Lestat (musical)
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| Broadway Show | |
| Lestat | |
|---|---|
| Theatre | Palace Theater |
| Opening night | April 25, 2006 |
| Tony nominations | 2 |
| Tony awards | |
| Author(s) | Music by Elton John & lyrics by Bernie Taupin |
| Director | Robert Jess Roth |
| Leading original cast members | Hugh Panaro, Drew Sarich, Jim Stanek, Carolee Carmello |
| Closing night | May 28, 2006 |
Lestat is a Broadway musical inspired by Anne Rice's The Vampire Chronicles.
This was the first theatrical score from the legendary songwriting team of Elton John and Bernie Taupin. Book by Linda Woolverton, and was directed by Robert Jess Roth with musical staging by Matt West.
The title role of Lestat was played by Hugh Panaro. The show was directed by Robert Jess Roth, who was a Tony Award nominee for his Broadway directorial debut for Beauty and the Beast, and also stared Carolee Carmello as Gabrielle, Drew Sarich as Armand, Jim Stanek as Louis, Roderick Hill as Nicolas, Michael Genet as Marius and Allison Fischer as Claudia.
Scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Susan Hilferty, lighting design by Kenneth Posner, sound design by Jonathan Deans, visual concept design by Dave McKean, and hair design by Tom Watson.
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[edit] Pre-Broadway
The pre-Broadway debut of the musical was held in San Francisco where it ran from December 17, 2005 through January 29, 2006 at the Curran Theatre. This version also featured Jack Noseworthy in the role of Armand; he was let go just prior to the Broadway opening when it was decided to take his character in a different direction.
[edit] Broadway
[edit] Opening Night Cast
| Cast Member | Role |
| Carolee Carmello | Gabrielle |
| Allison Fischer | Claudia |
| Michael Genet | Marius |
| Roderick Hill | Nicolas |
| Hugh Panaro | Lestat |
| Drew Sarich | Armand |
| Jim Stanek | Louis |
| Rachel Coloff | Ensemble |
| Nikki Renée Daniels | Eleni & Ensemble |
| Joseph Dellger | Magnus & Ensemble |
| Colleen Fitzpatrick | Ensemble |
| Patrick Mellen | Ensemble |
| Chris Peluso | Ensemble |
| Dominique Plaisant | Ensemble |
| Megan Reinking | Beautiful Woman & Ensemble |
| Will Swenson | Marquis, Laurent, & Ensemble |
| Tommar Wilson | Ensemble |
[edit] Song List
[edit] Act 1
- From the Dead
- Beautiful Boy
- In Paris
- The Thirst
- Right Before My Eyes
- Make Me As You Are
- The Dark Laws
- To Live Like This
- Morality Play
- The Crimson Kiss
- Die Right Before My Eyes
[edit] Act 2
- Welcome to the New World
- Embrace It
- I Want More
- I'll Never Have That Chance
- Sail Me Away
- To Kill Your Kind
- Embrace It (Reprise)
- After All This Time
- Sail Me Away (Reprise)
- Finale
[edit] Awards
[edit] Tony Awards
2006 Best Featured Actress in a Musical nominee - Carolee Carmello 2006 Best Costume Design of a Musical nominee - Susan Hilferty
[edit] Drama Desk Award
2006 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical nominee - Carolee Carmello
[edit] Trivia
The character of Armand is much different in the musical than in the books. He is portrayed as an antagonist who helps Lestat denounce Claudia and Louis merely to get revenge on Lestat for breaking up the coven, created by him, while in the books he actually believe the Dark Laws, seeks Lestat asking and not offering explanations and knowledge and kills Claudia also for revenge, but mostly to free his way to Louis, with whom he is in love. Louis and Claudia, in the play, have a simple father/daughter relationship, while in the book they are lovers. Marius never abandoned Armand, nor regreted creating him. His "crime" was making the pupil when he was 17, too young to deal with the Dark Gift. While in the play he may be sweet, pure and inocent, in the book Nicholas de Lenfret has an "inner darkness" and wished him and Lestat to starve in Paris, so he would never be the sucsess his father wished him to be. While drinking his blood, Lestat suffers more than he ever did and leave him, at his request, at the theater with the other vampires. Later he receives a letter saying Nicholas went into the fire.
[edit] Cast album
Warner Brothers Theatre Ventures announced that the cast recording of Lestat was recorded by Mercury Records on May 22, 2006 at Sony Studios. Planned release was July 11 2006 but has been postponed indefinitely.
[edit] External links
- Lestat on Broadway, Official website. (URL accessed April 12, 2006)
- San Francisco run
- Quick! Someone fetch the garlic and a wooden stake!, Review from San Francisco Chronicle by Robert Hurwitt, Chronicle Theater Critic. (January 10, 2006)
- Lestat cancels two weeks of previews
- Fan Club
- Lestat Musical Fanlisting
- Internet Broadway Database entry for Lestat
- Announcement on Rice's site
- BBC: "Elton sets date for vampire show"
- Video Blog
