Victor/Victoria (Musical)

  • Victoria Grant / Victor Grazinsky
  • Carol Todd ( Toddy )
  • King Marchand
  • Norma Cassidy
  • Squash Bernstein
  • Andre Cassell
  • Henri Labisse

& Ensemble

Victor / Victoria is a musical from 1995, based on the eponymous film of 1982. The composer Henry Mancini, from the the film music is, during the completion died were also wrote two additional songs by Frank Wildhorn. The book comes from, as already in the film, Blake Edwards.

Action

Act I

The unsuccessful singer Victoria Grant hopes in vain for her breakthrough and has problems paying their bills. At an audition in Henri Labisses nightclub Chez Lui she meets one evening know Toddy, an older gay man. The two are alike congenial and become friends. When Victoria of Toddys ex-boyfriend is believed to be a man, Toddy has an idea: Victoria will pretend to be male drag artist, the women imitated so perfectly like no other. After initial hesitation, Victoria finally agrees to finally get a job. Your new name is Victor Grazinsky, an East European Graf, who is completely unknown outside his home.

Her first appearance as a drag artist Victor ( Le Jazz Hot ) is a celebrated success and she is a star overnight. In this appearance, the American nightclub owner King Marchand, his girlfriend Norma Cassidy and his bodyguard Squash Bernstein sitting in the audience. While King Marchand is initially aloof, Norma is thrilled by Victor. At a meeting with Victoria has this great pains to maintain their role as Victor.

In the hotel all realize that the rented from Victoria and Toddy suite is located right next to the King Marchand, his girlfriend Norma and his bodyguard Squash. Toddy is excited about squash and finds that the latter had a look like a young puppy.

Second Act

Victoria celebrates continues as Victor success. Meanwhile, planning King Marchand, Norma and squash her ​​departure from Paris. King Marchand, who still holds for Victor Victoria, but has to admit that he has fallen in love with Victor.

Victoria finally confesses to him that she is a woman and the two become a couple. King Marchand is persuaded to continue to do so as if Victoria man. Due to the supposed homosexuality of his boss his bodyguard Squash Bernstein admits that he is gay and is in love with Toddy. Also Toddy and Squash are a couple.

Norma, who is offended because her boyfriend has left her for Victor, informed his former business partner, the criminals Sal Andretti, where King Marchand is staying and that this is now living with a man. But King Marchand continues to Victor. Meanwhile, also undergoes Henri Labisse that Victor is actually Victoria and wants to blow the whistle.

Finally, Victoria 's game of hide tired and wants to finally be able to live openly as a woman. You want to perform one last time as Victor and reveal the fact that she is a woman. In this last show and King make their love public as well as Toddy and Squash who do not want to hide as a gay couple. And so it says at the end "It's not a crime to love each other" - "It's not a crime to love one another".

Music

Act I

  • Paris by Night - Toddy & Les Boys
  • If I Were a Man - Victoria
  • Trust Me - Toddy & Victoria (Music: Frank Wildhorn )
  • Le Jazz Hot - Victor & Ensemble
  • The Tango - Victor & Norma
  • Paris Makes Me Horny - Norma
  • Crazy World - Victoria

Second Act

  • Louis Says - Victor & Ensemble (Music: Frank Wildhorn )
  • King 's Dilemma - King
  • Apache - Les Boys
  • You & Me - Toddy & Victor
  • Paris by Night (Reprise) - Flower Seller
  • Almost a Love Song - King & Victoria
  • Chicago, Illinois - Norma & The Girls
  • Living in the Shadows - Victoria (Music: Frank Wildhorn )
  • Living in the Shadows (Reprise) - Victoria (Music: Frank Wildhorn )
  • Victor / Victoria - Victoria, Toddy, King, Squash & Ensemble

Original cast of the Broadway production

  • Julie Andrews (Victoria Grant / Victor Grazinsky )
  • Tony Roberts ( Toddy )
  • Michael Nouri (King Marchand )
  • Rachel York (Norma Cassidy )
  • Gregory Jbara ( Squash Bernstein)
  • Richard B. Shull ( Andre Cassell )
  • Adam Heller ( Henri Labisse )

& Ensemble

Julie Andrews was later in the term replaced due to problems with her voice by Liza Minnelli.

CD

  • Victor / Victoria - Original Broadway Cast Recording (Philips 446919-2 )

DVD

The original Broadway show was recorded and released on DVD:

  • Victor / Victoria - The Original Broadway Cast Production starring Julie Andrews ( 1995)
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