Shows · The Firebrand of Florence
Benvenuto Cellini, the Renaissance sculptor and notorious rogue, juggles his art, his love affairs, and his rivalry with the powerful Duke of Florence. When sentenced to hang, he must use all his wit and charm to save his neck while completing a magnificent sculpture and winning the heart of the beautiful Angela.
- Opened
- 1945
- Performances
- 43
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Golden Age
Productions1 on Broadway
| 1945 | Alvin Theatre Original. March 22, 1945 · John Murray Anderson | 43 performances |
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Cooper’s other musicals were the short-lived Jubilee (1935) and The Firebrand of Florence (1945), both with glorious scores but disappointing runs. book:complete-book-of-1950s-broadway-musicals-the-dan-dietz#p64
The Firebrand of Florence was a failure, opening at the Alvin Theater. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p215
Weill and Gershwin reteamed for the unsuccess- ful The Firebrand of Florence (3/22/45; 43 perfor- mances). book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p577
The Firebrand of Florence, which examined episodes in the life of Benvenuto Cellini to a beguiling Kurt Weill and Ira Gershwin score; book:broadway-musicals-the-101-greatest-shows-of-all-time-bloom-ken-1949-vlastnik-fra#p113
Two years after the disastrous Firebrand of Florence in 1945 (43 performances), Weill too composed an integrated dramatic work, Street Scene (148 performances), that would eventually achieve a commercial success roughly commensurate with its critical acclaim. book:enchanted-evenings-the-broadway-musical-from-show-boat-block-geoffrey-oxford-new#p183
One year after his failed collaboration with Weill, The Firebrand of Florence, Gershwin completed his Broadway career with the poorly received Park Avenue (music by Arthur Schwartz). book:enchanted-evenings-the-broadway-musical-from-show-boat-block-geoffrey-oxford-new#p194
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