Set in the fictionalFrench town of DuTemps in September 1918, shortly before the end of World War I, its protagonist is Private Johnny Perkins, whose mission is to defuse a bomb intended to destroy the entire village. All the local residents have fled, leaving behind only the cheerful inmates of the insane asylum, who happily take over the town and proclaim Johnny their King of Hearts. The show raises the question of who is more insane, the asylum's patients or those who wage war.
New York City was in the midst of a three-month-long newspaper strike when the musical opened, and the lack of advertising and print reviews might have contributed to its quick demise. Of it, musical theatre historian Ken Mandelbaum recalls, "its score was only so-so; its theme (the insane are somehow "saner" than the sane) had a '60s feel; and its cast was not particularly distinctive."[1] Critic and musical historian Peter Filichia calls it a "noble failure".[2]
Two recordings of the score have been released: one, released on the Original Cast label, featuring the original Broadway cast[3] and another with the 1982 Los Angeles cast.[4]
In 2002 the Goodspeed revival, directed by Gabriel Barre, used the script as the authors, librettist Steve Tesich[5] and songwriters Link and Brackman first intended, before other "doctors" were brought in.[6]
Song listEdit
Act I
"A Stain on the Name (of St. Anne's)" – Inmates
"Deja Vu" – Madeleine
"Promenade (The Transformation)" – Inmates
"Turn Around" – Madeleine and Inmates
"Nothing, Only Love" – Jeunefille, Johnny and Madeleine
"King of Hearts" – Demosthenes, Jeunefille, Raoul, Madeleine and Inmates
"Close Upon the Hour" – Johnny
"A Brand New Day (The Coronation)" – DuBac, Johnny and Inmates
Act II
"Le Grand Cirque de Provence" – Raoul and Inmates
"Hey, Look at Me, Mrs. Draba" – Johnny
"Going Home Tomorrow" – Soldiers
"Somewhere is Here" – Madeleine
"Nothing, Only Love" (Reprise) – Raoul, Madeleine, Jeunefille and Johnny
king, hearts, musical, this, article, uses, bare, urls, which, uninformative, vulnerable, link, please, consider, converting, them, full, citations, ensure, article, remains, verifiable, maintains, consistent, citation, style, several, templates, tools, availa. This article uses bare URLs which are uninformative and vulnerable to link rot Please consider converting them to full citations to ensure the article remains verifiable and maintains a consistent citation style Several templates and tools are available to assist in formatting such as reFill documentation and Citation bot documentation August 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message King of Hearts is a 1978 musical with a book by Joseph Stein lyrics by Jacob Brackman and music by Peter Link orchestrated by Bill Brohn It is based on the 1966 anti war cult film of the same name King of HeartsOriginal Broadway Cast RecordingMusicPeter LinkLyricsJacob BrackmanBookJoseph SteinBasis1966 film the same nameProductions1978 Boston try out 1978 Broadway Contents 1 Synopsis 2 Background 3 Song list 4 Awards and nominations 4 1 Original Broadway Production 5 References 6 External linksSynopsis EditSet in the fictional French town of DuTemps in September 1918 shortly before the end of World War I its protagonist is Private Johnny Perkins whose mission is to defuse a bomb intended to destroy the entire village All the local residents have fled leaving behind only the cheerful inmates of the insane asylum who happily take over the town and proclaim Johnny their King of Hearts The show raises the question of who is more insane the asylum s patients or those who wage war Background EditThe Broadway production was directed and choreographed by Ron Field After a Boston tryout at the Colonial Theatre and six Broadway previews it opened on October 22 1978 at the Minskoff Theatre and ran for 48 performances The cast included Don Scardino as Johnny and Pamela Blair Bob Gunton and Millicent Martin in supporting roles Santo Loquasto designed the sets New York City was in the midst of a three month long newspaper strike when the musical opened and the lack of advertising and print reviews might have contributed to its quick demise Of it musical theatre historian Ken Mandelbaum recalls its score was only so so its theme the insane are somehow saner than the sane had a 60s feel and its cast was not particularly distinctive 1 Critic and musical historian Peter Filichia calls it a noble failure 2 Two recordings of the score have been released one released on the Original Cast label featuring the original Broadway cast 3 and another with the 1982 Los Angeles cast 4 In 2002 the Goodspeed revival directed by Gabriel Barre used the script as the authors librettist Steve Tesich 5 and songwriters Link and Brackman first intended before other doctors were brought in 6 Song list EditAct I A Stain on the Name of St Anne s Inmates Deja Vu Madeleine Promenade The Transformation Inmates Turn Around Madeleine and Inmates Nothing Only Love Jeunefille Johnny and Madeleine King of Hearts Demosthenes Jeunefille Raoul Madeleine and Inmates Close Upon the Hour Johnny A Brand New Day The Coronation DuBac Johnny and Inmates Act II Le Grand Cirque de Provence Raoul and Inmates Hey Look at Me Mrs Draba Johnny Going Home Tomorrow Soldiers Somewhere is Here Madeleine Nothing Only Love Reprise Raoul Madeleine Jeunefille and Johnny March March March Johnny and InmatesAwards and nominations EditOriginal Broadway Production Edit Year Award Ceremony Category Nominee Result1979 Tony Award Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical Millicent Martin NominatedDrama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical Bob Gunton NominatedOutstanding Set Design Santo Loquasto NominatedOutstanding Costume Design Patricia Zipprodt WonReferences Edit Broadway Buzz Videos Interviews Photos News and Tickets Broadway com Archived from the original on 2007 09 29 STAGESTRUCK by Peter Filichia A Stagestruck Deck of Cards 11 August 1999 http www castalbumdb com rec cfm RNumber 616 Singer List Musicals Tonight Past Musicals King of Hearts Archived from the original on 2011 08 23 Retrieved 2011 08 25 Playbill Nov 2002External links Edit King of Hearts at the Internet Broadway Database Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title King of Hearts musical amp oldid 1152933284, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
