Gigi (1973)
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| Title: | Gigi |
| Original title: | Gigi |
| Original language: | English |
| Music: | Frederick Loewe |
| Book: | Alan Jay Lerner |
| Lyrics: | Alan Jay Lerner |
| Literary source: | Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette : "Gigi" |
| Premiere: | November 13, 1973 |
| Place of premiere: | New York , Uris Theater |
| Place and time of the action: | Paris , around 1900 |
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Gigi is a musical by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner . The stage version follows the musical film Gigi from 1958, which was also based on the collaboration of the two authors. On November 13, 1973, this musical had its world premiere in New York at the Uris (today: Gershwin) Theater. Directed by Joseph Hardy, the choreography was done by Onna White; Alfred Drake played the main role.
The German-language premiere in a translation by Robert Gilbert took place on October 24, 1974 in the Theater an der Wien . In the mid-1970s , Johannes Heesters celebrated great success on German-speaking stages in the role of Honoré Lachaille. The play was first performed in London's West End on September 19, 1985 at the Lyric Theater.
action
The action takes place in Paris at the turn of the century (around 1900): Honoré Lachaille tells the audience the story of “little girls”. His nephew Gaston is a frequent guest at Inez and her granddaughter Gigi. Gaston sees in Gigi, who is raised to be a good socialite by Inez and her sister Alicia, a small child who should not be taken seriously. After ending his last affair due to a lack of loyalty, he invites Gigi and Inez to go on a beach holiday, during which he takes a liking to Gigi. He negotiates a contract with Inez that will make Gigi his courtesan, but without her knowledge. Gigi is offended, but then he recognizes her love for her and asks her "in all honor" for her hand.
Well-known music numbers
- Thank Heaven for Little Girls
- The Night They Invented Champagne
- I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore
Awards
Tony Award 1974
- for the best original music (Tony Award for Best Original Score)
See also
- Gigi - Novella by Colette from 1944
- Gigi - French movie from 1948
- Gigi - 1951 tabloid comedy
- Gigi - Movie from 1958
Web links
- Gigi in the Internet Broadway Database (IBDb)
- For the Geritol Set review in Time magazine from November 26, 1973 (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ sueddeutsche.de Johannes Heesters: A charmer and his century , accessed on January 16, 2008
- ↑ Johannes-Heesters.de/ theater.htm ( Memento of the original from December 31, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 16, 2008
