Sophie Berner

Sophie Berner (born November 26, 1984 in Munich ) is a German singer , actress and musical artist .

Career

After completing secondary school, she first studied musicals from 2003 to 2004 at the Bavarian Theater Academy August Everding in Munich, where she was taught by Kathrin Ackermann (acting) and Marianne Larsen (singing), among others . She played there in several university productions such as West Side Story , Into the Woods and Der kleine Horrorladen .

In 2005, Sophie Berner won the Gisela May Chanson Award as well as a first prize in the singing category at the National Singing Competition in Berlin . Lutz Deisinger, member of the jury for the national competition, hired her for the Berlin bar of every reason . There she played her first major role as Sally Bowles in the musical Cabaret , for which she is particularly known to the Berlin audience, from 2006 in a production by Vincent Paterson with Angela Winkler , Maren Kroymann and Regina Lemnitz . In total, she was on stage with the character in changing productions over 700 times, including at the Deutsches Theater in Munich , at the State Theater in Hanover , at the Theater St. Gallen , at the City Theater Gießen and at the Tyrolean State Theater Innsbruck .

Berner could be seen in other roles, among others as Mercédès in Der Graf von Monte Christo at the Theater St. Gallen (2009-2011), as Popess Johanna in the musical Die Päpstin at the Schlosstheater Fulda (2012) and at the Prinzregententheater Munich (2013), as the spider woman in The Spider Woman's Kiss at the Giessen City Theater (2014-2016), as Kate in Kiss me, Kate at the State Theater Nuremberg (2016) and as Grizabella in Cats at the Luisenburg Festival in Wunsiedel (2017). She received special attention from 2015 to 2017 with her role as sutler Lara in the pop oratorio Luther .

Berner is also on stage with solo projects. From October 2017 their new program Pure Imagination can be seen in the bar every reason and at other venues. In addition, she is currently gaining her first screen experience while shooting the film Frau Mutter Tier . For Visit Berlin, the organization of the city of Berlin for tourism and congress marketing, she appeared in New York , Moscow and Tel Aviv as the artistic ambassador of the German capital.

Engagements

• 2005: The Little Horror Shop , Audrey (first cast); Old Munich Mint
• 2006: Anything Goes , Hope (first cast); Ettlingen Palace Festival (Director Greg Simmons)
• 2006–2019 (with interruptions): Cabaret , Sally Bowles (first line-up); Bar every reason Berlin, Tipi at the Chancellery Berlin (directed by Vincent Paterson), Theater St. Gallen (directed by Cusch Jung / Claudio Bueno), Stadttheater Gießen (directed by Catherine Miville), Tiroler Landestheater Innsbruck (directed by Carl Philip von Maldeghem ).
• 2009: The Man from La Mancha , Adonza (first cast); Theater St. Gallen (Direction Matthias Davids , Choreography Melissa King)
• 2009–2011: The Count of Monte Christo , Mercedez (first occupation); Theater St. Gallen (Director Andreas Gergen , Choreography Melissa King)
• 2012–2013: The Popess , Joan / Popess (alternating); Schlosstheater Fulda, Prinzregententheater Munich
• 2012–2017: I wanna be loved by you , Marilyn Monroe (first cast); City Theater Giessen (Direction Titus Hoffmann)
• 2013: Show Boat , Julie LaVerne (first cast); Bad Hersfeld Festival (Melissa King)
• 2013–2014: The 10 Commandments , Ziporah (first occupation); Theater St. Gallen (Direction Martin Duncan, Choreography Nick Winston)
• 2014: Aida , Amneris (first occupation); Thunerseespiele (director Katja Wolff, choreography Christopher Tölle )
• 2014–2016: The Spider Woman's Kiss , Spider Woman (first occupation); Stadttheater Gießen (Direction Catherine Miville)
• 2015: The Popess , Johanna / Popess (first occupation); Fulda Palace Theater
• 2015: Singin 'in the rain , Lina Lamont (first cast); Staatstheater Nürnberg (Direction Melissa King)
• 2015–2017: West Side Story , Anita (first cast); Theater St. Gallen (Direction Melissa King)
• 2015–2017: Pop-Oratorium Luther , Lara (first line-up); Mercedes-Benz Arena Berlin, Westfalenhallen Dortmund, ISS Dome Düsseldorf, TUI Arena Hanover, Porsche-Arena Stuttgart, SAP Arena Mannheim, Barclaycard Arena Hamburg, Gerry-Weber-Stadium Halle (Westphalia), Olympiahalle Munich (director Andreas Gergen, choreography Doris Marlis)
• 2016: Kiss me, Kate , Lilli Vanessi / Kate (first cast); State Theater Nuremberg (Direction Thomas Enzinger , Choreography Kati Farkas)
• 2016–2017: Sugar - Some Like It Hot , Sugar (first cast); State Theater Nuremberg (Director Thomas Enzinger , Choreography Ramesh Nair )
• 2017: Cats , Grizabella (first cast); Luisenburg Festival in Wunsiedel (Direction Hardy Rudolz , Choreography Vanni Viscusi)
• 2017–2018: Lights of Broadway ; State Theater Nuremberg
• 2018: Much Ado About Nothing , Beatrice (first occupation); Salzburg State Theater
• 2018: Spatz und Enge l, Edith Piaf (first occupation); City Theater Giessen
• 2018–2019, Staunen-Circus of Stars ; Conservatory (Varieté)
• 2019: Chicago , Velma Kelly (first cast); Tyrolean State Theater Innsbruck

Solo projects

• 2007–2009: Sophie's Worlds ; Bar every reason in Berlin, August Everding Hall in Grünwald and in the Lokremise Theater St. Gallen
• 2008: Musical Gala ; Brunnenhof Munich Residence , Wetzlar Festival
• 2009: Sophie chante ; MS Europe
• 2011: Invited yourself ; Bar of all reason in Berlin, Carl-Orff-Saal in the Gasteig Munich
• 2012: Felix Martin and Friends Gala ; Oldenburg
• 2015: Musical à la Berner ; Lokremise Theater St. Gallen
• 2017–2019: Pure Imagination ; Bar every reason in Berlin, Opera House of the State Theater Nuremberg , City Theater Gießen

Awards

• 2005: National Singing Competition Berlin , first prize in the musical category
• 2005: Gisela May Chanson Award

Discography

• 2011: The Count of Monte Christo - The Musical, Original Cast
• 2012: The Popess - The Musical, Hameln Cast
• 2016: Pop oratorio Luther

Web links

• Official website of Sophie Berner
• WDR at home + on the go (studio visit)
• ZDF Abendschau (portrait)
• Berliner Kurier (portrait)
• Focus online (portrait)
• Maybemusical (interview)
• Tagblatt (report)
• Woman Mother Animal (Trailer)

Individual evidence

1. ^ Archbishop's Pater Rupert Mayer Realschule Munich-Pullach , graduation 2002; accessed August 1, 2017
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Musical1 , "Musical portal from fans for fans"; Haselböck & Mast GbR; accessed August 1, 2017
3. ↑ ^{a b} National Singing Competition ( Memento of the original from August 27, 2017 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. , First prize in the singing category for the age group 17 to 22 years (annual overview of the winners); accessed August 1, 2017 
4. ^ Jury of the federal singing competition ; accessed August 1, 2017
5. ^ Berliner Kurier , Sophie Berner Clear the stage for Lady "Cabaret", Helmut Kuhn, July 28, 2016, statement in the text; Retrieved August 3, 2017
6. ↑ ^{a b} "At 40 I don't want to play Sally Bowles any more" , article in BZ Berlin on July 13, 2016, author Juliane Primus; accessed August 1, 2017
7. ↑ ^{a b c d} Staatstheater Nürnberg , portrait of Sophie Berner (statement in the text); Retrieved August 2, 2017
8. ↑ ^{a b} The Count of Monte Christo , right column under "Occupation" | also on CD "The Count of Monte Christo - The Musical - Original Cast Album" , under "Songs" | also in Youtube "The Count of Monte Christo - Never Alone" , in the text box "Published on"; all accessed August 1, 2017
9. ^ ^{A b} Musical1 , first cast for "Die Päpstin" (Fulda), author R. Imping from April 20, 2015; also in Christoph Jilo , musical; all accessed August 2, 2017
10. ↑ Musical Center , Green Mark IT GmbH, The Kiss of the Spider Woman, mention in the text; Retrieved August 2, 2017
11. ↑ ^{a b} Staatstheater Nürnberg , program February 13, 2016 (premiere) under "Cast"; Retrieved August 3, 2017
12. ↑ ^{a b} Luisenburg Festival Wunsiedel , City of Wunsiedel, 2017 schedule, portrait of Sophie Berner, at the end of the text; Retrieved August 3, 2017
13. ↑ Pop-Oratorium Luther , Stiftung Creative Kirche und Evangelische Kirche with partners, portrait Sophie Berner alias Lara under contributors / actors; Retrieved August 3, 2017
14. ↑ ^{a b} Bar Any Reason ( Memento of the original from August 20, 2017 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. , Program 23 & 24 October / 20 November 2017 and other dates; Retrieved August 3, 2017 
15. ↑ Ms. Mutter Tier Details of the DMA Media Academy, accessed on August 28, 2017
16. ^ Osthessen News , Minelli, Päpstin & Show Boat - the versatility of Sophie Berner, Gudrun Schmidl, July 21, 2013, last paragraph; Retrieved August 3, 2017
17. ↑ Artinia , Agency for Theater Event Musical Management, Profile Sophie Berner (PDF); Retrieved August 3, 2017
18. ^ United Musicals , UM Verlag and Medien GmbH, The Man from La Mancha (St. Gallen 2009); Retrieved August 3, 2017
19. ↑ Musical Center , Green Mark IT GmbH, icons Chorus I wanna be loved by you (indicate complete season); accessed August 3, 2017 | also in: Stadttheater Gießen, piece info I wanna be loved by you, October 14, 2016; accessed August 3, 2017 | also in: Youtube , I wanna be loved by you music video for stage production, November 15, 2017; Retrieved August 3, 2017
20. ↑ HNA , Bad Hersfelder Festspiele 2013: Reunion with Schanze and Ammann, January 23, 2013; Retrieved August 3, 2017
21. ↑ Lukas Hobi , Moses - The 10 Commandments, February 24, 2013; Retrieved August 3, 2017
22. ↑ Der Bund , Pharaonen-Pop by Elton John, July 10, 2014; accessed August 3, 2017 | also in: Youtube , AIDA - the musical. Interviews, S. Thunerseespiele, February 7, 2014; Retrieved August 3, 2017
23. ↑ Gießener Zeitung , "The Spider Woman's Kiss": An unforgettable musical with current topics, Alessandra Riva, December 9, 2014, first paragraph; Retrieved August 3, 2017
24. ^ Staatstheater Nürnberg , Singin 'in the rain, Nacio Herb Brown, February 14, 2015; Retrieved August 3, 2017
25. ↑ Theater St. Gallen  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , West Side Story, Nov. 26, 2016; Retrieved August 3, 2017  
26. ^ Pop-Oratorium Luther , Stiftung Creative Kirche und Evang. Church with Partners, 2015–2017; accessed August 3, 2017 | also in: WDR daheim + on the go , actress Sophie Berner on her leading role in the pop oratorio "Luther", studio visit, February 1, 2017; Retrieved August 3, 2017
27. ^ Staatstheater Nürnberg , Sugar - Some like it hot, April 21, 2017; Retrieved August 3, 2017
28. ↑ Focus , Chanson-Star conquers Berlin, June 27, 2007; Retrieved August 3, 2017
29. ↑ Youtube , Musical à la Berner, March 26, 2016; Retrieved August 5, 2017 | also in: Musicalzentrale , Musical à la Berner; Retrieved August 5, 2017
30. ↑ amazon music , The Count of Monte Christo - The Musical - Original Cast Album, audio CD, February 11, 2011, mention in the track list; Retrieved August 3, 2017
31. ^ Mathias Edenborn , media CD Die Päpstin, Hameln Cast 2012; Retrieved August 3, 2017
32. ^ Stiftung Creative Kirche , Pop-Oratorium Luther, CD and DVD with reference to "Contributors" at www.luther-oratorium.de; Retrieved August 3, 2017