Amelie a New Musical Reviews Are In!
Amélie is a musical based on the 2001 romantic comedy film with music by Daniel Messé, lyrics by Messé and Nathan Tysen and a book by Craig Lucas. The musical premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in September 2015. Amelie opened at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles running from December 4, 2016 to January 15, 2017 before opening on Broadway in 2017 with Tony Award nominee Phillipa Soo taking over the role of Amélie. The cast for the Los Angeles and Broadway productions includes Adam Chanler-Berat, Manoel Felciano, and Tony Sheldon. The musical will open on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre on March 9, 2017 in previews, officially on April 3, 2017.
Amelie Now Playing – Phillipa Soo
Previews Mar 09, 2017 / Opening Night Apr 03, 2017
Closing Night 21 May, 2017
Walter Kerr Theatre
Reviews
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Book by Craig Lucas
Music by Daniel Messé
Ltrics by Nathan Tysen and Daniel Messé
Based on the Motion Picture by Jean-Pierre Jeunet/Guillaume Laurant
Music Director Kimberly Grigsby
Musical Staging & Choreography by Sam Pinkleton
Scenic & Costume Design by David Zinn
Directed by Pam MacKinnon
The Walter Kerr Theatre
219 W 48th St, New York, NY 10036
ACCESS INFORMATION
The Walter Kerr Theatre provides wheelchair-accessible seating on the Orchestra level of the theatre for all performances for patrons who use wheelchairs and their companions. There are no steps leading into the Orchestra level of the theatre from the sidewalk. There are steps to access seating on other levels of the theatre. Pricing for wheelchair-accessible seats on the Orchestra level varies so as to capture the range of prices available throughout the theatre.
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Cast
Phillipa Soo – Amélie
Tony Sheldon – Dufayel / Collignon
David Andino – Broadway debut – Blind Beggar / Garden Gnome / Anchorperson
Randy Blair – Broadway debut – Hipolito / Belgian Tourist
Heath Calvert – Lucien / Adrien Wells / Mysterious Man
Alison Cimmet – Amandine / Philomene
Savvy Crawford – Broadway debut – Young Amélie
Manoel Felciano – Raphael / Bretodeau
Harriett D. Foy – Suzanne
Alyse Alan Louis – Georgette / Sylvie / Collignon’s Mother
Maria-Christina Oliveras – Gina
Paul Whitty – Joseph / Fluffy / Collignon’s Father
Understudies: Emily Afton (Amélie), Audrey Bennett (Young Amélie), Alyse Alan Louis (Amélie), Jacob Keith Watson (Nino) and Paul Whitty (Collignon, Dufayel)
