TfN-MusicalCompany

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The TfN-MusicalCompany is a musical company at the Theater für Niedersachsen (TfN) in Hildesheim . It was founded in 2007 and is the first musical company with a permanent ensemble at a city theater. Craig Simmons has been head of the company and musical director at TfN since September 2017. The soundtracks were mainly released by Lava , a label of Megaphon Music GmbH, Berlin.

Previous productions

World premieres and premieres by the TfN-MusicalCompany

World premieres

  • Clothes make love or: What you want (2007/08 season) - Musical by Heinz Rudolf Kunze and Heiner Lürig | after William Shakespeare, What You Will '
  • Shoes With Wings (2007/08 season) - A Fred Astaire evening
  • Godfather of Soul. (2008/09 season) - A dance evening for James Brown by Hans-Christian Leonhard
  • Golden Broadway. (2010/11 season) - Gala revue
  • Fairytale moon. (2010/11 season) - Family musical by Christian Gundlach | based on the novel by Wolfgang and Heike Hohlbein | for children from 7 years and adults
  • The last Unicorn. (2011/12 season) - Family musical by Christian Gundlach | based on the fantasy novel of the same name by Peter S. Beagle
  • To die beautiful (season 2012/13) - musical by Marc Schubring and Wolfgang Adenberg

European premieres

  • The 25th Pattens spelling competition. (Season 08/09) - Musical by William Finn and Rachel Sheinkin | German adaptation by Christian Gundlach
  • The show of a lifetime. (2011/12 season) - Musical by Bill Russell and Henry Krieger | German by Christian Gundlach
  • Jasper in Deadland. (2018/19 season) - Musical by Ryan Scott Oliver | German translation by Lisanne Wiegand

German-language premiere

  • A matter of nerves. (2007/08 season) - Musical by William Finn and James Lapine
  • The baker's wife. (2008/09 season) - Musical by Stephen Schwartz and Joseph Stein | German by Christian Gundlach
  • The secret garden. (2009/10 season) - Musical by Marsha Norman & Lucy Simon | German by Christian Gundlach
  • Children of Eden. (Children of Eden) - (2009/10 season) - Musical by Stephen Schwartz and John Caird | German by Christian Gundlach
  • 44 degrees in the shade. (2010/11 season) - Musical by Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones and N. Richard Nash | German by Christian Gundlach
  • Rocky over the rainbow. (2012/13 season) - Rock musical parody by Eelco R. Claassen and Michael Diederich
  • An ugly game. (Dogfight) - (2016/17 season) - Musical by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul
  • Jasper in Deadland. - (2018/19 season) - Musical by Ryan Scott Oliver

Musical directors

  • 2007–2009 Hans Christian Leonhard
  • 2009–2012 Christian Gundlach
  • 2012–2016 Katja Buhl
  • 2016/1017 Christof Wahlefeld and Andreas Unsicker (acting directors)
  • since 2017 Craig Simmons

Discography (selection)

  • 2007: clothes make love. A musical based on William Shaekspeare by Heinz Rudolf Kunze and Heiner Lürig. (Lava)
  • 2007: a matter of nerves. A new brain. (Lava)
  • 2008: Crazy for You. The new Gershwin musical. Musical by William Finn and James Lapine. (Lava)
  • 2008: Shoes With Wings. Music and lyrics by Helle Hansen. (Lava)
  • 2010: fairy tale moon. The musical. By Christian Gundlach. After Wolfgang and Heike Hohlbein. ( Bastei Lübbe )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Andreas Gundelach, Claudia Leonhardt, u. a .: musicalzentrale - background - interview with Jörg Gade. Retrieved November 15, 2017 .
  2. ^ Theater for Lower Saxony. Craig Simmons becomes the new musical director. Theapolis , September 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ Andreas Gundelach, Claudia Leonhardt, u. a .: musicalzentrale - Gundlach becomes director of the TfN-MusicalCompany. Retrieved November 15, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Andreas Gundelach, Claudia Leonhardt, u. a .: musicalzentrale - Christian Gundlach leaves the theater for Lower Saxony. Retrieved November 15, 2017 .
  5. ↑ Andreas Gundelach, Claudia Leonhardt, u. a .: musicalzentrale - Katja Buhl becomes head of the TfN-MusicalCompany. Retrieved November 15, 2017 .