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Roman Holiday (musical)

Roman Holiday is a jukebox musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and a book by Paul Blake. Based on the 1953 film of the same name, the musical tells the story of a young European princess and the American reporter who inadvertently aids in her escape from a whirlwind European tour, resulting in 24 hours spent in Italy's capital.

Productions

Roman Holiday: the Cole Porter Musical debuted at The Muny in St. Louis, Missouri on July 9, 2001.[1] There was a reading for the Guthrie Theatre 2012 production starring Laura Osnes and John Behlmann.[2] A production of Roman Holiday opened the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2012 from June 9 to August 19 [3] After a substantial book rewrite and recruiting a new director, the revised production announced a pre-broadway run at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco during May–June 2017, starring Stephanie Styles and Drew Gehling.[4][5][6]

Musical numbers

Guthrie Theater

Golden Gate Theatre

Characters and original cast

References

  1. ^ Jones, Kenneth (2001-07-09). "Porter Tunes Lace New Stage Adaptation of Roman Holiday, July 9-15". Playbill.
  2. ^ Diamond, Robert (2012-01-29). "Exclusive: Laura Osnes & John Belhmann Lead ROMAN HOLIDAY Guthrie Reading". BroadwayWorld.
  3. ^ "Roman Holiday". Guthrie Theater. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14.
  4. ^ Hetrick, Adam (2017-04-06). "Broadway-Bound Roman Holiday Musical Sets Complete Cast". Playbill.
  5. ^ Rooney, David (2016-03-23). "'Roman Holiday' Gets Broadway-Bound Musical Makeover". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  6. ^ Harvey, Dennis (2017-06-07). "Pre-Broadway Review: 'Roman Holiday,' the Musical". Variety. Retrieved 2017-12-25.