Princess Diana - the musical
Fri, 10 Feb 2006, 06:25 amPAM Sales7 posts in thread
Princess Diana - the musical
Fri, 10 Feb 2006, 06:25 amNow available for production in Australia, 'Princess Diana, the musical' tells the story of Charles and Diana; focussing on their courtship, their marriage and her relationship both with her children and the rest of the Royal Family. The musical culminates with her divorce, but ends respectfully at the time of her funeral. As the musical progresses it portrays the evolution of the young Diana into the intelligent, mature woman who, becomes arguably one of the most famous women in the world.
The musical has a bias towards Diana - it tells her story - but it is not by any means overly critical of the Royal Family. Diana is shown throughout in a warm light, but Charles and the senior Royal Family are not portrayed as the 'villains of the peace'. They are seen more as people with expectations and needs which are either too rigidly enforced, or not sufficiently explained to others. In the end one is left feeling sorry at the situation in which all the participants find themselves.
That being said, the musical is a celebration of her life and the songs reflect that diversity. There are over 30 songs, which range in their content from inspirational through comedic to romantic, with humour, laughter, excitement, adoration, fun, jealousy, love and much more expressed through the music.
Not only do they include duets between Princess Diana and Prince Charles, but the songs also feature Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, the Queen Mum, Fergie and Prince William. “There Was A Time” is a ballad that will bring tears to the eyes, as it sympathetically infers that whilst Diana loved Charles there are doubts that he ever loved her.
‘Princess Diana, the musical’ is the work of an American duo : composer Karen Sokolof Javitch and award-winning writer, Elaine Jabenis. Ms Javitch felt very strongly after the death of Diana that her memory and spirit should be kept alive. To do this, she and Ms Jabenis have created a superb rose-tinted, West End musical that is genuinely sympathetic to the parties involved and bubbles over with infectious ‘hummable’ music, poignant ballads and dance opportunities.
See more details on our website at :
www.playsandmusicals.biz
The musical has a bias towards Diana - it tells her story - but it is not by any means overly critical of the Royal Family. Diana is shown throughout in a warm light, but Charles and the senior Royal Family are not portrayed as the 'villains of the peace'. They are seen more as people with expectations and needs which are either too rigidly enforced, or not sufficiently explained to others. In the end one is left feeling sorry at the situation in which all the participants find themselves.
That being said, the musical is a celebration of her life and the songs reflect that diversity. There are over 30 songs, which range in their content from inspirational through comedic to romantic, with humour, laughter, excitement, adoration, fun, jealousy, love and much more expressed through the music.
Not only do they include duets between Princess Diana and Prince Charles, but the songs also feature Queen Elizabeth, Prince Philip, the Queen Mum, Fergie and Prince William. “There Was A Time” is a ballad that will bring tears to the eyes, as it sympathetically infers that whilst Diana loved Charles there are doubts that he ever loved her.
‘Princess Diana, the musical’ is the work of an American duo : composer Karen Sokolof Javitch and award-winning writer, Elaine Jabenis. Ms Javitch felt very strongly after the death of Diana that her memory and spirit should be kept alive. To do this, she and Ms Jabenis have created a superb rose-tinted, West End musical that is genuinely sympathetic to the parties involved and bubbles over with infectious ‘hummable’ music, poignant ballads and dance opportunities.
See more details on our website at :
www.playsandmusicals.biz
Re: Princess Diana - the musical
Mon, 13 Feb 2006, 07:56 pmWalter Plinge
That's better than the 'Carrie' one :-)
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