Amelie
Amelie - 2017 Broadway History , Info & More
Walter Kerr Theatre (Broadway)
219 West 48th St. New York, NY
Tony nominee Phillipa Soo returns to Broadway in AMELIE, a new musical based on the beloved five-time Oscar-nominated film, and "an enchanting act of theatrical reinvention" (The Los Angeles Times).
Amelie is an extraordinary young woman who lives quietly in the world, but loudly in her mind. She covertly improvises small, but surprising acts of kindness that bring joy to those around her. But when a chance at love comes her way, Amelie realizes that to find happiness she'll have to risk everything and say what's in her heart. Come be inspired by this imaginative dreamer who finds her voice, discovers the power of connection and sees possibility around every corner. In these uncertain times, Amelie is someone to believe in.
Directed by Tony winner Pam MacKinnon (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?), with a book by Pulitzer Prize and Tony nominee Craig Lucas (The Light in the Piazza) and an original score by Daniel Messe and Nathan Tysen, AMELIE "proves that the world is better when we're all in it together" (Paste Magazine).
Amelie - 2017 - Broadway Cast
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C'est triste, Broadway's 'Amelie' can't recapture the movie's charm
6 / 10
That truth surely explains why it's so painful to watch the very determined Soo, who is both an exceptionally capable actor and completely miscast here, trying to replicate what surely was a one-time discovery, inextricably linked to a very different, much more vulnerable actress. If you watch the film 'Amelie,' you'll see it was filled with risk-taking and suffused with a veritable explosion of ideas - aesthetic, formative, emotional, philosophical. There were many reasons why it should not have worked, but work it did. In that moment. In that form.
The musical 'Amelie' gets lost in translation: Broadway review
5 / 10
The show is based on the 2001 French film 'Amelie,' one of those aggressively whimsical fantasies that you either find adorable or insufferable. (Count me in the latter camp.) It proves to be more challenging source material than you might imagine. In trying to translate to the stage the visual language of the film -- hyper-stylized imagery, oddball non sequiturs, fantastical special effects -- the creators end up tripping over themselves and losing sight of the story. Even if you've seen the film and know the plot, this 'Amelie' comes off as muddled and often baffling.
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Amelie History
Other Productions of Amelie
| 2015 | Los Angeles |
Berkley Rep World Premiere Production Los Angeles |
| 2016 | Los Angeles |
Center Theatre Group Pre-Broadway Engagement Los Angeles |
| 2017 | Broadway |
Original Broadway Production Broadway |
| 2021 | West End |
West End Premiere West End |
Amelie - 2017 Broadway Awards and Nominations
| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Broadway of Off-Broadway Musical | Amélie, A New Musical |
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