Shows · The Firebrand of Florence
The Firebrand of Florence
Opened 1945
43 performances
Musical, Golden Age
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.
- Music
- Kurt Weill
- Lyrics
- Ira Gershwin
- Book
- Edwin Justus Mayer, Ira Gershwin
Productions1 on Broadway
The Firebrand of Florence is a Broadway operetta in two acts, written by Kurt Weill (music), Ira Gershwin (lyrics), and Edwin Justus Mayer and Gershwin (book), based on Mayer's play. The show opened at the Alvin Theatre (now the Neil Simon) on March 22, 1945, and closed on April 28 that year after 43 performances. The original production was directed by John Murray Anderson, choreographed by Catherine Littlefield, and conducted by Maurice Abravanel; it featured Lotte Lenya as Duchess. In 2017, Kim H. Kowalke and John Baxindine conceived a suite of dances from The Firebrand of Florence named Much Ado about Love (the original title of the show) which was performed at the Brevard Music Center,…
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