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The Fix (musical)

The Fix is a musical with book and lyrics by John Dempsey and music by Dana P. Rowe. It concerns the career of a fictional U.S. politician who gets mixed up with the Mafia.

The Fix
Donmar Warehouse poster
MusicDana P. Rowe
LyricsJohn Dempsey
BookJohn Dempsey
Productions1997 West End
1998, 2015 Arlington, Virginia
2016 Off-West End

It premiered at London's Donmar Warehouse in 1997.

Production history Edit

The Fix was developed in association with Cameron Mackintosh under the working title Cal: A Musical Tale of Relative Insanity.

In 1997, The Fix premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, in a production directed by Sam Mendes, with musical direction by Colin Welford.[1] Running from 29 April through 14 June, the production starred John Barrowman, Kathryn Evans and Philip Quast, and featured a young John Partridge and Rebecca Front in ensemble roles.[2] Barrowman and Quast were both nominated for the 1998 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for their roles, with Quast winning the award. The production was also nominated for Olivier Awards for Best New Musical and Best Lighting Designer (for Howard Harrison).[3]

In 1998, a reworked version of The Fix made its US premiere at the Signature Theatre. The production was directed by Eric D. Schaeffer and ran from 17 March through 10 May.[4]

In 2015, the Signature Theatre revived The Fix, with Schaeffer again directing. The production ran from 11 August through 20 September.[5]

In 2016, a fringe production played at the Union Theatre in London from 13 July through 6 August.[6]

On 9 August 2017, Feinstein's/54 Below presented a one-night concert production of The Fix.[7][8]

Plot Edit

Act 1

Days before a United States presidential election, shoo-in candidate Reed Chandler suffers a fatal heart attack between the thighs of his mistress. Before the body has turned cold, the dead man's widow, Violet, and brother, Grahame (a speechwriter and spin doctor crippled from birth by polio and jealous of his brother's public success) - not keen to see their patience and preparation go to waste - are conspiring to replace him with his own son, an unambitious drifter, Calvin. Cal is enlisted in the army and married off to a perky debutante before developing a hard drug problem and being photographed during sex with his mistress, a nightclub singer named Tina McCoy. To cover up Cal's indiscretion, Grahame is forced to call upon the services of the city's criminal underworld, headed by Anthony Gliardi, who we are told is a "friend of the family".

Act 2

The years pass. Cal is elected governor and his wife bears a son. The list of favours owed to Gliardi grows longer, Cal's addiction deepens and Grahame's legs finally give way and he is condemned to life in a wheelchair. After a drying-out period, Cal rediscovers his sense of self. He confronts the press, coming clean about his misgivings and the Chandlers' relationship with Gliardi. Cal becomes the media darling once again, however on the eve of the United States Senate nominations, Gliardi uses Tina to lure Cal away from his family, then shoots them both. The play comes full circle as at Cal's funeral, Violet and Grahame move in on Cal's young son. And suddenly the future doesn't look so dim after all.

Musical numbers Edit

Donmar Warehouse, 1997 Edit

1998 onwards[9] Edit

Orchestration Edit

The Fix is orchestrated for a band of 8 musicians:

  • Musical Director/Keyboard 1
  • Keyboard 2
  • Guitars
  • Bass Guitar
  • Drums
  • Reed 1 (alto and baritone saxophone, and clarinet)
  • Reed 2 (clarinet, flute and tenor saxophone)
  • Trumpet

The orchestrations are by Michael Gibson.[10]

Characters and original cast Edit

Character Donmar Warehouse
1997
Signature Theatre
1998[11]
Signature Theatre
2015
Union Theatre
2016
Feinstein's/54 Below In Concert
2017
Cal Chandler John Barrowman Stephen Bienskie Mark Evans Fra Fee Mark Evans
Reed Chandler David Firth Jim Walton Bobby Smith Peter Saul Blewden Gary Milner
Grahame Chandler Philip Quast Sal Mistretta Lawrence Redmond Ken Christiansen David Cantor
Violet Chandler Kathryn Evans Linda Balgord Christine Sherrill Lucy Williamson Sally Ann Triplett
Peter Hale David Bardsley Donna Migliaccio Stephen Gregory Smith Sam Barrett Justin Randolph
Tina McCoy Krysten Cummings Natalie Toro Rachel Zampelli Madalena Alberto Kristen Gehling
Bobby “Cracker” Barrel Bogdan Kominowski Lawrence Redmond Will Gartshore Alistair Hill Patrick K. Walsh
Anthony Gliardi Nicholas Pound Anthony Galde Dan Manning Peter Saul Blewden Paul Thomas Ryan

References Edit

  1. ^ Cast Albums, 21 July 2008
  2. ^ "The Fix production information", empirenet.com, accessed December 7, 2008
  3. ^ "1998 Olivier Awards winners and nominations". Albemarle of London. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
  4. ^ Simonson, Robert. "Signature's 'The Fix' May Be in for New York" Playbill, April 25, 1998
  5. ^ Katz, Alan. "Signature's revisit of musical 'The Fix' (review)" dctheatrescene.com, August 21, 2015
  6. ^ Mawdsley, Darren Luke. " 'The Fix', New Union Theatre – Review" everything-theatre.co.uk, 18 July 2016
  7. ^ "The Fix In Concert feat. Sally Ann Triplett, Mark Evans & more". Feinstein's/54 Below. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  8. ^ BWW News Desk. "West End's Gary Milner Completes Cast of THE FIX: IN CONCERT at Feinstein's/54 Below". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  9. ^ "The Fix". Music Theatre International. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  10. ^ "The Fix". Music Theatre International. 2015-09-16. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
  11. ^ "The Fix at Signature Theatre 1998". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2021-08-09.

External links Edit

  • The Fix at the Music Theatre International website
  • Listing at NODANW

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The Fix is a musical with book and lyrics by John Dempsey and music by Dana P Rowe It concerns the career of a fictional U S politician who gets mixed up with the Mafia The FixDonmar Warehouse posterMusicDana P RoweLyricsJohn DempseyBookJohn DempseyProductions1997 West End 1998 2015 Arlington Virginia 2016 Off West EndIt premiered at London s Donmar Warehouse in 1997 Contents 1 Production history 2 Plot 3 Musical numbers 3 1 Donmar Warehouse 1997 3 2 1998 onwards 9 4 Orchestration 5 Characters and original cast 6 References 7 External linksProduction history EditThe Fix was developed in association with Cameron Mackintosh under the working title Cal A Musical Tale of Relative Insanity In 1997 The Fix premiered at the Donmar Warehouse in a production directed by Sam Mendes with musical direction by Colin Welford 1 Running from 29 April through 14 June the production starred John Barrowman Kathryn Evans and Philip Quast and featured a young John Partridge and Rebecca Front in ensemble roles 2 Barrowman and Quast were both nominated for the 1998 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for their roles with Quast winning the award The production was also nominated for Olivier Awards for Best New Musical and Best Lighting Designer for Howard Harrison 3 In 1998 a reworked version of The Fix made its US premiere at the Signature Theatre The production was directed by Eric D Schaeffer and ran from 17 March through 10 May 4 In 2015 the Signature Theatre revived The Fix with Schaeffer again directing The production ran from 11 August through 20 September 5 In 2016 a fringe production played at the Union Theatre in London from 13 July through 6 August 6 On 9 August 2017 Feinstein s 54 Below presented a one night concert production of The Fix 7 8 Plot EditAct 1Days before a United States presidential election shoo in candidate Reed Chandler suffers a fatal heart attack between the thighs of his mistress Before the body has turned cold the dead man s widow Violet and brother Grahame a speechwriter and spin doctor crippled from birth by polio and jealous of his brother s public success not keen to see their patience and preparation go to waste are conspiring to replace him with his own son an unambitious drifter Calvin Cal is enlisted in the army and married off to a perky debutante before developing a hard drug problem and being photographed during sex with his mistress a nightclub singer named Tina McCoy To cover up Cal s indiscretion Grahame is forced to call upon the services of the city s criminal underworld headed by Anthony Gliardi who we are told is a friend of the family Act 2The years pass Cal is elected governor and his wife bears a son The list of favours owed to Gliardi grows longer Cal s addiction deepens and Grahame s legs finally give way and he is condemned to life in a wheelchair After a drying out period Cal rediscovers his sense of self He confronts the press coming clean about his misgivings and the Chandlers relationship with Gliardi Cal becomes the media darling once again however on the eve of the United States Senate nominations Gliardi uses Tina to lure Cal away from his family then shoots them both The play comes full circle as at Cal s funeral Violet and Grahame move in on Cal s young son And suddenly the future doesn t look so dim after all Musical numbers EditDonmar Warehouse 1997 Edit Act 1 Advocate Architect Ensemble The Funeral Company One Two Three play clip Cal Ensemble Embrace Tomorrow Violet Grahame Bobby Army Chant Control Reed Cal America s Son Cal Violet Grahame Leslie Supporters Newscaster I See The Future Cal Lonely is a Two Way Street Tina Simple Words Cal Grahame Reporters Alleluia Flash Pop Sizzle Tina Sense out of Insanity Grahame Dangerous Games Gliardi Frankie Ensemble Act 2 Two Guys at Harvard Grahame Reed Violet Ensemble First Came Mercy Grahame Ensemble Bend the Spoon One Two Three reprise Tina Cal Cleaning House Violet Peter Upper Hand Cal Grahame Spin Violet The Ballad of Bobby Cracker Barrel Bobby Ensemble Child s Play Cal Simple Words reprise Cal Ensemble Lion Hunts the Tiger Ensemble Mistress of Deception Tina Ensemble Finale Company 1998 onwards 9 Edit Act 1 Let the Games Begin Reed Ensemble The Funeral Company One Two Three play clip Cal Ensemble Embrace Tomorrow Violet Grahame Bobby Army Chant Control Reed Cal America s Son Cal Violet Grahame Leslie Supporters Newscaster I See The Future Cal Lonely is a Two Way Street Tina Simple Words Cal Grahame Reporters Alleluia Flash Pop Sizzle Tina Who Said Grahame Don t Blame the Prince Cal Dangerous Games Gliardi Frankie Ensemble Act 2 Two Guys at Harvard Grahame Reed Violet Ensemble Mercy Me Grahame Ensemble One Two Three reprise Tina Cal Cleaning House Violet Peter Upper Hand Cal Grahame Spin Violet The Ballad of Bobby Cracker Barrel Bobby Ensemble Child s Play Cal Simple Words Dangerous Games reprise Cal Ensemble Mistress of Deception Tina Ensemble Finale CompanyOrchestration EditThe Fix is orchestrated for a band of 8 musicians Musical Director Keyboard 1 Keyboard 2 Guitars Bass Guitar Drums Reed 1 alto and baritone saxophone and clarinet Reed 2 clarinet flute and tenor saxophone TrumpetThe orchestrations are by Michael Gibson 10 Characters and original cast EditCharacter Donmar Warehouse 1997 Signature Theatre 1998 11 Signature Theatre 2015 Union Theatre 2016 Feinstein s 54 Below In Concert 2017Cal Chandler John Barrowman Stephen Bienskie Mark Evans Fra Fee Mark EvansReed Chandler David Firth Jim Walton Bobby Smith Peter Saul Blewden Gary MilnerGrahame Chandler Philip Quast Sal Mistretta Lawrence Redmond Ken Christiansen David CantorViolet Chandler Kathryn Evans Linda Balgord Christine Sherrill Lucy Williamson Sally Ann TriplettPeter Hale David Bardsley Donna Migliaccio Stephen Gregory Smith Sam Barrett Justin RandolphTina McCoy Krysten Cummings Natalie Toro Rachel Zampelli Madalena Alberto Kristen GehlingBobby Cracker Barrel Bogdan Kominowski Lawrence Redmond Will Gartshore Alistair Hill Patrick K WalshAnthony Gliardi Nicholas Pound Anthony Galde Dan Manning Peter Saul Blewden Paul Thomas RyanReferences Edit Cast Albums 21 July 2008 The Fix production information empirenet com accessed December 7 2008 1998 Olivier Awards winners and nominations Albemarle of London Retrieved 2007 05 21 Simonson Robert Signature s The Fix May Be in for New York Playbill April 25 1998 Katz Alan Signature s revisit of musical The Fix review dctheatrescene com August 21 2015 Mawdsley Darren Luke The Fix New Union Theatre Review everything theatre co uk 18 July 2016 The Fix In Concert feat Sally Ann Triplett Mark Evans amp more Feinstein s 54 Below Retrieved 2021 08 08 BWW News Desk West End s Gary Milner Completes Cast of THE FIX IN CONCERT at Feinstein s 54 Below BroadwayWorld com Retrieved 2021 08 08 The Fix Music Theatre International 2015 09 16 Retrieved 2021 08 08 The Fix Music Theatre International 2015 09 16 Retrieved 2021 08 08 The Fix at Signature Theatre 1998 www abouttheartists com Retrieved 2021 08 09 External links EditThe Fix at the Music Theatre International website Listing at NODANW Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Fix musical amp oldid 1153686115, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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