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Kean
Opened 1961
92 performances
Musical, Golden Age
Based on the play by Alexandre Dumas about the great 19th-century English actor Edmund Kean, the musical follows the brilliant but dissolute performer as he navigates the treacherous waters of Regency-era London society. Kean falls passionately in love with a married countess while fending off the advances of other admirers, and his offstage romantic entanglements threaten to destroy his career and reputation on the stage.
- Music
- Robert Wright & George Forrest
- Lyrics
- Robert Wright & George Forrest
- Book
- Peter Stone
Productions1 on Broadway
Licensing 1 entry
| US | Music Theatre International Kean matched on title alone: a lead, not a confirmed licensor |
Kean is a musical with a book by Peter Stone and music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest. Using material by Jean-Paul Sartre and Alexandre Dumas, père as its source, it centers on the adventures of Edmund Kean, considered the greatest Shakespearean actor of the early 19th century, focusing primarily mainly on his wild behavior offstage. Trouble ensues as Kean desperately tries to juggle the two women in his life - the Danish Ambassador's wife, Elena, and a young aspiring actress, Anna. After one preview, the Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Jack Cole, opened on November 2, 1961 at the Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 92 performances. The cast included Roderic…
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