La Bohème
MusicalDramaForeign Lang.OperaTragedyRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Dec 08, 2002
Closing Date
Jun 29, 2003
1st Preview
Nov 29, 2002
1st Preview
Nov 29, 2002
Previews
12
Performances
228
MusicalDramaForeign Lang.OperaTragedyRevivalBroadway
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Open Date: Dec 08, 2002
Close Date: Jun 29, 2003
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Description
An opera in four acts.
Setting
Paris. 1957.
Comments
This production was performed entirely in Italian.
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PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)Produced by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Emanuel Azenberg, Bazmark Live, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Korea Pictures, Doyun Seol, Jeffrey Sine, Ira Pittelman, Scott Nederlander and Fox Searchlight Pictures; Associate Producer: Daniel Karslake, Coats Guiles, Mort Swinsky and Michael FuchsThis production premiered at the The Curran Theatre (under the direction of Carole Shorenstein Hays and Scott Nederlander); Originally commissioned and presented by Opera Australia on July 28, 1990 at The Sydney Opera HouseMusic by Giacomo Puccini; Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica; Based on "Scènes de la vie de Bohème" by Henri Murger; Musical Director: Constantine Kitsopoulos; Music orchestrated by Nicholas KitsopoulosScenic Design by Catherine Martin; Costume Design by Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie; Lighting Design by Nigel Levings; Sound Design by Acme Sound Partners; Associate Scenic Design: Prisque Salvi; Hair Design by Aldo Signoretti; Associate Lighting Design: Vivien Leone; Associate Make-Up Design: Lisa R. Zomer; Assistant Lighting Design: Doreen Tighe and Dale KnothGeneral Manager: John S. Corker; Company Manager: Brig Berney; Executive Producer: Noel Staunton and Adam Silberman; Assistant Co. Mgr: A. Scott FalkTechnical Supervisor: Brian Lynch; Production Stage Manager: Frank Hartenstein; Stage Manager: Kelly Martindale; Assistant Stage Mgr: Maximo TorresMusical Coordinator: John Miller; Principal Conductor: Constantine Kitsopoulos; Artistic Administrator for the Music Department: Katherine M. Olsen; Copyist: Miller Music Services; Associate Conductor: Chip Prince; Chorus Master / Assistant Conductor: Douglas Martin; Concert Master: Dale Stuckenbruck; Violin: Elizabeth Lim-Dutton, Uli Speth, Cecilia Hobbs Gardner, Bob Zubrycki, Sylvia D'Avanzo, Ming Yeh, Kathy Livolsi and John Connelly; Viola: Sarah Adams and Maxine Roach; Cello: Roger Shell and Chungsun Kim; Bass: Joe Bongiorno; Flute/Piccolo: Bob Bush; Oboe/English Horn: Lynne Cohen; Clarinet: Jon Manasse; Clarinet/Bass Clarinet: Larry Guy; Bassoon: Jeffrey Marchand; Trumpet: Carl Albach, Chuck Olsen and Kenny DeCarlo; Trombone: Matthew Ingman; French Horn: Chris Komer and Zohar Schondorf; Timpani/Percussion: Dean Witten; Keyboard: Warren "Chip" Prince and Karl MansfieldPress Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Casting: Bernard Telsey Casting, Inc.; Marketing: TMG - The Marketing Group; Movement Coordinator: Mark T. Swanhart; Additional casting by David Crooks and Helga Schmidt; Key Artwork Photography: Douglas Kirkland; Production Photography: Sue Adler; Graphic Art Designer: Silvana Azzi; Press Associate: Amy Jacobs and Juliana HannettEnsembleSwing: Joseph KaiserUnderstudies: Christine Arand (Musetta), Janinah Burnett (Mimi), Sean Cooper (Colline), Dan Entriken (Benoit), Graham Fandrei (Marcello, Schaunard), Jennifer Goode (Musetta), Adam Grupper (Alcindoro), Timothy Jerome (Benoit, Alcindoro), Joseph Kaiser (Marcello, Schaunard), Peter Lockyer (Rodolfo), Morgan Moody (Colline) and Mark Womack (Marcello, Schaunard)
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Awards
Tony Award®
Best Revival of a Musical
2003 Nominee
Produced by Jeffrey Seller , Kevin McCollum , Emanuel Azenberg , Bazmark Live , Bob Weinstein , Harvey Weinstein , Korea Pictures , Doyun Seol , Jeffrey Sine , Ira Pittelman , Scott Nederlander and Fox Searchlight Pictures
Best Scenic Design
2003 Winner
Scenic Design by Catherine MartinBest Costume Design
Best Lighting Design
2003 Winner
Lighting Design by Nigel LevingsBest Direction of a Musical
2003 Nominee
Directed by Baz LuhrmannBest Orchestrations
2003 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Nicholas KitsopoulosTony Honor for Excellence in Theatre
2003 Recipient
Eugene Brancoveanu , Ben Davis , Alfred Boe , Jesús Garcia , David Miller , Lisa Hopkins , Wei Huang , Ekaterina Solovyeva , Jessica Comeau and Chloë WrightDrama Desk Award
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
2003 Nominee
Produced by Jeffrey Seller , Kevin McCollum , Emanuel Azenberg , Bazmark Live , Bob Weinstein , Harvey Weinstein , Korea Pictures , Doyun Seol , Jeffrey Sine , Ira Pittelman , Scott Nederlander and Fox Searchlight PicturesOutstanding Actress in a Musical
2003 Nominee
Wei HuangOutstanding Director of a Musical
2003 Nominee
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical
2003 Winner
Scenic Design by Catherine MartinOutstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Lighting Design
2003 Winner
Lighting Design by Nigel Levings
Outstanding Sound Design
2003 Winner
Sound Design by Acme Sound Partners -
Statistics
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf. Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
Produced by Jeffrey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Emanuel Azenberg, Bazmark Live, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Korea Pictures, Doyun Seol, Jeffrey Sine, Ira Pittelman, Scott Nederlander and Fox Searchlight Pictures; Associate Producer: Daniel Karslake, Coats Guiles, Mort Swinsky and Michael Fuchs
This production premiered at the The Curran Theatre (under the direction of Carole Shorenstein Hays and Scott Nederlander); Originally commissioned and presented by Opera Australia on July 28, 1990 at The Sydney Opera House
Music by Giacomo Puccini; Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica; Based on "Scènes de la vie de Bohème" by Henri Murger; Musical Director: Constantine Kitsopoulos; Music orchestrated by Nicholas Kitsopoulos
Scenic Design by Catherine Martin; Costume Design by Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie; Lighting Design by Nigel Levings; Sound Design by Acme Sound Partners; Associate Scenic Design: Prisque Salvi; Hair Design by Aldo Signoretti; Associate Lighting Design: Vivien Leone; Associate Make-Up Design: Lisa R. Zomer; Assistant Lighting Design: Doreen Tighe and Dale Knoth
General Manager: John S. Corker; Company Manager: Brig Berney; Executive Producer: Noel Staunton and Adam Silberman; Assistant Co. Mgr: A. Scott Falk
Technical Supervisor: Brian Lynch; Production Stage Manager: Frank Hartenstein; Stage Manager: Kelly Martindale; Assistant Stage Mgr: Maximo Torres
Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Principal Conductor: Constantine Kitsopoulos; Artistic Administrator for the Music Department: Katherine M. Olsen; Copyist: Miller Music Services; Associate Conductor: Chip Prince; Chorus Master / Assistant Conductor: Douglas Martin; Concert Master: Dale Stuckenbruck; Violin: Elizabeth Lim-Dutton, Uli Speth, Cecilia Hobbs Gardner, Bob Zubrycki, Sylvia D'Avanzo, Ming Yeh, Kathy Livolsi and John Connelly; Viola: Sarah Adams and Maxine Roach; Cello: Roger Shell and Chungsun Kim; Bass: Joe Bongiorno; Flute/Piccolo: Bob Bush; Oboe/English Horn: Lynne Cohen; Clarinet: Jon Manasse; Clarinet/Bass Clarinet: Larry Guy; Bassoon: Jeffrey Marchand; Trumpet: Carl Albach, Chuck Olsen and Kenny DeCarlo; Trombone: Matthew Ingman; French Horn: Chris Komer and Zohar Schondorf; Timpani/Percussion: Dean Witten; Keyboard: Warren "Chip" Prince and Karl Mansfield
Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Casting: Bernard Telsey Casting, Inc.; Marketing: TMG - The Marketing Group; Movement Coordinator: Mark T. Swanhart; Additional casting by David Crooks and Helga Schmidt; Key Artwork Photography: Douglas Kirkland; Production Photography: Sue Adler; Graphic Art Designer: Silvana Azzi; Press Associate: Amy Jacobs and Juliana Hannett
Ensemble
Swing:
Joseph Kaiser
Understudies:
Christine Arand
(Musetta), Janinah Burnett
(Mimi), Sean Cooper
(Colline), Dan Entriken
(Benoit), Graham Fandrei
(Marcello, Schaunard), Jennifer Goode
(Musetta), Adam Grupper
(Alcindoro), Timothy Jerome
(Benoit, Alcindoro), Joseph Kaiser
(Marcello, Schaunard), Peter Lockyer
(Rodolfo), Morgan Moody
(Colline) and Mark Womack
(Marcello, Schaunard)
Tony Award®
Best Revival of a Musical
2003 Nominee
Produced by Jeffrey Seller , Kevin McCollum , Emanuel Azenberg , Bazmark Live , Bob Weinstein , Harvey Weinstein , Korea Pictures , Doyun Seol , Jeffrey Sine , Ira Pittelman , Scott Nederlander and Fox Searchlight Pictures
Produced by Jeffrey Seller , Kevin McCollum , Emanuel Azenberg , Bazmark Live , Bob Weinstein , Harvey Weinstein , Korea Pictures , Doyun Seol , Jeffrey Sine , Ira Pittelman , Scott Nederlander and Fox Searchlight Pictures
Best Scenic Design
2003 Winner
Scenic Design by Catherine Martin
Scenic Design by Catherine Martin
Best Costume Design
Best Lighting Design
2003 Winner
Lighting Design by Nigel Levings
Lighting Design by Nigel Levings
Best Direction of a Musical
2003 Nominee
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Best Orchestrations
2003 Nominee
Music orchestrated by Nicholas Kitsopoulos
Music orchestrated by Nicholas Kitsopoulos
Tony Honor for Excellence in Theatre
2003 Recipient
Eugene Brancoveanu , Ben Davis , Alfred Boe , Jesús Garcia , David Miller , Lisa Hopkins , Wei Huang , Ekaterina Solovyeva , Jessica Comeau and Chloë Wright
Eugene Brancoveanu , Ben Davis , Alfred Boe , Jesús Garcia , David Miller , Lisa Hopkins , Wei Huang , Ekaterina Solovyeva , Jessica Comeau and Chloë Wright
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Revival of a Musical
2003 Nominee
Produced by Jeffrey Seller , Kevin McCollum , Emanuel Azenberg , Bazmark Live , Bob Weinstein , Harvey Weinstein , Korea Pictures , Doyun Seol , Jeffrey Sine , Ira Pittelman , Scott Nederlander and Fox Searchlight Pictures
Produced by Jeffrey Seller , Kevin McCollum , Emanuel Azenberg , Bazmark Live , Bob Weinstein , Harvey Weinstein , Korea Pictures , Doyun Seol , Jeffrey Sine , Ira Pittelman , Scott Nederlander and Fox Searchlight Pictures
Outstanding Actress in a Musical
2003 Nominee
Wei Huang
Wei Huang
Outstanding Director of a Musical
2003 Nominee
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Directed by Baz Luhrmann
Outstanding Set Design of a Musical
2003 Winner
Scenic Design by Catherine Martin
Scenic Design by Catherine Martin
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Lighting Design
2003 Winner
Lighting Design by Nigel Levings
Lighting Design by Nigel Levings
Outstanding Sound Design
2003 Winner
Sound Design by Acme Sound Partners
Sound Design by Acme Sound Partners
| Week Ending | Gross | % Gross Pot. | Attendance | % Capacity | # Previews | # Perf. |
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Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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