book by Blake Edwards
lyrics by Leslie Bricusse
music by Henry Mancini
additional music by Frank Wildhorn
FIRST NEW YORK CITY REVIVAL
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Excerpt from a May 6 nytheatre.com review:
“With Victor/Victoria, The Gallery Players once again proves that they are one of New York City’s musical theatre bright spots….The pride of Park Slope delivers a hugely ambitious production that…provides everything a theatergoer could ask of a musical comedy….The most important question, at least from an audience standpoint, might be: does Victor/Victoria need Julie Andrews? I’m happy to report that the answer is a resounding no. Christine Paterson plays the title role here, and she is a genuine triple threat. Paterson handles all the demands of her role—which includes a lot of dancing, dry humor, and Andrews’s signature high C—with impressive ease….every member of the entire cast looks like they’re having a ball on stage.”
- nytheatre.com
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Excerpt from a May 19 review in The Brooklyn Papers:
“The musical version of the film [Victor/Victoria] is being presented with panache by the stalwart Gallery Players in its first New York revival since the original Broadway run ended almost exactly 10 years ago. Ostensibly about the complexities of love, the current production reveals the show more as a celebration of friendship. The juice, abundantly provided here by a cast with ample energy and style, comes from the connection and conflict between pals….John Blaylock’s droll manner as Toddy provides a perfect foil to Christine Paterson’s dulcet voice and sincere enthusiasm as Victoria….The real star in this production, though, is the company of actors and dancers that plays supporting roles as various Parisian types and moves with agility and zest while doing the can-can and the Charleston or taking swings and dodging chairs in the slapstick fight scenes. Each actor’s eyes are alive with enjoyment and a sense of fun…”
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Producers: Robin Mishik-Jett and Heather Siobhan Curran
Director: Matt Schicker
Musical Director: Justin Hatchimonji
Choreographer: Stacy Moscotti-Smith
Fight Director: Nickalaus Locke Koziura
Dramaturg: Kate Stopa
Set Designer: Michael M. Kerns
Lighting Designer: David Roy
Costume Designer: Samantha L. Fromm
Assistant Director: Kellie Fernald
Production Stage Manager: Amanda Jean Nowack
Assistant Stage Managers: Amanda Elaan, Nina Kalinkos, Buckly Stephens
May 5-27, 2007
With: Meg Benfield, Jamie Birkett, John Blaylock*, Melissa D’Amico, Andrea Davey, Chip DuFord*, Patrick Field, Tripp Fountain, Andy Frye, David Michael Green*, Allison Guinn, Tauren Hagans, D.H. Johnson, Craig Joseph, Dennis Keefe, E.C. Kelly*, Lorinne Lampert*, Christine Paterson*, Thomas Poarch*, Michael Reyna, Tom Schubert, and Rieko Yamanaka
*Member, Actors’ Equity Association
(l to r) Tripp Fountain, Christine Paterson as Victoria, and Andy Frye in Victor/Victoria. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais
Continuing its tradition of presenting entertaining revivals of hit Broadway musicals, The Gallery Players is proud to present the hilarious and touching musical comedy Victor/Victoria. When King Marchan, a macho Chicago gangster, travels to Paris to scout a new act for his nightclub, he falls in love at first sight with a beautiful young star. The only problem: is it a he or a she? Victor or Victoria? What confusion…what fun! With a score by Henry Mancini and Leslie Bricusse and book by legendary filmmaker Blake Edwards, Victor/Victoria has something for everyone: showstopping production numbers, slapstick and sight gags, beautiful ballads, and a truly original central romance.
Christine Paterson as Victoria and Company in Victor/Victoria. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais
(l to r) Christine Paterson as Victoria and Allison Guinn as Norma in Victor/Victoria. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais
Christine Paterson as Victoria and John Blaylock as Toddy in Victor/Victoria. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais
The Ensemble of Victor/Victoria. Photo by Jennifer Maufrais
Christine Paterson (Victoria Grant) and Thomas Poarch (King Marchan) with Harvey Fierstein at The Gallery Players’ 40th Anniversary Gala, March 2007.
