Nine (Ensemble Version)

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Nine (Ensemble Version)

Full-Length Musical, Drama  /  16w, 1m, 1boy(s)

Book by Arthur Kopit
Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston

Adapted from the Italian by Mario Fratti

This new flexible-casting version of the Tony Award-winning musical – a sterling stage adaptation of Fellini's 8½ – has an updated score and can be performed by a smaller cast.

Image: 2024 Kennedy Center Production (Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade)

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    16w, 1m, 1boy(s)
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! Five 1982 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Score
    Winner! Seven 1982 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical, Lyrics and Music
    Winner! Two 2003 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical
    Winner! Three 2003 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical
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Summary

Celebrated but impetuous film director Guido Contini, succumbing to the pressures of filming his latest film epic (a musical version of the Casanova story), suffers a midlife crisis. One by one, women from his past and present – including his mother, his wife, his mistress, and his leading lady – haunt, instruct, scold, seduce and encourage him until he finally learns to grow up.

This new Ensemble version of the hit Broadway musical has an updated score and offers more flexible casting for productions featuring fewer performers.

Nine was also adapted into a major motion picture from Rob Marshall, the acclaimed director of the 2002 film version of Chicago. Of the Broadway musical, Marshall said it is "a sumptuous and emotional work that translates naturally to the film musical genre because of its seamless relationship between fantasy and reality." Composer and lyricist Maury Yeston worked on the film adaptation and created three new songs for the movie musical, which was released in December, 2009.

History
Nine opened at the 46th St. Theater on Broadway on May 9th, 1982. Directed by Tommy Tune, it starred Raul Julia and featured Karen Akers, Shelly Burch, Anita Morris and Lilianne Montevecchi. In 2003, the show returned to Broadway at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre. Directed by David Leveaux, the revival starred Antonio Banderas and featured Mary Stuart Masterson, Laura Benanti, Jane Krakowski and Chita Rivera.
  • Time Period 1960s
  • Setting 1960s. Venice, Italy.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes, Period Costumes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes
    • Smoking

Media

“A galloping fantasy [with a] ravishingly inventive and tuneful score.” – The New York Times

“A rich and thrilling night of theatre.” – The New York Post

“Has been impressively reborn... Yeston's score comes across with extraordinary power.” – New York Daily News

“An abundant musical, one which gleefully expands the limits of the theatre. A startling act of the imagination, independence and daring; and, hence, a show to treasure.” – WCBS-TV

Videos

  • Nine – The Kennedy Center Highlights youtube thumbnail

    Nine – The Kennedy Center Highlights

  • Laura Benanti performs “Unusual Way” youtube thumbnail

    Laura Benanti performs “Unusual Way”

  • “Be Italian” – Original Broadway Cast youtube thumbnail

    “Be Italian” – Original Broadway Cast

  • “Overture delle Donne” and “Guido’s Song” – 2003 Broadway Cast youtube thumbnail

    “Overture delle Donne” and “Guido’s Song” – 2003 Broadway Cast

Photos

  • Nine (Ensemble Version)

    Image: 2024 Kennedy Center Production (Matthew Murphy for MurphyMade)

  • Nine (Ensemble Version)

    Image: 2003 Roundabout Theatre Company Production (Joan Marcus)

  • Nine (Ensemble Version)

    Image: 2003 Roundabout Theatre Company Production (Joan Marcus)

Music

Music Samples

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Vocal DemandsDifficult

Licensing & Materials

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Authors

Arthur Kopit

Arthur Kopit

Arthur Kopit (1937-2021), throughout a career spanning seven decades, authored an extraordinary string of admired, acclaimed and award-winning stage works, beginning with Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad, which Jerome Robbins directed on ...

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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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Mario Fratti

Mario Fratti

Mario Fratti (1927-2023) was an internationally acclaimed playwright and drama critic. Born in Italy in 1927, he moved to NYC at the prompting of Lee Strasberg, who saw his play Suicide at the 1962 Spoleto Festival. Fratti’s nearly 70 plays have received some 600 productions ...

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