Koen Schoots News

in Rock-Star zu Zeiten des Rokoko: MOZART! - Das Musical aus der Feder des Erfolgsduos Michael Kunze und Sylvester Levay beleuchtet den Weltmusiker, die historische Figur, eine Legende der klassischen Musik und kehrt nun an den Ort seines Ursprungs - nach Wien - zuruck! Die Premiere findet am 24. September 2015 im Raimund Theater statt. Ana Milva Gomes (Grafin von Waldstatten), Brigitte Oelke (Cacilia Weber), Barbara Obermeier (Nannerl), Oedo Kuipers (W.A. Mozart), Mark Seibert (H. Colloredo), Franziska Schuster (Constanze Weber) werden auf der Buhne stehen.

The Theater St. Gallen presents the world premiere of the musical ARTUS - Excalibur on 15 March 2014. Watch footage from the recent press preview below!

The Theater St. Gallen announces the performers in the title roles of the world premiere of the musical ARTUS - Excalibur on 15 March 2014. Patrick Stanke will portray the figure of Arthur. Stanke's repertoire includes numerous leading and title roles. In 2012 he received the DaCapo Award for the best male voice. Mark Seibert will play the legendary figure of Lancelot. Seibert is currently appearing in the musical Elisabeth at the Raimund Theater in Vienna. The figure of the wizard Merlin will be played by Thomas Borchert, who is already familiar to St. Gallen audiences from his roles in the musicals Rebecca and MOSES - The 10 Commandments. The two heroines will be portrayed by Annemieke van Dam (Guinevere) and Sabrina Weckerlin (Morgan le Fay). Van Dam has interpreted the title role of Elisabeth in the eponymous musical and Sabrina Weckerlin was last seen in the German premiere of the Broadway musical Next to Normal - Fast Normal.

Intendant Christian Struppeck prasentiert auch 2013 wieder ein großes Musicalkonzert-Highlight und holt Andrew Lloyd Webbers Meisterwerk LOVE NEVER DIES erstmals in deutscher Sprache in konzertanter Fassung nach Wien ins Ronacher. Nach der konzertanten Auffuhrung von DAS PHANTOM DER OPER letztes Jahr, bringt Struppeck 2013 nun die Fortsetzung dieses erfolgreichsten Musicals aller Zeiten

Die Vereinigten Buhnen Wien freuen sich sehr, Musicalstar und Publikumsliebling Drew Sarich in der Rolle des „Phantoms' in LOVE NEVER DIES - der Folgeshow zu DAS PHANTOM DER OPER - in konzertanter Fassung fur 8 Termine nach Wien ins Ronacher holen zu konnen.

A closed reading was just held for Excalibur, featuring music by Frank Wildhorn, a book by Ivan Menchell, lyrics by Robin Lerner, and orchestrations by Koen Schoots. Directed by Francesca Zambello, the show was commissioned by Werner Signer of Theater St. Gallen, in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Opening night will be in March 2014.

Anlasslich des 25-jahrigen Bestehens des VBW-Orchesters und 24 Jahre nach seiner Deutschsprachigen Erstauffuhrung durch die Vereinigten Buhnen Wien holt nun Intendant Christian Struppeck das beruhmteste Musical der Welt ins RONACHER: In Form einer konzertanten Auffuhrung kehrt DAS PHANTOM DER OPER am 29. November 2012 fur nur zehn Termine nach Wien zuruck.

'Wildhorn&Friends concert in Vienna reunited Wildhorn and Eder in a grand night of singing produced by Walter Feucht

Am 17. März 2010, dem Musical mit 20 Songs von Udo Jürgens seine Uraufführung im Wiener Raimund Theater gefeiert.

Am 17. März 2010, dem Musical mit 20 Songs von Udo Jürgens seine Uraufführung im Wiener Raimund Theater gefeiert.

BroadwayWorld.com has received word yesterday evening that 'Frank Wildhorn & Friends' which was scheduled to play a very special series of performances at Las Vegas' Judy Bayley Theater to benefit The Nevada Conservatory Theatre at UNLV had been cancelled.

BroadwayWorld.com has received word that 'Frank Wildhorn & Friends' which was scheduled to play a very special series of performances at Las Vegas' Judy Bayley Theater to benefit The Nevada Conservatory Theatre at UNLV has been cancelled. Performer Linda Eder posted the following update on her official web site, while the other stars have relayed the same news both online and off.

'Frank Wildhorn & Friends' will play a very special series of performances at Las Vegas' Judy Bayley Theater to benefit The Nevada Conservatory Theatre at UNLV. The benefit performances will take place on Friday, September 4th at 8pm, Saturday, September 5th at 8pm and Sunday, September 6th at 7pm.

CARMEN (book by Norman Allen, lyrics by Jack Murphy, and directed by Gabriel Barre), currently running at the Karlin Theatre in Prague and starring the Czech Republic's biggest pop star Lucie Bila, has broken all box office records there and is now the biggest hit in the history of Czech theatre according to local media.

European producer Werner Signer announced the workshop of 'The Count Of Monte Cristo,' the latest Wildhorn/Murphy collaboration, which opens in St. Gallen, Switzerland on March 24, 2009. The European pre-cast recording, which was recorded in Vienna in English with both European stars and Brandi Burkhardt as Mercedes, has been #1 on the European charts for two weeks now.

Carmen had its world premiere October 2, 2008 in Prague, Czech Republic. The book is by Norman Allen, the lyrics by Jack Murphy and it is directed Gabriel Barre who also did the NY workshop.

Theater St.Gallen of Switzerland will present the world premiere production of The Count of Monte Cristo, by Frank Wildhorn and Jack Murphy.

A few weeks back, BroadwayWorld.com's international sources tipped us off to the fact that composer Frank Wildhorn was having quite the European adventure this past summer, with new productions of Dracula, Jekyll & Hyde, The Scarlet Pimpernel and Rudolf, taking the continent of Europe by storm in Germany, Italy, Austria, Hungary and more. In addition, a musical theatre festival named after him as well as word that the Far East is joining in the Wildhorn fever as well.

The Lenape Regional Performing Arts Center goes out on a limb to open its doors to most likely one of the largest attended musical readings ever remembered.