Superhero (musical)
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| Title: | Superhero |
| Original title: | Superhero |
| Original language: | English |
| Music: | Paul Graham Brown |
| Book: | Anthony McCarten |
| Lyrics: | Paul Graham Brown |
| Literary source: | Death of a superhero |
| Original direction: | Iris Limbarth |
| Premiere: | October 16, 2014 |
| Place of premiere: | Hessian State Theater , Wiesbaden |
| Playing time: | approx. 2:45 hours |
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Superhero is a musical by the writer Anthony McCarten and the composer Paul Graham Brown . The German translation is by Nina Schneider . The musical premiered on October 16, 2014 in the Hessian State Theater Wiesbaden under the direction of Iris Limbarth . The playing time is about two hours and 45 minutes. In terms of content, the musical is based on the novel "Superhero" ( Death of a Superhero ) by Anthony McCarten.
action
Donald is 14 and is fighting against time because he has cancer and it doesn't look good. He risks a lot, balances on the edge of roofs. It doesn't matter anymore if he falls. His life is over before it really starts. And above all: it can't be that he has to die a damn virgin. He likes Shelley, a local girl, but chemo has stolen all his hair, he's a freak. How is he supposed to do that? In Donald's head and in his sketchbook, Dr. Gummifinger and his super sexy lover Nursey are about extracting the bone marrow from the superhero Miraculous Man in order to become immortal himself. But Miraculousman is not that easy to come by. Miraculousman, this is Donald's hero. The parents can no longer really get hold of their boys. Because of his experiments on the verge of death, they draw psychologist Dr. Adrian King for advice, who specializes in the doomed. Donald gets involved with the "shrink". Which, it turns out, isn't the worst thing, because Dr. King wants Donald to grant his last wish.
occupation
| role | Premiere cast 2014 |
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| Donald Delpe | Marcel Herrnsdorf |
| Dr. Adrian King | Tim Speckhardt |
| Renata Delpe | Felicitas Geipel |
| Jim Delpe | Norman Hofmann |
| Shelley | Mariella Koehler |
| Miraculousman | Nils Klitsch |
| Dr. Rubber finger | Benjamin Geipel |
| Nursey | Charlotte Katzer |
| Jeff Delpe | Jo Atzinger |
| Raff | Dwayne Gilbert Besier |
| Michael | Nikos Johannes Striezel |
| Tanja | Nina left |
| Sophie | Anna Heldmaier |
| Angela | Mira Keller |
music
The music in the musical Superhero comes from the composer Paul Graham Brown, who is also responsible for the lyrics. He wrote the orchestration together with the composer Stefan Wurz .
Special features of the musical
The table of contents suggests that you are not dealing with a good-mood musical here. Anthony McCarten has made a tight stage version of his novel, which repeatedly breaks the drama with comedy. This comedy is human, the actions of the characters are realistic and understandable. What's new: It combines comic reality with a real character.
Awards
Superhero was nominated for the German Musical Theater Award in 2015 in the categories of Best Director and Best Choreography .
literature
- Anthony McCarten: Death of a Superhero. Bloomsbury Publishing, London 2007, ISBN 1846880432 .
- Anthony McCarten: Superhero. Diogenes, Zurich 2007 (= detebe 23733), ISBN 978-3-257-23733-7 .
Web links
- Staatstheater-wiesbaden.de
- junges-staatsmusical.de
- Entry "Superhero-Musical" at the Felix Bloch Erben publishing house
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.musicalzentrale.de/index.php?service=0&subservice=2&details=6284
- ↑ http://www.junges-staatsmusical.de/produktionen/superhero/
- ↑ http://www.junges-staatsmusical.de/produktionen/superhero/
- ↑ http://www.staatstheater-wiesbaden.de/programm/spielplan/superhero/
- ↑ http://www.musicalzentrale.de/index.php?service=0&subservice=2&details=6284
- ↑ http://www.musicalzentrale.de/index.php?service=8&subservice=1&details=5114