Roméo et Juliette (musical)
Roméo et Juliette: de la Haine à l'Amour is a French musical based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, with music and lyrics by Gérard Presgurvic.[1] It premiered in Paris on January 19, 2001. The production was directed and choreographed by Redha, with costumes by Dominique Borg and settings by Petrika Ionesco. The producers were Gérard Louvin, GLEM, and Universal Music. ! Since then, the musical has been performed in Verona, Rome, Canada, Antwerp, London, Amsterdam, Budapest, Szeged, Moscow, Vienna, Bucharest, Seoul, Pusan (South Korea), Taipei, Monterrey, Japan, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Portugal and has been translated into several languages, including Dutch, Italian, Hungarian, Russian, English, German, Spanish, Romanian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Slovak.
Romeo and Juliette: From Hate to Love
Romeo: /Vincent Nicolet
Damien Sargue
Juliette:
Cécilia Cara
Benvolio: Grégori Baquet
Mercutio: Philippe D'Avilla
Tybalt: Tom Ross
Lady Montague: Eléonore Beaulieu
Lady Capulet: /Karoline Blandin
Isabelle Ferron
The Nurse: Réjane Perry
Lord Capulet:
Sébastien El Chato
Friar Laurent: Jean Claude-Hadida
The Prince: Frederic Charter
Paris: Essaï
The Poet: Serge Le Borgne
Death: Anne Mano
Romeo: Lukas Perman
Juliette: Marjan Shaki
Benvolio: Mathias Edenborn
Mercutio: Rasmus Borkowski
Tybalt: Mark Seibert
Lady Montague:
Zuzanna Maurery
Lady Capulet: Annette Wimmer
The Nurse: Carin Filipčić
Lord Capulet: Paul Vaes
Friar Laurent: Charlie Serrano
The Prince: Boris Pfeifer
Paris: Thomas Mülner
"Roméo et Juliette: de la Haine à l'Amour" (Jan. 19, 2001 - Dec. 21, 2001)/(June 18, 2002 - Sep. 21, 2002) -- (Paris, Palais des Congrès) and French-Canadian tour (opening at , Théâtre St-Denis). The French-Canadian cast included[4] Romeo (Roméo) was Hugo, and Juliet (Juliette) was played by Ariane Gauthier. Direction and choreography was by Jean Grand-Maître.
Montreal
"Romeo en Julia: van Haat tot Liefde" (Sep. 22, 2002 - March 16, 2003)/(Jan. 27, 2004 - Apr. 25, 2004) -- (, Stadsschouwburg Theatre) and Netherlands Tour. The cast included[5] Davy Gilles as Romeo and Veerle Casteleyn as Juliet. Direction and Choreography were by Redha.
Antwerp
"Romeo and Juliet: the Musical" (Oct. 18, 2002 - Feb. 8, 2003) -- (London, ). The cast included[6] Andrew Bevis as Romeo and Lorna Want (later Zara Dawson) as Juliet. The translation was by Don Black, direction and choreography were by David Freeman, and musical staging was by Redha.
Piccadilly Theatre
"Rómeó és Júlia" (Jan. 23, 2004 - May 21, 2018) -- (, Budapest Operetta Theatre). The cast had included,[7] as Romeo (Rómeó), Dolhai Attila (01/2004-), György Rózsa Sándor (01/2004-06/2005, 09/2006-06/2007), Bálint Ádám (09/2004-06/2008), Száraz Tamás (09/2006-), and Szerényi László (09/2008-); and as Juliet (Júlia), Szinetár Dóra (01/2004-), Mahó Andrea (01/2004-06/2006), Vágó Bernadett (09/2006-), and Vágó Zsuzsi (09/2006-). Direction was by Kerényi Miklós Gábor, and choreography was by Duda Éva.
Budapest
January 27, 2004 (, Nieuwe Luxor Theatre). In the Netherlands / Belgium tour version, the cast included[8] Davy Gilles as Romeo and Jennifer Van Brenk as Juliet. Direction and choreography were by Redha.
Rotterdam
"Roméo i Juliette: ot Nenavisti do Lubvi" (May 20, 2004 - June 12, 2006) -- Russian (Moscow, Moscow Operetta Theatre). The cast included Eduard Shuljevskii as Romeo (Ромео) and Sopho Nizharadze as Juliet (Джульетта).
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"Romeo und Julia: das Musical" (Feb. 24, 2005 - July 8, 2006) -- Austrian (Vienna, Raimund Theatre). The cast included Lukas Perman as Romeo and Marjan Shaki as Juliet. Direction and choreography were by Redha.
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"Roméo et Juliette 2007" (Jan. 20, 2007 - Mar. 21, 2007)/(Apr. 5, 2007 - Apr. 21, 2007) -- Asia Tour. The cast included Damien Sargue as Roméo and Joy Esther as Juliette. Direction and choreography were by Redha.
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"Romeo y Julieta: el Musical" (Aug. 28, 2008 - Oct. 19, 2008) -- Mexico (Monterrey, Espacio Verona/Parque Funidora). The cast included Ángelo Saláis as Romeo and Melissa Barrera as Juliet. Direction was by Marcelo González and choreography was by Miguel Sahagún.
"Romeo si Julieta ( April 30, 2009 - February 15, 2015 ) -- Romania (Bucharest, Teatrul National de Opereta). The cast included Jorge/Mihai Mos/Vlad Robu as Romeo, Simona Nae/Diana Nitu as Juliet.
"Roméo and Juliette" 「ロミオとジュリエット」 (July 10, 2010 - July 26, 2010; August 2, 2010 - August 24, 2010 ) -- Japan (Umeda Arts Theatre; Hakataza Theatre). Presented by the all-female , the production was performed by Star Troupe, the cast included Reon Yuzuki as Romeo and Nene Yumesaki as Juliet. Adaption and direction by Shuuichiro Koike.
Takarazuka Revue
"Roméo and Juliette" 「ロミオとジュリエット」 (Jan. 1, 2011 - Jan. 31, 2011; Feb. 17 - Mar. 20, 2011) -- Japan (Takarazuka Grand Theater; Tokyo Takarazuka Theater). Presented by the all-female , the production will be performed by Snow Troupe, the cast will include Kei Otozuki as Romeo, and Mimi Maihane/Ami Yumeka as Juliet on a rotating basis. Direction by Shuuichiro Koike.
Takarazuka Revue
"Roméo and Juliette" 「ロミオとジュリエット」 (May 31, 2013 - July 8, 2013; July 26, 2013 - August 25, 2013) -- Japan (Takarazuka Grand Theater; Tokyo Takarazuka Theater). Presented by the all-female , the production was performed by Star Troupe, the cast included Reon Yuzuki as Romeo and Nene Yumesaki as Juliet. Adaption and direction by Shuuichiro Koike.
Takarazuka Revue
"Romeo e Giulietta: Ama e Cambia il mondo" (Oct. 2013) -- Italy (Verone, Arena di Verona)/(Nov. 2013) -- Italy (Rome, Gran Teatro).
"Romeu e Julieta: do Ódio ao Amor" (Sep. 19, 2019 - Oct. 20, 2019) -- Portugal (Lisboa, Auditório Casino Estoril). Rotating cast for most characters. Adaption and direction by Sofia de Castro, choreography by David Bernardino and João Nascimento.
Productions of the musical have included the following:[3]
French Version: There are 15 title characters in the original production: Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, Mercutio, Tybalt, Lady Montague, Lady Capulet, Lord Capulet, The Nurse, Friar Laurence, The Prince, Paris, The Poet, The Mute, and Death.
French Canadian Version: There is no Poet or Death.
Belgian/Netherlands Tour Version: There is no Poet.
British Version: There is no Poet or Death. However, there is a Lord Montague(a silent one).
Hungarian Version: There is no Poet or Death. Paris has a greater role and two new scenes.
Russian Version: There is no Poet. Death is played by a male.
Austrian Version: There is no Poet or Death.
Asia Tour: There is no Poet, and while there's a Paris, he doesn't sing.
Romanian Version: There is no Poet and no Death. Paris has a greater role and two new scenes
Japanese Version: There is no Poet. Death is split into two characters a male one that is "death" (死)and a female one that is "love"(愛). There are also Lord Montague(a silent one) and Peter (nurse's servant). In the 2011 production[14] another character will be introduced, John(a monk).
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Portuguese Version: There is the character Love (silent, dancer, working against Death in the story line). Mercutio is female in the Portuguese production, her birth name was Zora which she changed to Mercutio to distance herself from her family. Mercutio is very masculine and breaks the expected gender roles in the highly male dominated society of the story, being referred to with both masculine and feminine pronouns.