Amour
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CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Oct 20, 2002
Closed Nov 3, 2002
Opened Oct 20, 2002
Closed Nov 3, 2002
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James Lapine directs the New York premiere of Amour, based on a story by Marcel Amyé, with book & lyrics by Didier van Cauwelaert. The English adaptation is by Jeremy Sams, and music is by Michel Legrand.
The musical takes place in 1950s Paris. A minor civil servant finds his life transformed by a magical ability to walk through walls. Malcolm Gets and Melissa Errico star.
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The word "charm" is contained in the word "charisma," but does that mean that the two are inextricably attached? This question popped into one observer's mind after a viewing of Amour, the musical adaptation of Marcel Aymé's 1943 short story "Le Passe-Muraille." As reconfigured by librettist-lyricist Didier van Cauwelaert and that never-can-miss melody-maker Michel Legrand for a Paris production, Le Passe-Muraille presumably exuded enough charm (and, perhaps, charisma) to run for a year -- not bad in a theater arena where musicals aren't automatically clasped to grateful hearts. In 1997, Le Passe-Muraille even won the Paris equivalent of a Tony, the Prix Molière.
Now Jeremy Sams, w[...]