Klaus Eidam

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Klaus Eidam (born May 23, 1926 in Chemnitz ; † January 1, 2006 in Oberaudorf ) was a German dramaturge .

Life

After attending grammar school in his hometown, he first took part in the Second World War as an anti-aircraft helper , then as an infantryman towards the end of the war , and was sent on home leave because of an injury.

From 1946 to 1958 Eidam worked as an actor, dramaturge and finally as chief dramaturge in Bernburg, Greiz, Dresden and Berlin. In 1959 he made his first contacts with the Meisel publishing house for a revue in Greiz. From 1960 to 1980 Eidam was head of the theater department of the music publisher VEB "Lied der Zeit" in East Berlin (operetta, musical, musical comedy). From 1987 to 2001 he worked as a freelancer for Meisel publishers in the theater sector.

Klaus Eidam was the theoretician for the development of the musical in the cheerful music theater of the GDR and accompanied its development through analyzes and expert reports as well as as a lyricist and translator.

Awards

  • In 1994 he received the Bismarck Medal in silver for maintaining German stage work.
  • In 1997 he received the Bolten Beckers Prize from GEMA for “outstanding achievements in the field of popular music theater”.

Publications

Text books on the cheerful music theater of the GDR (musical comedy, musical)

  • The world is round . Musical - music by Wolfram Heicking - text book by Klaus Eidam - world premiere: June 1, 1961, Städtische Theater Leipzig - Kleines Haus Dreiindenstrasse
  • Vacation to happiness . Musical - Music by Stefan Kerst - Text book by Klaus Eidam - Ring premiere: 10 February 1962, Städtische Theater Leipzig - Kleines Haus Dreiindenstrasse - 17 February 1962, Volkstheater Rostock (small house) - 24 February 1963, Frankfurt an der Oder - March 28, 1963, Theater Gera
  • Connie and the lion . Musical - music by Rolf Zimmermann - text book by Klaus Eidam - world premiere: May 12, 1968, Landestheater Halle
  • Life begins at 60 . Musical - music by Rudi Werion - text book by Klaus Eidam - world premiere: December 5, 1970, Landestheater Halle
  • Happy Weekend . Musical (musical comedy) - Music by Ralf Zimmermann - Text book by Klaus Eidam and Klaus Winter - World premiere: 1976, Landestheater Halle (Kammerspiele)
  • Money like hay . Musical - music by Rudi Werion - text book by Klaus Eidam - World premiere: April 15, 1977, Metropoltheater Berlin
  • The king's dacha . Musical (musical comedy) - Music by Martin Hattwig - Text book by Klaus Eidam and Klaus Winter - World premiere: March 30, 1982, Landestheater Halle (Kammerspiele)

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Klaus Eidam - screenwriter author actor . Retrieved January 8, 2011.
  2. ↑ According to information from the Oberaudorf Public Order Office from May 3, 2010
  3. ↑ a b Own biography in the book Die Hitfabrik
  4. ↑ Source is missing.
  5. ↑ Klaus Eidam was honored with the Heinz Bolten Baeckers Prize of the GEMA Foundation on March 4, 1997 in GEMA's Berlin building . ( Memento of the original dated February 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. gema.de @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.gema.de
personal data
SURNAME Eidam, Klaus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German dramaturge
DATE OF BIRTH May 23, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Chemnitz
DATE OF DEATH January 1, 2006
Place of death Oberaudorf