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Gigi

Full-Length Musical, Comedy  /  3w, 5m

Book and Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
Music by Frederick Loewe
Based on a novel by Colette

As produced by Edwin Lester for the Los Angeles and San Francisco Civic Light Opera Associations
And by Saint Subber for Broadway

Based on Colette’s novel and the 1958 motion picture, Lerner and Loewe’s exquisite musical transports audiences to the elegant atmosphere of Paris in the 1890s.

Image: 2015 Kennedy Center Production (Joan Marcus)

Gigi

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 5m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptation (Literature), Adaptation (Stage & Screen), Period, Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 1974 Tony Award for Best Original Score
    Nominee: Four 1974 Tony Awards, including Best Actor
    Nominee: 2015 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
    Winner! 2015 Drama Desk Award for Best Costumes
Gigi

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Summary
In the elegant atmosphere of Paris in the 1890s, a wealthy and handsome aristocrat named Gaston falls for Gigi, a young and innocent girl raised to be a courtesan.
History
The MGM film Gigi, directed by Vincente Minnelli, premiered on May 15, 1958, starring Leslie Caron, Louis Jordan, Maurice Chevalier and Hermione Gingold. On November 13, 1973, Gigi made its debut as a Broadway musical at the Uris Theatre, starring Alfred Drake, Agnes Moorehead, Karin Wolfe and Daniel Massey. The stage musical was revived on Broadway at the Neil Simon Theatre in 2015, starring Vanessa Hudgens, Corey Cott, Victoria Clark and Dee Hoty.
Keywords
Performing Groups
  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Setting Paris (mostly) at the turn of the century.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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    Image: 2015 Kennedy Center Production (Joan Marcus)

  • Gigi

    Image: 2015 Kennedy Center Production (Joan Marcus)

  • Gigi

    Image: 2015 Kennedy Center Production (Joan Marcus)

  • Gigi

    Image: Sam Norkin

Music

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  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Dance Requirements Moderate
  • Vocal DemandsDifficult
  • Orchestra Size Large
  • Chorus Size Medium

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Authors

Alan Jay Lerner

Alan Jay Lerner

ALAN JAY LERNER wrote these plays with Frederick Loewe: Life of the Party, What’s Up, The Day Before Spring, Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, My Fair Lady, Camelot, Gigi. He also wrote Love Life with Kurt Weill, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever and Carmelina with Burton Lane, C ...

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Frederick Loewe

Frederick Loewe

ALAN JAY LERNER wrote these plays with Frederick Loewe: Life of the Party, What’s Up, The Day Before Spring, Brigadoon, Paint Your Wagon, My Fair Lady, Camelot, Gigi. He also wrote Love Life with Kurt Weill, On A Clear Day You Can See Forever and Carmelina with Burton Lane, C ...

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Author

Colette

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