"the Nazis in France, he wrote a poem entitled ""For the Slaughtered Artists: 1950"", which inspired paintings such as the ""Song of David"" (see photo): Lewis writes that Chagall ""remains the most important visual artist to have borne witness to the world of East European Jewry... and inadvertently became the public witness of a now vanished civilization."" Although Judaism has religious inhibitions about pictorial art of many religious subjects, Chagall managed to use his fantasy images as a form of visual metaphor combined with folk imagery. His ""Fiddler on the Roof"", for example, combines a folksy village setting with a"
"paintings and theatrical designs, with their complete disregard for the traditional mathematics of space and time, stand out uniquely among the other products of modern artistic and theatrical endeavor.” The connection between this painting and the Broadway musical, ""Fiddler on the Roof"", is often interpreted in very different ways by various theater companies, art historians, and scholars. The musical takes its source material from ""The Tevye Stories"" by Sholem Aleichem. Evidence for the connection between Chagall’s painting and the title of the musical can be found by placing the work within the context of the Russian Revolution, as it “asserts"
"Green Violinist Green Violinist is a 1923-24 painting by artist Marc Chagall that is now in the permanent collection of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City. The work depicts a fiddler as the central figure who appears to be floating or dancing above the much smaller rooftops of the misty gray village below. This work is often considered to be the inspiration for the title of the 1964 musical ""Fiddler on the Roof"". ""Green Violinist"" was completed following Chagall’s return to Paris after a long visit to his homeland of Russia. This particular version is a later"
"the Music"". The world premiere of the new musical ""Marguerite"" from Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, the creators of ""Les Misérables"" and ""Miss Saigon"", included music by Michel Legrand and lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. ""Marguerite"" is set during World War II in occupied Paris, and was inspired by the romantic novel ""La Dame aux camélias"" by Alexandre Dumas, fils. It premiered in May 2008 at the Haymarket Theatre, London and was directed by Jonathan Kent. Legrand has won three Oscars (out of 13 nominations), five Grammys, and has been nominated for an Emmy. The following are some of the awards"
"world of Eastern European Jewry"". Harold Prince replaced the original producer Fred Coe and brought in director/choreographer Jerome Robbins. The writers and Robbins considered naming the musical ""Tevye"", before landing on a title suggested by various paintings by Marc Chagall (""Green Violinist"" (1924), ""Le Mort"" (1924), ""The Fiddler"" (1912)) that also inspired the original set design. Contrary to popular belief, the ""title of the musical does not refer to any specific painting"". During rehearsals, one of the stars, Jewish actor Zero Mostel, feuded with Robbins, whom he held in contempt because Robbins had testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee"
"Chaplin (2006 musical) Chaplin: The Musical, formerly titled Limelight: The Story of Charlie Chaplin, is a musical with music and lyrics by Christopher Curtis and a book by Curtis and Thomas Meehan. The show is based on the life of Charlie Chaplin. The musical, which started at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2006, debuted at the La Jolla Playhouse in 2010, and then premiered on Broadway in 2012. The musical originally ran at the New York Musical Theatre Festival in 2006. The musical was next produced at the La Jolla Playhouse, San Diego, California, from September 19, 2010"
"in this way reached its peak when Chagall returned to Paris and designed the sets for Ravel's ""Daphnis and Chloë"" in 1958. In 1964 he repainted the ceiling of the Paris Opera using of canvas. He painted two monumental murals which hang on opposite sides of the new Metropolitan Opera house at Lincoln Center in New York which opened in 1966. The pieces, ""The Sources of Music"" and ""The Triumph of Music"", which hang from the top-most balcony level and extend down to the Grand Tier lobby level, were completed in France and shipped to New York, and are covered"
"composed by Marc Shaiman with lyrics by Shaiman and Scott Wittman. The musical opened at the Neil Simon Theatre on April 10, 2011. McDaniel is also composing the work-in-progress musical ""It's a Wonderful Life"". This is an adaptation of the 1946 film of the same name, which deals with George Bailey, a man whose imminent suicide on Christmas Eve brings about the intervention of his guardian angel, Clarence Odbody. Clarence shows George all the lives he has touched and the contributions he has made to his community. Said McDaniel in an interview: McDaniel, who is openly gay, currently resides in"
"Jagged Little Pill (musical) Jagged Little Pill is a rock musical with a book by Academy Award winner Diablo Cody, music by Alanis Morissette and Glen Ballard and lyrics by Morissette. The musical is inspired by Morissette's 1995 album of the same name. and received its world premiere at the American Repertory Theater in May 2018, directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus. Alanis Morissette's 1995 album ""Jagged Little Pill"" was nominated for nine Grammy Awards, winning five, including Album of the Year and remains one of the top-selling records in history, with over thirty-three million copies worldwide (fifteen million"
"Marguerite (musical) Marguerite is a musical with a book by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Jonathan Kent, lyrics by Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer, and music by Michel Legrand, with original French lyrics by Boublil. Based on the romantic novel ""La Dame aux Camélias"" by Alexandre Dumas, ""fils"", the musical updates the story to 1940s German-occupied Paris. It tells the tale of a 40-year-old ex-singer and her affair with a young musician who is mixed up with the French Resistance, whilst she is the mistress of a Nazi officer. It began previews at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London on"
"Evangeline (1874 musical) Evangeline; or, The Belle of Acadia is a musical Extravaganza, with music by Edward E. Rice (arranged and orchestrated by John J. Braham) and lyrics and book by J. Cheever Goodwin. It was a comedy loosely based on Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's serious epic poem ""Evangeline"". The title character is a young American maiden of French Acadian stock, who is forced to leave her home and is separated from her beloved. A notary stalks her, holding a secret will that may prevent her from gaining her inheritance. The extravaganza debuted at Niblo's Garden in New York City on"
"the soundtrack underscore. The film starred Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Boyer, and Horst Buchholz. Fanny (musical) Fanny is a musical with a book by S. N. Behrman and Joshua Logan and music and lyrics by Harold Rome. A tale of love, secrets, and passion set in and around the old French port of Marseille, it is based on Marcel Pagnol's trilogy of plays entitled ""Marius"", ""Fanny"" and ""César"". The musical premiered on Broadway in 1954 and ran for 888 performances, and later was staged in the West End. Fanny is a young woman whose childhood love, Marius, leaves her"
"Blues Away."" The second act's lesser known but crackling ""Fire Crackers/""Song of Freedom"" is also [a] show stopper."" The musical received one 2017 Tony Award nomination, for Best Choreography for Denis Jones. The musical was nominated for the 2017 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography. Holiday Inn (musical) Holiday Inn (also known as Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical) is a musical based on the Paramount Pictures 1942 film of the same name. The libretto is by Gordon Greenberg and Chad Hodge, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin. The musical opened on Broadway in 2016 after premiering at"
"Chaplin (1993 musical) Chaplin is a musical about the early life of the silent film star Charlie Chaplin. The first act is portrayed in the genre of the British music hall, while in the second act, Chaplin goes to Hollywood, where he becomes ""the Little Tramp"". The musical was announced to premiere on Broadway in 1981, but the project was cancelled. An abridged version premiered in Miami, Florida, in 1993 and played in Sarasota, New York, in 2001. The musical had a brief run in London in 2012. In July 1981, the musical was announced to open on Broadway in"
"after seven previews and one performance. The cast included Wilfrid Brambell, Don Francks, Anita Gillette, Mickey Shaughnessy, Eileen Rodgers, and Jesse White. Scenic design was by Oliver Smith, costume design by Freddy Wittop, and lighting design by Tharon Musser. The show's logo, which featured on posters and playbills (and, much later, on the LP and CD covers) was designed by French-born illustrator Tomi Ungerer, who was then (and remains) best known for his children's picture books. Industry representatives quoted in ""The New York Times"" stated they ""could not recall any other Broadway musical representing such a comparable expenditure that became"
"designed in the style of Marc Chagall's paintings, was by Boris Aronson. A colorful logo for the production, also inspired by Chagall's work, was designed by Tom Morrow. Chagall reportedly did not like the musical. The cast included Zero Mostel as Tevye the milkman, Maria Karnilova as his wife Golde (each of whom won a Tony for their performances), Beatrice Arthur as Yente the matchmaker, Austin Pendleton as Motel, Bert Convy as Perchik the student revolutionary, Gino Conforti as the fiddler, and Julia Migenes as Hodel. Mostel ad-libbed increasingly as the run went on, ""which drove the authors up the"
"8 October 2005. The Broadway production closed on 18 May 2003, making it the third-longest-running Broadway musical, following ""Cats"" and ""The Phantom of the Opera"". Schönberg oversaw the production of ""Les Misérables"" that returned to Broadway for an intended six-month engagement at the Broadhurst Theatre on 9 November 2006, although it later extended its run. Schönberg's ""Marguerite"" includes music by Michel Legrand and lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer. Set during World War II in occupied Paris, and inspired by the romantic novel ""La Dame aux camélias"" by Alexandre Dumas, fils, ""Marguerite"" is about the mistress of a high-ranking German officer who"
"Shōgun: The Musical Shōgun: The Musical is a musical with a book and lyrics by John Driver and music by Paul Chihara. Based on James Clavell's 1976 novel and the 1980 television mini-series of the same name based on it, the musical centers on shipwrecked English sea captain John Blackthorne, who finds himself drawn into a political power play while involved in an illicit affair with a married noblewoman in 17th-century Japan. Clavell's novel was itself originally inspired by the true story of English navigator William Adams. Clavell himself initiated the project in 1982 and, when it remained in limbo"
"Svengali (musical) Svengali is a musical with a book and lyrics by Gregory Boyd and music by Frank Wildhorn. It is based on the 1894 novel ""Trilby"" by George du Maurier. The title character in this Gothic tale is a vocal coach who uses hypnotism to transform the tone-deaf Trilby into an acclaimed singer and steals her away from Little Billie, a sculptor for whom she has posed. At first the girl can remember nothing about her past, but as her memory slowly returns, she attempts to break free from her possessive mentor. The musical has been staged twice, both"
"re-working of an earlier version painted during Chagall’s second Russian period. This version was most likely completed while the 1920 original was being shown in Paris. This work presents subject matter that is nearly identical to its 1920 predecessor, ""Music"", which was one of seven paintings created on a commission from the Moscow State Jewish Theatre. The direct connection between ""Green Violinist"" and its earlier counterpart was made explicitly during the artist’s lifetime at his retrospective at Museum of Modern Art. In 1917, during his Second Russian Period, Chagall began accepting commissions to work on theater sets and costume design."
"Wonder.land Wonder.land is a musical with music by Damon Albarn and lyrics and book by Moira Buffini. Inspired by Lewis Carroll's novels ""Alice's Adventures in Wonderland"" and ""Through the Looking-Glass"", the musical made its world premiere at the Palace Theatre, Manchester, in July 2015 as part of the Manchester International Festival. The musical transferred to London's Royal National Theatre from November 2015, before opening at the Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris, in 2016."" The musical is inspired by the novels ""Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass,"" written by Lewis Carroll. On 21 January 2015, the musical was officially confirmed and"
"A.J Shively in his Broadway debut as Jean-Michel, Robin de Jesús as Jacob, Fred Applegate as Edouard Dindon/M. Renaud, Veanne Cox as Mme. Dindon/Mme. Renaud, Christine Andreas as Jacqueline and Elena Shaddow as Anne. The Cagelles included Nick Adams, Logan Keslar, Sean Patrick Doyle, Nicholas Cunningham, Terry Lavell and Yurel Echezarreta. The production received 11 Tony Award nominations and won Best Musical Revival, Best Actor in a Musical (Douglas Hodge) and Best Direction of a Musical. A cast recording of the revival was made by PS Classics and was released on September 28, 2010. The production closed on May 1,"
"Shrek The Musical Shrek The Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation's film ""Shrek"" and William Steig's 1990 book ""Shrek!"". After a trial run in Seattle, the original Broadway production opened in December 2008 and closed after a run of over 12 months in January 2010. It was followed by a tour of the United States which opened in 2010, and a re-vamped West End production from June 2011 to February 2013. Since its debut, the musical's rights have been available for independent"
"replacement, ""Forever."" Shrek The Musical Shrek The Musical is a musical with music by Jeanine Tesori and book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire. It is based on the 2001 DreamWorks Animation's film ""Shrek"" and William Steig's 1990 book ""Shrek!"". After a trial run in Seattle, the original Broadway production opened in December 2008 and closed after a run of over 12 months in January 2010. It was followed by a tour of the United States which opened in 2010, and a re-vamped West End production from June 2011 to February 2013. Since its debut, the musical's rights have been available"
"Catch Me If You Can (musical) Catch Me If You Can is a musical with a libretto by Terrence McNally and a theatrical score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. It follows the story of a con artist named Frank Abagnale Jr. A majority of the plot is borrowed from the 2002 film of the same name, which in turn was based on the 1980 autobiography of the same name by Abagnale and Stan Redding. After a tryout musical performance in Seattle in 2009, ""Catch Me If You Can"" opened at Broadway's Neil Simon Theatre in April 2011. The production"
"the French State in 1966. This series illustrates the books of Genesis, Exodus and the Song of Songs. Chagall himself provided detailed instructions about the creation of the garden by Henri Fish, and decided the place of each of his works in the museum. The chronological order of the works was not followed. Chagall created the mosaic which overlooks the pond and the blue stained glasses that decorate the concert hall; he also wanted an annual exhibition to be held on a topic related to the spiritual and religious history of the world. As the collection has grown, what was"
"of ""Hamlet"". The fusion of literary ideas with musical ones—known as program music—may have first taken shape in ""Papillons"", Op. 2 (""Butterflies""), a musical portrayal of events in Jean Paul's novel ""Die Flegeljahre"". In a letter from Leipzig dated April 1832, Schumann bids his brothers, ""Read the last scene in Jean Paul's ""Flegeljahre"" as soon as possible, because the ""Papillons"" are intended as a musical representation of that masquerade."" This inspiration is foreshadowed to some extent in his first written criticism—an 1831 essay on Frédéric Chopin's variations on a theme from Mozart's ""Don Giovanni"", published in the ""Allgemeine musikalische Zeitung""."
"in the musical after Valjean acquires Cosette from the Thenardiers, and before the 9-year jump: There has been speculation by news outlets such as BroadwayWorld that the song ""may be added to the stage show at some point."" The song ""beautifully explains what happens when Valjean takes Cosette from the inn and looks after her"". The song is performed by Jean Valjean, played by Hugh Jackman in the film version. Music is by Claude-Michel Schonberg, while the lyrics are by Herbert Kretzmer and Alain Boublil. A reprise of the song is performed by Marius and Cosette toward the end of"
"Xanadu: The Marco Polo Musical Xanadu: The Marco Polo Musical is an original musical written and produced in 1953 by Seventh Army Special Services in Germany, the first of the numerous stage musicals, film musicals and songs inspired in part by the Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem, ""Kubla Khan"" with its familiar opening lines: The play featured the mythical Chinese/Mongol city of Xanadu, which is also a color associated with the Yuan dynasty. The score was written by a songwriting team, William P. Perry and William S. Wheeling, both of whom had been drawn into the Armed Forces shortly after their"
"""magnifique"", stating that it was everything ""a proper West End musical should be"", and particularly praised Ruthie Henshall's performance. Richard Littlejohn however was more critical, describing it as ""not a patch on ""Les Mis"""". The Sunday Telegraph said it was a ""remarkable production"" that ""raises that bar for modern musicals"". The Daily Telegraph praised the leading actors, as did The Independent and The Times. Marguerite (musical) Marguerite is a musical with a book by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Jonathan Kent, lyrics by Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer, and music by Michel Legrand, with original French lyrics by Boublil. Based"
"villainous prime minister, who has been the Prince's mentor and has duped his young charge into approving oppressive legislation. The rebel Jean-Michel, a new character, and stepsister Gabrielle are in love, and the two seek to overthrow the government. The score includes the best-known songs from the original version and features four songs from the Rodgers and Hammerstein catalogue, including ""Now is the Time"", cut from ""South Pacific."" The show was given workshop productions in 2012. The musical's first Broadway production began previews on January 25, 2013 and opened on March 3, 2013 at The Broadway Theatre. Mark Brokaw directed"
"A Broadway Musical A Broadway Musical is a musical with a book by William F. Brown, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. The Broadway production closed after 14 previews and only one performance on December 21, 1978. The plot about a sleazy white theatre producer's attempt to adapt an African-American writer's serious play as a commercial stage musical was inspired by Adams and Strouse's real-life experiences with their 1964 Broadway production of ""Golden Boy"". The star of the musical-within-the-musical (""Sneakers"", about a basketball star) closely resembles ""Golden Boy"" star Sammy Davis, Jr. When the star opts to"
"nomination for Best Musical), numerous Drama Desk Awards, the 1991 Olivier Award for Best Musical and the 2007 Olivier Award for Outstanding Musical Production. It has enjoyed several major revivals, including the 2005-06 UK production first presented at the Menier Chocolate Factory and its subsequent 2008 Broadway transfer. In 1884, Georges Seurat, known as George in the musical, is sketching studies for his painting ""A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte"". He announces to the audience: ""White, a blank page or canvas. The challenge: bring order to the whole, through design, composition, tension, balance, light and harmony."""