Amour
Music by Michel Legrand
French Libretto by Didier van Cauwelaert
English Adaptation by Jeremy Sams
Directed by James Lapine
The musical is adapted from the 1943 short story Le Passe-Muraille by Marcel Aymé and set in Paris shortly after World War II. It centers on a shy, unassuming clerk who develops the ability to walk through walls, and who challenges himself to stick to his moral center and change others' lives, and his own, as a result.
Amour
The Music Box Theater
September 20, 2002 - November 3, 2002
Ran for 17 Performances and 31 Previews
Photos by Joan Marcus
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Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President) and The Estate of Irving Berlin
Produced by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President), Jean Doumanian Productions and USA OSTAR Theatricals
Adapted from "Le Passe-Muraille" by Marcel Aymé (Les Editions Gallimard)
Musical Director: Todd Ellison
Vocal arrangements by Todd Ellison
Music orchestrated by Michel Legrand
Choreographed by Jane Comfort
Assistant Choreographer: Lisa Shriver
Assistant Director: Darren Katz
Scenic Design by Scott Pask
Costume Design by Dona Granata
Lighting Design by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer
Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier
Hair and Wig Design by Tom Watson
Associate Scenic Design: Orit Jacoby Carroll
Associate Costume Design: Brian Russman
Assistant Sound Design: David Bullard
Lighting Assistant: Scott Davis
Assistant Costume Design: Kate Jones
General Manager: Niko Associates, Inc. (Manny Kladitis, Founder and President)
Company Manager: Tom Senter
Production Stage Manager: Leila Knox
Production Supervisor: O'Donovan & Bradford
Stage Manager: David Sugarman
Assistant Stage Mgr: Jonathan Donahue
Conducted by Todd Ellison
Associate Conductor: Antony Geralis
House Music Contractor: Bill Hayes
Music Preparation: Miller Music Services
Illusion design by Jim Steinmeyer
Pianos by Steinway & Sons
Press Representative: Bill Evans & Associates
Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.
Casting: Bernard Telsey Casting, Inc.
Marketing: The Nancy Richards Group
Shubert Organization Creative Projects Director: D.S. Moynihan
Dance Captain: Christian Borle
Fight direction by Rick Sordelet
Photographer: Joan Marcus
Furs supplied by Ben Kahn Furs
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Melissa Errico: Isabelle
Malcolm Gets: Dusoleil
Lewis Cleale: Charles, Prosecutor
John Cunningham: Policeman, Doctor, President of the Tribunal
Christopher Fitzgerald: Bertrand, Newsvendor, Advocate
Norm Lewis: Painter
Sarah Litzsinger: Madeleine
Nora Mae Lyng: Claire, Whore
Bill Nolte: Policeman, Boss
Understudies: Matthew Bennett (Boss, Charles, Doctor, Policeman, President of the Tribunal, Prosecutor), Christian Borle (Advocate, Bertrand, Dusoleil, Newsvendor, Painter), Jessica Hendy (Claire, Isabelle, Madeleine, Whore), Sarah Litzsinger (Isabelle)
Awards, Reviews & Features
2003 Tony Awards
Nominated for Best Musical & four other awards
2003 Drama Desk Awards
Nominated for Best Musical and Outstanding Director of a Musical
Nominated for a total of nine awards
“Staged with artful gentleness by James Lapine, ''Amour'' is a bedtime story for grown-ups… the ensemble members are all excellent, of clear and characterful voice, and Mr. Lapine and his sure-handed choreographer, Jane Comfort, have steered them from the dangers of overselling cuteness”