Chaplin 2012 - Articles Page 1.8
Opened: September 10, 2012Closing: January 06, 2013
Chaplin - 2012 - Broadway History , Info & More
Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)
243 West 47th St. New York, NY
CHAPLIN tells the story of Chaplin's rise and fall to fame. He came to America an unknown. He left amidst scandals and controversy. In between, Charlie Chaplin became one of the best-loved and most famous entertainers in the world. From the gritty streets and smoky music halls of London to movie screens across the world, Limelight goes behind the camera to show how a comic genius found soaring success and later fell from grace.
Chaplin - 2012 - Broadway Cast
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'Chaplin' the musical isn't all song and dance
6 / 10
There are surely few harder-working men in show business right now than Rob McClure, the immensely likeable star of the new Broadway musical Chaplin. In the title role, that of film legend Charlie Chaplin, McClure begins the show literally walking a high wire. For more than two hours, he is the dominant figure onstage, aging from a teenager to an octogenarian while alternately channeling his character's unique genius for physical comedy and singing his guts out. As if that's not enough, Chaplin's leading man must also traverse a book...with enough mawkish melodrama to fuel a dozen silent-film parodies. It's this last aspect that ultimately sinks what might have been an exciting new work, and still manages to be, in substantial chunks, an entertaining one.
Chaplin
6 / 10
Charles Chaplin had an amazing first act—a rags-to-riches tale of artistic triumph—and a crummy second one—personal scandal, political exile, and after The Great Dictator, a string of mediocre talkies. Such extremes don’t apply to the spunky, hopeful biomusical Chaplin, but after we see the origin of those iconic silent comedies featuring a bowler-hatted, square-mustachioed clown, the material does shuffle downhill. However, when this generally well-executed and likable piece works (for its first hour), there’s a surprising rush of wonder, excitement and childlike delight.
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Chaplin FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What productions of Chaplin have there been?
Chaplin has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 2012 and US Tour which opened in 2014.
What awards has Chaplin been nominated for?
Chaplin has been nominated for several awards, including Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Orchestrations, Outstanding Projection Design, and Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards. Additionally, the show received a Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards, nominations for Outstanding Book of a Musical, Outstanding Choreographer, Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Director of a Musical, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding New Broadway Musical, Outstanding New Score, and a Theatre World Award. The nominations were for various categories and individuals such as Amy Clark, Martin Pakledinaz, Ken Billington, Larry Hochman, Jon Driscoll, Scott Lehrer, Drew Levy, Warren Carlyle, and Rob McClure.
What awards has Chaplin won?
Chaplin has won several awards, including Outstanding Costume Design, Outstanding Lighting Design, Outstanding Orchestrations, Outstanding Projection Design, and Outstanding Sound Design in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards. The show also received the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards. Other accolades include Outstanding Book of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards, as well as awards for Outstanding Choreographer, Outstanding Director of a Musical, Outstanding New Broadway Musical, Outstanding New Score, and Outstanding Costume Design at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. Rob McClure, a cast member, received the Theatre World Award.
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