The Glorious Ones 2007

Opened: November 5, 2007
Closing: January 06, 2008

The Glorious Ones - 2007 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre
150 West 65th St. at Broadway New York, NY 10023

The Glorious Ones is a backstage musical about the lives, loves, ambitions, and art of the performers in a 16th-century commedia dell?arte troupe in Italy of the late Renaissance. Based on the novel by Francine Prose, the musical tells how the troupe came to be and how it captured the public?s adoration with its bawdy comedy and raunchiness, before changing artistic fashion altered its way of life. Its seven archetypal characters are ? the charismatic leading man (Marc Kudisch), the sly harlequin (Jeremy Webb), the quack ?dottore? (John Kassir), the old miser (David Patrick Kelly), the earthy maidservant (Natalie Venetia Belcon), the devoted dwarf (Julyana Soelistyo), and the beautiful maiden (Erin Davie)

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The Glorious Ones FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What productions of The Glorious Ones have there been?
The Glorious Ones has had 2 productions including Off-Broadway which opened in 2007 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2007.
What awards has The Glorious Ones been nominated for?
The Glorious Ones has been nominated for several awards. These include Outstanding Choreography at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Graciela Daniele, Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Outstanding Costume Design at The Lortels for Mara Blumenfeld, Outstanding Costume Design at the Drama Desk Awards for Mara Blumenfeld, Outstanding Lyrics at the Drama Desk Awards for Lynn Ahrens, Outstanding Music at the Drama Desk Awards for Stephen Flaherty, Outstanding Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for The Glorious Ones, and Outstanding Orchestrations at the Drama Desk Awards for Michael Starobin.

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