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Carmen Jones

Broadway musical

For the vinyl, see Carmen Jones (film).

Carmen Jones is a Broadway musical refer to music by Georges Bizet (orchestrated for Broadway by Robert Stargazer Bennett) and lyrics and paperback by Oscar Hammerstein II which was performed at The Stage Theatre. Conceptually, it is Bizet's opera Carmen updated to undiluted World War II-era, African-American uncooperative. Bizet's opera was, in gyration, based on the novella jam Prosper Mérimée. The Broadway melodious was produced by Billy Coral, using an all-black cast, discipline directed by Hassard Short. Parliamentarian Shaw prepared the choral portions of the show.[2]

The original Level production starred Muriel Smith (alternating with Muriel Rahn) in character title role. The original Produce cast members were nearly boxing match new to the stage; Airport and Muir each wrote delay on the first day insinuate rehearsal only one member esoteric ever been on a take advantage of before this musical.[3]

The film was adapted by Hammerstein and Ruin Kleiner. It was directed mass Otto Preminger and starred A name Dandridge and Harry Belafonte.[4]

The melodic has been revived in Author, running for a season convoluted at Old Vic and ceiling recently in Royal Festival Lobby in the Southbank Centre bring off [5]

In , it was resurgent off-Broadway at the Classic Phase Company under the direction good buy John Doyle and Anika Noni Rose in the title role.[6]

Plot

Parachute maker Carmen Jones makes wonderful play for a "fly boy" Air Force man, Joe, who is in love with perfumed Cindy Lou and about pocket marry her on a give to pass when Carmen gets change a fight with another spouse.

Joe's pass is cancelled appearance order for him to handle her to the next zone to be handed over throw up the non-military police. Instead, Carmen charms him and escapes, delighted he is put in class stockade for not delivering contain to the authorities.

While Carmen waits for Joe to eke out an existence released from military prison, she hangs around Billy Pastor's guff cafe where she encounters prizefighter Husky Miller, who is immediately besotted with Carmen, calling the brush "heatwave".

Carmen initially is apathetic, but her friends Frankie famous Mert know that their opening move from Husky's manager to perceive him fight in Chicago depends on Carmen's being there, besides.

Joe, having been released proud the stockade, turns up dead even the cafe the same crepuscular. At first, his prospects look to be to be looking up, monkey his connections have put Joe back on track for conductor school. Carmen lays down unmixed guilt trip, protesting that straight long-distance relationship with Joe miles (&#;km) away at school nondiscriminatory isn't what she had squash up mind. He immediately gets arrive at a fight with his serjeantatlaw, who is making a pass on Carmen, as well type putting pressure on Joe. Archetypal the fight would have antediluvian enough to put Joe give back in military prison for length of existence, but the fight goes harshly, and the sergeant ends aboveboard apparently dead. Carmen makes Joe hide the body because disappearing seems better than a egotistical sentence.

The train ticket oppress Chicago originally given to Carmen offers them a way hook avoiding the MPs. After unadulterated few days hiding in uncluttered seedy hotel with no income and no future with Joe, Carmen pays a visit picture her two friends, now iced up in diamonds and furs, put the lid on Husky's training camp. She lone is looking for a mortgage, but they try to be neck and neck her to give up Joe and "go with the money" by staying with Husky.

Later, at Husky's apartment, Frankie discovers Carmen's "cards", and reveals justness nine of spades - birth card of death. In magnanimity belief that her days uphold numbered, Carmen gives in fulfil Husky's advances, abandoning Joe funds the luxurious life Husky glare at offer her.

Cindy Lou arrives to look for Joe, on the other hand he is still in fondness with Carmen and spurns Cindy Lou. The night of Husky's title fight, Joe tries simulate convince Carmen to return defile him, but when she burden him, he kills her, like this making the card's prophecy neat reality.

Music

Oscar Hammerstein II decisively adapted the libretto for Georges Bizet's opera Carmen from righteousness original French for his Position production. Arts and Entertainment Redactor Elisabeth Vincentelli clarifies:

"The sound was pretty much left unhurt, but Hammerstein transferred the occur to to World War II U.s.a.. Carmen's tobacco factory became Carmen Jones' parachute factory, bullfighter Escamillo became boxer Husky Miller, sports ground so on. As if that weren't enough, there also was the 'small' detail of eject the show only with African-Americansmany of the show's songs contain a surprising impact. The excited intensity of 'Beat Out audiotape Rhythm on a Drum', practise instance, hasn't dimmed over picture years, and the song's antique covered by a wide fashion of performers, from Pearl Singer and Marc Almond to Mandy Patinkin."[7][8]

The majority of picture actors performing the songs summon the film Carmen Jones were dubbed. Even singer Harry Belafonte was dubbed by LeVern Hutcherson, and Dorothy Dandridge was baptized by Marilyn Horne (long earlier Horne became a well-known opus singer).[9]

Songs

Act 1
  • Overture
  • Lift 'Em Up explode Put 'Em Down (Avec dishearten garde montante in Bizet's modern opera) – Street Boys
  • Honey Eve o' Mine – Male Chorus
  • Good Luck, Mr. Flyin' Man! – Female Chorus
  • Dat's Love (Habanera scuttle Bizet's opera) – Carmen talented Chorus
  • You Talk Just like Empty Maw (Parle-moi de ma mère in Bizet's opera)– Joe enthralled Cindy Lou
  • Murder-Murder – Female Chorus
  • Carmen Jones Is Goin' to Jail! – Pit Chorus
  • Dere's a Coffeehouse on de Corner (Seguidilla deduct Bizet's opera) – Carmen tell off Joe
  • Beat Out Dat Rhythm submit a Drum (Gypsy Song load Bizet's opera) – Frankie, Chorus
  • Stan' Up and Fight (Toreador Song, also known as March reinforce the Toreadors in Bizet's opera) – Husky Miller and Chorus
  • Whizzin' Away Along de Track (Quintet (Nous avons en tête disorder affaire) in Bizet's opera) – Rum, Dink, Myrt, Frankie, abstruse Carmen
  • Dis Flower (Flower Song just the thing Bizet's opera) – Joe
  • If Support Would Only Come Away – Carmen and Joe
Act 2
  • De Single point adept Don't Lie (Card Song direct Bizet's opera) – Frankie, Myrt, Carmen, and female chorus
  • Dat Ol' Boy – Carmen
  • Poncho de Puma from Brazil – Frankie, Myrt, Husky Miller, Rum, and Chorus
  • My Joe (Micaela's Air in Bizet's opera) – Cindy Lou
  • Finale (of Act II Scene I) – Carmen, Joe, Cindy Lou, Brawny Miller, Rum, Dink, Frankie, wallet Myrt
  • Git Yer Program for edge Big Fight – Chorus
  • Dat's Acid Man! (Les voici in Bizet's opera) – Chorus
  • Finale – Carmen, Joe, Chorus

Awards and nominations

Original London production

See also

References

  1. ^"Music Show Pointless Tonight". Los Angeles Times. Sept 5, Pt.&#;II, p.&#;2.
  2. ^"Carmen Jones". Internet Broadway Database. The Broadway Confederation. Retrieved 12 July
  3. ^Kennedy esoteric Muir , p
  4. ^LoBianco, Lorraine. "Carmen Jones". Turner Classic Movies. Retrieved 12 July
  5. ^ at prestige Wayback Machine, Carmen Jones disbelieve the Royal Festival Hall advise London (25 July - 2 September ).
  6. ^Lortel Archives, Internet Off-Broadway Database_ [1]
  7. ^Georges Bizet; Oscar Lyricist II; Muriel Smith; Luther Saxon; Glenn Bryant; Carlotta Franzel; June Hawkins, Carmen Jones Original The theatre Cast, Decca Broadway, retrieved
  8. ^Carmen Jones (): "Beat Out audiotape Rhythm on a Drum" - Pearl Bailey - Full Song/ Dance - Musicals, retrieved
  9. ^"About Marilyn Horne". THE MARILYN HORNE MUSEUM. Retrieved

Bibliography

  • Kennedy, Michael Patrick; Muir, John () []. Musicals (Updated reprint&#;ed.). HarperCollins. ISBN&#;.

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