That doesn’t take away from the show’s quality, however.” A production like (Stella’s Hamburg show) ‘Fosse,’ on the other hand, is of great interest to performers, to followers of Fosse, to insiders, but less so to the general public. We expect a big show like ‘The Lion King’ to be hugely successful. In the end, it’s good for the public because there is more of a selection out there. “It’s not about which company is better or more successful. Hildebrandt plays down Stage’s role as a major rival to Stella. They seemed to have an identical vision of what the production should be like,” Reuschel says. “For (‘Elisabeth’ scribe and composer) Michael Kunze and Sylvester Levay, van den Ende turned out to be the perfect partner. “Stage has brought in a lot of experience, new ideas and high standards to musicals,” he adds.ĭespite its very German subject matter, it didn’t make it to Germany until having become an international success in faraway places like Japan. Technically, it’s a high-quality show and it’s doing excellent business. “Van den Ende is a perfectionist, and it’s apparent from the production. “Elisabeth” is a perfect example, Reuschel says. Marco Reuschel, publisher of German Web mag Mr. It’s like a great film: If a musical is good, well staged with a talented cast, people will undoubtedly go see it,” he adds. “It really depends on the quality of the productions. While the German public’s interest in musicals has never waned, Stage marketing director Michael Hildebrandt says musical theater is experiencing a renaissance of sorts. Klokow has been busy: In December the company is bowing “The Lion King” in its revamped theater in Hamburg, and earlier this year it opened “Elisabeth,” about the ill-fated Bavarian princess and later empress of Austria, to soldout houses in Essen.Ĭompany also is gearing up for productions of “Aida,” “Cyrano de Bergerac” and “Titanic” as well as original German material it might showcase at Berlin’s legendary Metropol Theater, which it recently acquired.
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