Titanic - Ensemble Version

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Titanic - Ensemble Version

Full-Length Musical, Drama  /  6w, 14m

Story and Book by Peter Stone
Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston

Orchestrations by Ian Weinberger
Produced on Broadway by Dodger Endemol Theatricals, Richard S. Pechter and The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Through an ingenious doubling scheme, Titanic - Ensemble Version requires a cast of just 20, and an orchestra of six, to tell the gripping story of the ocean liner’s maiden voyage and tragic demise.

Image: 1997 Broadway Production (Joan Marcus)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6w, 14m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Biography, Docudrama/History
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! Five 1997 Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Book and Score
    Winner! Two 1997 Outer Critics Circle Awards
    Winner! 1997 Drama Desk Award for Orchestration
Titanic - Ensemble Version
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Summary

Titanic is available for licensing in two versions:

Titanic (Original): Designed for a large cast, with 14 lead roles and at least 23 supporting roles. Presented on Broadway with a cast of 37 performers.
Titanic - Ensemble Version: Designed for a total of 20 actors, with performers doubling or tripling on roles.

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The sinking of the Titanic in the early hours of April 15, 1912, remains the quintessential disaster of the twentieth century. A total of 1,517 souls—men, women and children—lost their lives (only 711 survived). The fact that the finest, largest, strongest ship in the world—called, in fact, the "unsinkable" ship—should have been lost during its maiden voyage is so incredible that, had it not actually happened, no author would have dared to contrive it.

But the catastrophe had social ramifications that went far beyond that night's events. For the first time since the beginning of the industrial revolution early in the 19th Century, bigger, faster and stronger did not prove automatically to be better. Suddenly the very essence of "progress" had to be questioned; might the advancement of technology not always be progress?

Nor was this the only question arising from the disaster. The accommodations of the ship, divided into 1st, 2nd and 3rd Classes, mirrored almost exactly the class structure (upper, middle and lower) of the English-speaking world. But when the wide discrepancy between the number of survivors from each of the ship's classes was revealed—all but two of the women in 1st Class were saved while 155 women and children from 2nd and 3rd (mostly 3rd) drowned—there was a new, long-overdue scrutiny of the prevailing social system and its values.

It is not an exaggeration to state that the 19th Century, with its social stricture, its extravagant codes of honor and sacrifice, and its unswerving belief that God favored the rich, ended that night.

The musical play Titanic examines the causes, the conditions and the characters involved in this ever-fascinating drama. This is the factual story of that ship—of her officers, crew and passengers, to be sure—but she will not, as has happened so many times before, serve as merely the background against which fictional, melodramatic narratives are recounted. The central character of our Titanic is the Titanic herself.

— Peter Stone

History

Titanic opened on Broadway at the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre on March 29, 1997, and played for 804 performances. The Ensemble Version of the show had its American premiere at the Hangar Theatre in Ithaca, NY, in 2012 and its European premiere at London’s Southwark Playhouse in 2013.

  • Time Period 1910s/WWI
  • Setting The RMS Titanic, between April 10 and 15, 1912.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

“A modern musical theatre masterpiece.” – Mark Shenton, The Stage

“A consummate bit of theatrical craftsmanship...It tells a great story, and tells it with thrilling theatricality.” – Richard Christiansen, Chicago Tribune

“An inspired and inspiring night of musical theater.” – John Harding, DC Metro Theater Arts

“A masterpiece of modern theatre that is packed with emotion...Maury Yeston’s melodic tunes soar through the auditorium as if on wings.” – Anne Cox, Stage Review

“A glorious and moving score with a story full of aspirations, hope, love, ambition and ultimately tragedy.” – Soraya Scrivener, My Theatre Mates

“Peter Stone’s beautifully constructed book… brilliantly establishes the interweaving lives caught up in the story – from crew to passengers of different classes – with Yeston’s sweeping, enveloping score.” – Mark Shenton, The Stage

Videos

  • Titanic - Mirvish 2015 youtube thumbnail

    Titanic - Mirvish 2015

  • Titanic - Serenbe 2018 youtube thumbnail

    Titanic - Serenbe 2018

  • "Godspeed, Titanic" youtube thumbnail

    "Godspeed, Titanic"

  • Titanic on The Rosie O'Donnell Show youtube thumbnail

    Titanic on The Rosie O'Donnell Show

Photos

  • Titanic - Ensemble Version

    Image: 2024 New York City Center Production (Joan Marcus)

  • Titanic - Ensemble Version

    Image: 2024 New York City Center Production (Joan Marcus)

  • Titanic - Ensemble Version

    Image: 1997 Broadway Production (Joan Marcus)

Music

Music Samples

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway, Operetta
  • Dance Requirements Easy
  • Vocal DemandsDifficult
  • Orchestra Size Small/Combo
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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Authors

Peter Stone

Peter Stone

Peter Stone (1930-2003) was the first writer to win the Tony, the Oscar and the Emmy. With 15 Broadway productions to his credit, he received Tony Awards for his books to 1776, Woman Of The Year, The Will Rogers Follies and Titanic (all four also winning the Tony for Best Mus ...

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Maury Yeston

Maury Yeston

Maury Yeston’s music and lyrics include his internationally acclaimed Broadway musicals Nine and Titanic (both of which earned him Tony Awards for Best Score and Best Musical, as well as Grammy nominations) and Grand Hotel (Tony nomination, Olivier Award). The Broadway reviva ...

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Ian Weinberger

Ian Weinberger

IAN WEINBERGER is a New York-based music director. Regional: Titanic (Westchester Broadway Theatre, Hangar Theatre), My Fair Lady, Fanny Brice: America’s Funny Girl (Asolo Rep), Merrily We Roll Along and Pippin (The Music Theatre Company). Broadway: Hamilton, The Book of Morm ...

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