For Immediate Release May 2013 Contact: Miranda Crispin, Tel. (+33) (0)6 11 605 616, [email protected]
Of-Broadway musical theatre makes Paris debut
In June 2013, two contemporary American musicals by Tony Award winning composer Jason Robert Brown and nominees Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, have their premieres in France: The Last 5 Years and Edges.
The widely-acclaimed musical Edges, written by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, is a song cycle which features a series of young adults on their path to self-discovery and life in general. Pasek and Paul were only 20 years old when they wrote the musical in 2005. The duo has since composed songs for the musical-drama television series Smash created by Steven Spielberg. In 2013 their most recent musical, inspired by the film A Christmas Story, received three Tony Award nominations.
In fall of 2013, Pasek and Paul will be in Paris for a master class hosted by American Musical Theatre LIVE! Founded in 2012, American Musical Theatre LIVE! is dedicated to producing professional contemporary musical theatre in Paris and providing a forum for exchange between French and international performers.
The Of-Broadway musical The Last Five Years, by award winning composer Jason Robert Brown, tells the love story of Jamie and Cathy. The show is unique in that Jamie starts the story chronologically when the couple first meets, while Cathy addresses it at the end of the couple’s relationship and works backwards through time. A recent New York Times article discusses the success of the show and its huge popularity with audiences around the world.
The productions are being presented by American Musical Theatre Live! in coordination with Paris Broadway Saigon, L’Auguste Théâtre and Music Theatre International.
The shows will be presented in English at the Auguste Théâtre and are directed by Stéphane Ly-Cuong with musical direction John Florencio and vocal direction for Edges by Miranda Crispin.
Edges: June-13, 14, 15 at 21h, June 26 and July 3 at 19h The Last 5 Years: June 27-28 at 19h, July 6 and July 9-11 at 21h
L’Auguste Théâtre 6, impasse Lamier, 75011 Paris Reservations: 01.48.78.06.68 www.augustetheatre.com
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