houses Capitol Theater Düsseldorf, Musical Dome Cologne and Starlight Express Bochum.

Reception of the musical in the media

The first performance of the musical received nationwide attention in the press landscape. Some press reviews at a glance:

  • “This is Düsseldorf's new contribution to musical culture. Anyone who sees Anna Montanaro in the title role will sense the suction power of platinum-blonde hair and a wasp waist. "(Die Zeit)
  • "Director Dirk Witthuhn spices up historical things with current details, parodies the newly awakened self-confidence of the post-war nation." (Frankfurter Allgemeine Sonntagszeitung)
  • “Now Rosemarie Nitribitt has become a musical heroine. Dirk Witthuhn (script and direction) and Heribert Feckler (music) describe the fate of the noble whore in a very entertaining way. "(Der Spiegel)
  • “'The girl Rosemarie' relies on music and actors. This shows that in addition to the large-scale productions and nostalgia events, another musical tradition lives on. "(Die Welt)
  • "This is something new in the musical adventure paradise !" (Rheinische Post)
  • “The musical doesn't come from Broadway or the West End of London . It is a German play and tells the story of the sensational murder of the noble prostitute Rosemarie Nitribitt - the first social scandal in post-war Germany. "(Neue Westfälische)
  • "The director Witthuhn cleverly interweaves the 50s climate of 'we're somebody again' and the new German 'gentlemen's riding' with the story of the desirable call girl, a woman who doesn't care about the applicable conventions or gossip, that accompany the reactionary stink of the decade. The platinum blonde with the cherry red lips is a bit reminiscent of Marilyn Monroe : the musical star Anna Montanaro gives her sex appeal and a portion of vulnerability at the same time, which slowly but surely turn into defiance and anger. "(Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger)

Trivia

The inscription on the tombstone of Rosemarie Nitribitt in the Nordfriedhof in Düsseldorf found frequent mention : "There is nothing better in it than being happy in life."

CDs and DVDs

  • CD Das Mädchen Rosemarie , soundtrack with excerpts from the original production by the Capitol Theater Düsseldorf, mr. heartbeat records, 2003 Th. Krauth GmbH, HR 0005, label code: LC12534
  • DVD Das Mädchen Rosemarie , world premiere at the Capitol Theater Düsseldorf, live recording from May 2, 2004, mr. heartbeat records, Th. Krauth GmbH

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Announcement of the performance in the Kammerspiele Paderborn by the "musicalzentrale". Retrieved February 24, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Wolfram Goertz: Wunderhure. In: Die Zeit 05/2004. January 22, 2004, accessed April 27, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Debriefing at the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung . January 23, 2004.
  4. ↑ The girl with the Mercedes . In: Der Spiegel . No. 4 , 2004, p. 137 ( Online - Jan. 19, 2004 ).
  5. ↑ Michael-Georg Müller: The gentlemen and the girl. In: Welt am Sonntag. January 18, 2004, accessed February 27, 2017 .
  6. ↑ Wolfram Goertz: Eiapopeia with the vamp . In: Rheinische Post . Rheinische Post Verlagsgesellschaft mbh, Düsseldorf January 22, 2004.
  7. ^ Stephanie Stallmann, Sabine Meuter: Biedermann in suspenders . In: New Westphalian . Neue Westfälische GmbH & Co. KG, Bielefeld January 23, 2004.
  8. ↑ Marianne Kolarik: The magic mouse from Trizonesia . In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . M. DuMont Schauberg, January 23, 2004.