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Jane Eyre: The Musical
 Music: Paul Gordon Lyrics: Paul Gordon and John Caird Book: John Caird |
| Jane Eyre, set in England, in the early 19th century, begins with the death of Jane's parents after her father, a pastor working in an urban slum, is exposed to typhus. Jane goes to live with her only known relative, Mrs. Reed, the widow of her maternal uncle. Mrs. Reed and her children, however, have little use for the orphan Jane and treat her with open contempt. When Jane rebels against their ill treatment, she is sent away to Lowood, a nightmarish charity school run by the tyrannical Mr. Brocklehurst. Eventually, Jane escapes Lowood, taking a position at Thornfield Hall where she serves as governess to Adèle Varennes, the young ward of the absent master of Thornfield, Edward Rochester. One winter's night, Jane encounters Rochester, returning home. The two are immediately drawn to one another. But as Jane grows to love Rochester, she begins to suspect that the house and its master harbour a dark secret. The musical was conceived by Paul Gordon, an L.A. based songwriter, while browsing through a paperback kiosk at the Los Angeles airport on New Year's Day, 1991. Reading the backs of various great classics, the fifth or sixth synopsis he read was Jane Eyre, and he was immediately intrigued by the Gothic overtones of Charlotte Bronte's classic love story. With the help of Anthony Crivello, who played Rochester in the Toronto premiere, Gordon put together a demo tape and sent it off to librettist John Caird. Although Caird was skeptical at first, the two began toying with the project over the next few years. Jane Eyre celebrated its world premiere at Toronto's Royal Alexandra Theatre on December 3, 1996. It then moved to the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego, California, and on December 10, 2000, the show opened on Broadway with Marla Schaffel as "Jane Eyre," James Barbour as "Edward Rochester," and Mary Stout as "Mrs. Fairfax." The production was directed by librettist John Caird, a Tony Award winner for Les Misérables and Nicholas Nickleby. The set was designed by John Napier, a five time Tony Award winner and designer of Les Misérables, Cats and Miss Saigon. Costumes were designed by Britain's Andreane Neofitou, designer of Les Misérables and Miss Saigon. And the lighting was designed by Chris Parry, a Tony Award winner for The Who's Tommy and Tony nominee for Les Liaisons Dangereuses. |
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With the new year comes new hopes that Jane Eyre The Musical, will get its makeover, and that the new chamber version will be released some time this year. Really looking forward to this because I missed out on the Broadway Production, and have only the CD to pine over. For more info check out the PlayBill article here:
http://www.playbill.com/news/article/110402.html
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