Roman Holiday (musical)

Roman Holiday
Promotional artwork
Music Cole Porter
Lyrics Cole Porter
Book Paul Blake, Kathy Speer, and Terry Grossman
Setting Rome
Basis 1953 film Roman Holiday
Premiere July 9, 2001: The Muny, St. Louis, Missouri
Productions 2001 St. Louis, Missouri
2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota
2017 San Francisco, California

Roman Holiday is a jukebox musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and a book by Paul Blake. Based on the 1953 film of the same name, the musical tells the story of a young European princess and the American reporter who inadvertently aids in her escape from a whirlwind European tour, resulting in an unforgettable 24 hours in Italy’s capital

Productions

Roman Holiday: the Cole Porter Musical debuted at The Muny in St. Louis, Missouri on July 9, 2001.[1] There was a reading for the Guthrie Theatre 2012 production starring Laura Osnes and John Behlmann. [2] A production of Roman Holiday opened the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2012 from June 9th to August 19th [3] After a substantial book rewrite and recruiting a new director, the revised production announced a pre-broadway run at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco during May-June 2017, starring Stephanie Styles and Drew Gehling.[4][5][6]

Musical numbers

Guthrie Theater

Golden Gate Theatre

Characters and original cast

Character The Muny
(2001)		 Guthrie Reading
(2012)		 Guthrie Theater
(2012)		 Workshop
(2016)		 Golden Gate Theatre
(2017)
Princess Ann Catherine Brunell Laura Osnes Stephanie Rothenberg Laura Osnes Stephanie Styles
Joe Bradley Jeff McCarthy John Behlmann Edward Watts Drew Gehling
Francesca Cervelli Priscilla Lopez Christina Baldwin Sara Chase
Irving Radovich Jim Walton Jim Stanek Jarrod Spector
Countess Karen Morrow Michelle Barber Georgia Engel

References

  1. ↑ http://www.playbill.com/article/porter-tunes-lace-new-stage-adaptation-of-roman-holiday-july-9-15-com-97612/
  2. ↑ https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Exclusive-Laura-Osnes-John-Belhmann-Lead-ROMAN-HOLIDAY-Guthrie-Reading-20120129
  3. ↑ http://www.guthrietheater.org/plays_events/plays/roman_holiday
  4. ↑ http://www.playbill.com/article/broadway-bound-roman-holiday-musical-sets-complete-cast/
  5. ↑ "'Roman Holiday' Gets Broadway-Bound Musical Makeover". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  6. ↑ Harvey, Dennis (2017-06-07). "Pre-Broadway Review: 'Roman Holiday,' the Musical". Variety. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
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