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Nine (Ensemble Version)
Maury Yeston
Nine
by Maury Yeston, Arthur Kopit, Mario Fratti
Highlights
120 mins1960sExpandable CastingUnit Set/Multiple SettingsContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesBritish
Awards & Recognition
Drama Desk AwardTony Award
Winner! Five 1982 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Score Winner! Seven 1982 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Musical, Lyrics and Music Winner! Two 2003 Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical Winner! Three 2003 Drama Desk Awards, including Outstanding Revival of a Musical
What readers are saying
Readers have mixed feelings about this musical. Many appreciate the depth of the characters and relationships, while others find it outdated or lacking flow. Some believe that it may be more enjoyable when experienced live rather than through reading.
Well-developed charactersEngaging relationshipsStrong musical compositionConfusing layoutFeels outdated or unnecessary
Synopsis
Adaptation from the Italian by Mario FrattiMusical / 1m 22f 4 boys (or 10 m 13 f 4 boys) / Unit setThis spectacular winner of the 1982 Tony Award for Best Musical delighted Broadway theatergoers in a hit revival in 2003 starring Antonio Banderas.
Based on Fellini's classic film 8 1/2 Nine is the story of a celebrated film director Guido Contini and his attempts to come up with a plot for his next film as he is pursued by hordes of beautiful women all clamoring to be loved by him and hi
Press Reviews
"A rich and thrilling night of theatre."
— The New York Post
"Has been impressively reborn... Yeston's score comes across with extraordinary power."
— New York Daily News
"An abundant musical, one which gleefully expands the limits of the theatre. A startling act of the imagination, independence and daring; and, hence, a show to treasure."
— WCBS-TV
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Little Guido |
Luisa |
Carla |
Guido’S Mother |
Necrophorus |
La Fleur |
Diana |
Sofia |
Maria |
Olga |
Lina |
Annabella |
Our Lady Of The Spa |
American Reporter |
British Reporter |
German Reporter |
Giulietta |
Renata |
Spa People |
Guido’S Orchestra |
Juliette |
Cardinal |
Saraghina |
Claudia |
Germans |
+ 6 more characters
Videos
Nine – The Kennedy Center Highlights
Publication
PublisherSamuel French
Year2009
BindingPaperback
Pages114
PlaceNew York
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573681578
ISBN-100573681570
DCC782.1/2
Nine is a British play written by Maury Yeston and published by Samuel French in New York (2009).
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