Roman Holiday (musical)
2001 musical by Cole Porter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2001 musical by Cole Porter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 24 hours spent in Italy's capital.
| Roman Holiday | |
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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: 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 9 to August 19 [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]
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| Character | The Muny (2001) |
Guthrie Reading (2012) |
Guthrie Theater (2012) |
Workshop (2016) |
Golden Gate Theatre (2017) |
Shanghai Reading (2018) |
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| Princess Ann | Catherine Brunell | Laura Osnes | Stephanie Rothenberg | Laura Osnes | Stephanie Styles | Lorna Want |
| Joe Bradley | Jeff McCarthy | John Behlmann | Edward Watts | Drew Gehling | Michael Xavier | |
| Francesca Cervelli | Priscilla Lopez | Christina Baldwin | Sara Chase | |||
| Irving Radovich | Jim Walton | Jim Stanek | Jarrod Spector | |||
| Countess | Karen Morrow | Michelle Barber | Georgia Engel | |||
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