Irma La Douce (musical)
Irma La Douce | ||
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Book Alexandre Breffort | | |
Productions | 1956 Paris 1958 West End 1960 Broadway 1962 Mexico City 2014 City Center Encores! |
Irma la douce ([iʁ.ma la dus], "Irma the Sweet") is a 1956 French musical with music by Marguerite Monnot and lyrics and book by Alexandre Breffort. The musical premiered in Paris in 1956, and was subsequently produced in the West End in 1958 and on Broadway, by David Merrick, in 1960. The English lyrics and book (1958) are by Julian More, David Heneker, and Monty Norman.
Productions
The musical premiered in Paris at the Théâtre Gramont in Paris on November 12, 1956, where it ran for four years. It was produced in the West End at the Lyric Theatre, opening on July 17, 1958, running for 1,512 performances, for three years.[1][2] The West End production was directed by Peter Brook with choreography by John Heawood, and starred Keith Michell as Nestor, a student, Elizabeth Seal as Irma, and Clive Revill as the barman/narrator.[3]
Irma La Douce opened on Broadway at the Plymouth Theatre (now the
A Mexican version was produced in 1962, starring Mexican cinema superstar Silvia Pinal and actor Julio Alemán. The production was shown in the Teatro de los Insurgentes of Mexico City.[4]
The story was adapted for a non-musical film of the same title in 1963, directed by Billy Wilder starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine.
San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon presented a staged concert from September 25 to October 12, 2008. Alison Ewing starred as Irma with Kyle Payne in the dual role of Nestor-Le-Fripé/Oscar and Bill Fahrner as Bob-Le-Hotu, the narrator. Greg MacKellan directed, and Linda Posner choreographed.[5]
Plot
Irma La Douce is a successful
Songs (English version)
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Response
Awards and nominations
Original Broadway production
Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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1961 | Tony Award
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Best Musical | Nominated | |
Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical
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Elizabeth Seal | Won | ||
Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Musical
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Clive Revill | Nominated | ||
Best Direction of a Musical | Peter Brook | Nominated | ||
Best Choreography | John Heawood | Nominated | ||
Best Conductor and Musical Director | Stanley Lebowsky | Nominated | ||
Best Costume Design | Rolf Gerard | Nominated |
References
- ^ a b "Sweet Irma in a Wicked World", Life Magazine, November 14, 1960.
- ISBN 0-19-533533-3, p. 368.
- ISBN 90-5702-208-7, pp. 99-101.
- ^ Red Teatral. net: Irma La Douce (Mexican version)
- ^ " 'Irma La Douce' listing Archived 2010-01-30 at the Wayback Machine www.42ndstmoon.org, accessed February 3, 2010