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Hello Again (musical)

December 20, 2023

Hello Again is a musical with music, lyrics and book by Michael John LaChiusa. It is based on the 1897 play La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler (also titled Reigen). It focuses on a series of love affairs among ten characters during the ten different decades of the 20th century.

Hello Again
Original off-Broadway poster
MusicMichael John LaChiusa
LyricsMichael John LaChiusa
BookMichael John LaChiusa
BasisLa Ronde
by Arthur Schnitzler
Productions1994 Off-Broadway
2001 West End
2011 Off-Broadway
2019 Off-West End
2022 Amsterdam

The musical premiered Off-Broadway in 1993, directed and choreographed by Graciela Daniele. Since then it has been performed in London, Sweden, Australia, Germany, The Netherlands and New York.

Adaptation and plot edit

LaChiusa's musical adaptation follows the structure of Schnitzler's original material closely, often replicating fragments of his dialogue, detailing a daisy chain of sexual encounters and love affairs among ten characters in ten scenes. His innovation, however, was to set each scene of the musical in a different decade of the 20th century and in a non-chronological order, allowing for a huge variety of musical style and pastische ranging from opera to 1970s disco while simultaneously introducing musical and lyrical echoes throughout to tie all the characters and their experiences together.[1] He also altered the gender of Schnitzler's "Little Miss" to the sexually ambiguous "Young Thing" to introduce a homosexual element into his century of sexual congress.

Highlights of the score include "I Got A Little Time", "Tom", "Safe", "The One I Love", "Mistress of the Senator" and "The Bed Was Not My Own".

Production history edit

The musical premiered Off-Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (at Lincoln Center) on December 30, 1993 in previews and closed on March 27, 1994, after 101 performances. Directed and musically staged by Graciela Daniele, the show was much in the vein of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George in that the staging was like a classic painting coming to life. It received eight Drama Desk Award nominations including Best Musical, three for LaChiusa (Outstanding Book of a Musical, Music and Lyrics categories), two for Daniele (Choreographer and Director categories) and nominations for actors Judy Blazer, John Cameron Mitchell and Donna Murphy. The original cast album was released in 1994 by RCA Victor.

The musical received its professional European premiere in 2001 at London's Bridewell Theatre, as part of a series of musicals introducing the works of the next generation of major American musical theatre writers.[2] It was directed by the theatre's co-Artistic Director Clive Paget with musical direction by Christopher Frost with a cast that featured Jenna Russell, Matt Rawle, Charles Shirvell and Nigel Richards.[3] There were minor changes made to the score in this production as well as a substantial rewrite to "Scene 8" (The Writer and the Actress) overseen by the composer.

In 2007, the musical received a controversial showing by The Satori Group at The Hustler Sound Stage, a building in Cincinnati that was once the headquarters for Hustler magazine, when publisher Larry Flynt was a local celebrity during the 1970s.[4]

Also in 2007, "Hello Again" premiered in Germany, at the Akademietheater im Prinzregententheater Munich. The production was directed by Silvia Armbruster with musical direction by Philip Tillotson, and the text was translated by Roman Hinze.

In May 2008, it was given its Scandinavian premiere in Gothenburg and Borås in Sweden in a production directed by Vernon Mound with musical direction by Derek Barnes and choreography by Cynthia Kai. The production used the revisions made for the London version and the text was translated by Fredrik Fischer and Linnea Sjunnesson together with members of the cast.

The Transport Group presented the first New York City revival, opening on March 19, 2011 through April 3. This production features new orchestrations by Mary-Mitchell Campbell and was staged non-traditionally in a raw space in SoHo by Jack Cummings III.[5][6][7]

"Hello Again" was revived at the Union Theatre, London, opening in September 2019. This new production was directed by Paul Callen, musical direction and orchestrations by Henry Brennan, choreography by Genevieve Leeney, costume design by Reuben Speed, lighting design by Ben Bull, production photography by Mark Senior, casting by Adam Braham, and produced by Sasha Regan with associate producer, Maison Kelley.[8]

Cast lists edit

Scenes and musical numbers edit

  • The Whore and the Soldier - Hello Again
  • The Soldier and the Nurse - Zei Gezent / I Gotta Little Time / We Kiss
  • The Nurse and the College Boy - In Some Other Life
  • The College Boy and the Young Wife - Story of My Life
  • The Young Wife and the Husband - At the Prom / Ah Maein Zeit / Tom
  • The Husband and the Young Thing - Listen to the Music
  • The Young Thing and the Writer - Montage / Safe / The One I Love
  • The Writer and the Actress - Silent Movie
  • The Actress and the Senator - Rock With Rock / Angel of Mercy / Mistress of the Senator
  • The Senator and the Whore - The Bed Was Not My Own / Hello Again (Reprise)

Film edit

Main article: Hello Again (2017 film)

The stage musical has been adapted to film, which is directed by Tom Gustafson and written by Cory Krueckeberg. Filming began in December 2015 and had a limited release in the United States on November 8, 2017.

References edit

  1. ^ Richards, David. "Review/Theater; Would-Be Lovers Find Little but Sex In an Endless Dance",The New York Times, January 31, 1994
  2. ^ Halliburton, Rachel."The Bridewell Theatre Company: 'Hello Again' " 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine thisislondon.co.uk, March 20, 2001
  3. ^ Gardner, Lyn.Hello Again | Bridewell Theatre, London" guardian.co.uk, March 23, 2001
  4. ^ Hello Again citybeat.com
  5. ^ Jones, Kenneth. "Alan Campbell, Max von Essen, Elizabeth Stanley Among Interlocking Lovers in NYC 'Hello Again'" playbill.com, January 11, 2011
  6. ^ "Transport Group, 'Hello Again' Listing" 2011-01-10 at the Wayback Machine transportgroup.org, accessed January 21, 2011
  7. ^ Brantley, Ben. "Web of Love, Explicitly Woven in Shades of Anguish" The New York Times, March 20, 2011
  8. ^ Yap, John. "Review: Hello Again at The Union Theatre" londonboxoffice.co.uk, September 2, 2019

External links edit

  • Hello Again at Lortel Database 2012-09-22 at the Wayback Machine
  • Listing at guidetomusicaltheatre.com
  • The Lincoln Center, New York
  • Roman Hinze, Translator of the German version
  • Hello, Again on Floormic.com

December 20, 2023
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Hello Again is a musical with music lyrics and book by Michael John LaChiusa It is based on the 1897 play La Ronde by Arthur Schnitzler also titled Reigen It focuses on a series of love affairs among ten characters during the ten different decades of the 20th century Hello AgainOriginal off Broadway posterMusicMichael John LaChiusaLyricsMichael John LaChiusaBookMichael John LaChiusaBasisLa Ronde by Arthur SchnitzlerProductions1994 Off Broadway 2001 West End 2011 Off Broadway 2019 Off West End 2022 AmsterdamThe musical premiered Off Broadway in 1993 directed and choreographed by Graciela Daniele Since then it has been performed in London Sweden Australia Germany The Netherlands and New York Contents 1 Adaptation and plot 2 Production history 3 Cast lists 4 Scenes and musical numbers 5 Film 6 References 7 External linksAdaptation and plot editLaChiusa s musical adaptation follows the structure of Schnitzler s original material closely often replicating fragments of his dialogue detailing a daisy chain of sexual encounters and love affairs among ten characters in ten scenes His innovation however was to set each scene of the musical in a different decade of the 20th century and in a non chronological order allowing for a huge variety of musical style and pastische ranging from opera to 1970s disco while simultaneously introducing musical and lyrical echoes throughout to tie all the characters and their experiences together 1 He also altered the gender of Schnitzler s Little Miss to the sexually ambiguous Young Thing to introduce a homosexual element into his century of sexual congress Highlights of the score include I Got A Little Time Tom Safe The One I Love Mistress of the Senator and The Bed Was Not My Own Production history editThe musical premiered Off Broadway at the Mitzi E Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center on December 30 1993 in previews and closed on March 27 1994 after 101 performances Directed and musically staged by Graciela Daniele the show was much in the vein of Stephen Sondheim s Sunday in the Park with George in that the staging was like a classic painting coming to life It received eight Drama Desk Award nominations including Best Musical three for LaChiusa Outstanding Book of a Musical Music and Lyrics categories two for Daniele Choreographer and Director categories and nominations for actors Judy Blazer John Cameron Mitchell and Donna Murphy The original cast album was released in 1994 by RCA Victor The musical received its professional European premiere in 2001 at London s Bridewell Theatre as part of a series of musicals introducing the works of the next generation of major American musical theatre writers 2 It was directed by the theatre s co Artistic Director Clive Paget with musical direction by Christopher Frost with a cast that featured Jenna Russell Matt Rawle Charles Shirvell and Nigel Richards 3 There were minor changes made to the score in this production as well as a substantial rewrite to Scene 8 The Writer and the Actress overseen by the composer In 2007 the musical received a controversial showing by The Satori Group at The Hustler Sound Stage a building in Cincinnati that was once the headquarters for Hustler magazine when publisher Larry Flynt was a local celebrity during the 1970s 4 Also in 2007 Hello Again premiered in Germany at the Akademietheater im Prinzregententheater Munich The production was directed by Silvia Armbruster with musical direction by Philip Tillotson and the text was translated by Roman Hinze In May 2008 it was given its Scandinavian premiere in Gothenburg and Boras in Sweden in a production directed by Vernon Mound with musical direction by Derek Barnes and choreography by Cynthia Kai The production used the revisions made for the London version and the text was translated by Fredrik Fischer and Linnea Sjunnesson together with members of the cast The Transport Group presented the first New York City revival opening on March 19 2011 through April 3 This production features new orchestrations by Mary Mitchell Campbell and was staged non traditionally in a raw space in SoHo by Jack Cummings III 5 6 7 Hello Again was revived at the Union Theatre London opening in September 2019 This new production was directed by Paul Callen musical direction and orchestrations by Henry Brennan choreography by Genevieve Leeney costume design by Reuben Speed lighting design by Ben Bull production photography by Mark Senior casting by Adam Braham and produced by Sasha Regan with associate producer Maison Kelley 8 Cast lists edit1993 Original off Broadway castThe Whore Donna Murphy The Soldier David A White The Nurse Judy Blazer The College Boy Michael Park The Young Wife Carolee Carmello The Husband Dennis Parlato The Young Thing John Cameron Mitchell The Writer Malcolm Gets The Actress Michele Pawk The Senator John Dossett 2001 London castThe Whore Ellen O Grady The Soldier Matt Rawle The Nurse Golda Rosheuvel The College Boy Mark Stobbard The Young Wife Jenna Russell The Husband Charles Shirvell The Young Thing Dominic Brewer The Writer Michael Cahill The Actress Anita Louise Combe The Senator Nigel Richards 2006 Australian CastThe Whore Sophie Carter The Soldier Paul Biencourt The Nurse Jodie Harris The College Boy Chris Purcell The Young Wife Monique Pitsikas The Husband Barry Mitchell The Young Thing Leon Bryant The Writer Matt Heyward The Actress Taneel Van Zyl The Senator David Spencer 2008 Scandinavian castThe Whore Lena Naslund The Soldier Jonas Schlyter The Nurse Hilde Traetteberg The College Boy Mikael Lundin The Young Wife Mari Haugen Smistad The Husband Tore Norrby The Young Thing David Inghamn The Writer Johan Ringstrom The Actress Maria Camilla Karlsson Stavland The Senator Lennart Eriksson 2008 Australian CastThe Whore Lisa Callingham The Soldier Vincent Hooper The Nurse Liz Stiles The College Boy Keane Fletcher The Young Wife Katrina Retallick The Husband Matt Young The Young Thing Gareth Keegan The Writer Zack Curran The Actress Sigrid Langford Scherf The Senator Nathan Carter 2011 off Broadway Revival CastThe Whore Nikka Graff Lanzarone The Soldier Max von Essen The Nurse Elizabeth Stanley The College Boy Robert Lenzi The Young Wife Alexandra Silber The Husband Bob Stillman The Young Thing Blake Daniel The Writer Jonathan Hammond The Actress Rachel Bay Jones The Senator Alan Campbell 2017 FilmThe Whore Sam Underwood The Soldier Nolan Gerard Funk The Nurse Jenna Ushkowitz The College Boy Al Calderon The Young Wife Rumer Willis The Husband T R Knight The Young Thing Tyler Blackburn The Writer Cheyenne Jackson The Actress Audra McDonald The Senator Martha Plimpton 2019 Off West End London Revival CastThe Whore Ellen O Grady The Soldier Jack Rowell The Nurse Alice Ellen Wright The College Boy Regan Burke The Young Wife Grace Roberts The Husband Keith Merrill The Young Thing Phillip Murch The Writer George Whitty The Actress Amy Parker The Senator David PendleburyScenes and musical numbers editThe Whore and the Soldier Hello Again The Soldier and the Nurse Zei Gezent I Gotta Little Time We Kiss The Nurse and the College Boy In Some Other Life The College Boy and the Young Wife Story of My Life The Young Wife and the Husband At the Prom Ah Maein Zeit Tom The Husband and the Young Thing Listen to the Music The Young Thing and the Writer Montage Safe The One I Love The Writer and the Actress Silent Movie The Actress and the Senator Rock With Rock Angel of Mercy Mistress of the Senator The Senator and the Whore The Bed Was Not My Own Hello Again Reprise Film editMain article Hello Again 2017 film The stage musical has been adapted to film which is directed by Tom Gustafson and written by Cory Krueckeberg Filming began in December 2015 and had a limited release in the United States on November 8 2017 References edit Richards David Review Theater Would Be Lovers Find Little but Sex In an Endless Dance The New York Times January 31 1994 Halliburton Rachel The Bridewell Theatre Company Hello Again Archived 2011 06 06 at the Wayback Machine thisislondon co uk March 20 2001 Gardner Lyn Hello Again Bridewell Theatre London guardian co uk March 23 2001 Hello Again citybeat com Jones Kenneth Alan Campbell Max von Essen Elizabeth Stanley Among Interlocking Lovers in NYC Hello Again playbill com January 11 2011 Transport Group Hello Again Listing Archived 2011 01 10 at the Wayback Machine transportgroup org accessed January 21 2011 Brantley Ben Web of Love Explicitly Woven in Shades of Anguish The New York Times March 20 2011 Yap John Review Hello Again at The Union Theatre londonboxoffice co uk September 2 2019External links editHello Again at Lortel Database Archived 2012 09 22 at the Wayback Machine Listing at guidetomusicaltheatre com The Lincoln Center New York Roman Hinze Translator of the German version Hello Again on Floormic com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hello Again musical amp oldid 1187402697, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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