Flashdance the Musical

Flashdance -. The Musical in a stage adaptation of the movie Flashdance film of 1983 The premiere was in July 2008 at the Theatre Royal in Plymouth on the stage. The supplement composed music by Robbie Roth, the lyrics of Robbie Roth and Robert Cary. Tom Hadley and Robert Cary wrote the book.

Action

The story is based on the film by Paramount Pictures, with adaptations in the storyline and the characters. It tells the story of a welder Alex ( andra ) Owens, who dreams of her classical dance career. With the help of their boss and - throughout history - friend Nick Hurley gets an audition appointment at the ( fictional) Shipley Dance Academy in Pittsburgh. With an impressive choreography track Flashdance ... What a Feeling Alex can convince the jury.

Music

The stage show includes hits that made ​​the soundtrack of the film with 20 million records sold world-famous. So Maniac or Manhunt. In the stage play and the leaked only in the film Umberto Tozzi classic Gloria is used as a vocal number. Also the entrance to the show was the title I Love Rock 'n' Roll by Alan Merrill and Jake Hooker. The authors of the song Flashdance ... What a Feeling Giorgio Moroder and Keith Forsey received for the title of an Oscar and a Golden Globe Award for Album of the Year.

Further performances

After the premiere was followed by a tour through the UK and 16 -week stint in London ( Shaftesbury Theatre ). A new version of the show since the spring of 2013 in the U.S. on tour. The Broadway premiere will take place in spring 2014. ^

In Le Théâtre Kriens -Luzern went on 9 November 2013, the German -language premiere, directed by Isabelle Flask across the stage. In the role of " Alex Owens " Nadja Scheiwiller was to see the male lead " Nick Hurley 'occupied Daniel Kandlbauer.