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Grand Hotel
by Robert Wright, George Forrest and Luther Davis
About the Musical
The second musical to have over 1,000 performances on Broadway. Based on the Vicki Baum novel and play "Menschen im Hotel."
Story:
The musical focuses on events taking place over the course of a weekend in an elegant hotel in 1928 Berlin and the intersecting stories of the eccentric guests of the hotel, including a fading prima ballerina; a fatally ill Jewish bookkeeper, who wants to spend his final days living in luxury; a young, handsome, but destitute Baron; a cynical doctor; an honest businessman gone bad, and a typist dreaming of Hollywood success.
Composer and Lyricist
Robert Wright
Composer and Lyricist
George Forrest
Librettist
Luther Davis
Broadway Premiere
- Theatre
- Martin Beck Theatre and Gershwin Theatre
- Opening Night
- Nov 12, 1989
- Total Performances
- 1,017
- Original Cast
- Karen Akers, Jennifer Lee Andrews, David Carroll, Keith Crowningshield, Gerrit de Beer, Pierre Dulaine, David Elledge, Ben George, Henry Grossman, Rex D. Hays, Suzanne Henderson, David Jackson, Mitchell Jason, Ken Jennings, J. J. Jepson, Timothy Jerome, Michael Jeter , Jane Krakowski, Charles Mandracchia, Yvonne Marceau, Michel Moinot, Liliane Montevecchi, Kathi Moss, Lynnette Perry, Hal Robinson, William Ryall, Bob Stillman, Danny Strayhorn, Walter Willison, John Wylie
- Director
- Tommy Tune
- Choreographer
- Tommy Tune
- Producer
- Martin Richards, Mary Lea Johnson, Sam Crothers, Sander Jacobs, Kenneth D. Greenblatt, Paramount Pictures Corporation and Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President)
- Musical Director
- Jack Lee
- Orchestrations
- Peter Matz
- Scenic Design
- Tony Walton
- Costume Design
- Santo Loquasto
- Lighting Design
- Jules Fisher
- Sound Design
- Otts Munderloh
1932 Film Version
- Movie Name
- Grand Hotel
- Type
- Non-Musical
- Director
- Edmund Goulding
- Screenplay
- Vicki Baum
- Starring
- Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, Jean Hersholt
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1990 Tony Award Nominations
Best Featured Actor in a Musical - Michael Jeter
Best Costume Design
Best Lighting Design
Best Choreography
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Best Actor in a Musical - David Carroll
Best Actress in a Musical - Liliane Montevecchi
Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Jane Krakowski
Best Scenic Design
1990 Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Michael Jeter
Outstanding Choreography
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Costume Design
Outstanding Lighting Design
Outstanding Musical
Outstanding Actor in a Musical - David Carroll
Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Jane Krakowski
Outstanding Orchestration
Outstanding Lyrics
Outstanding Music
Outstanding Set Design
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