Shows · Thou Shalt Not

Thou Shalt Not

Opened 2001

85 performances

Musical, Modern

Norbert Leo Butz, who was in the 2001 production. Dead Accts Broadway

In post-World War II New Orleans, Therese is trapped in a loveless marriage to the sickly Camille. When his magnetic friend Laurent returns from the war, Therese and Laurent begin a torrid affair that leads them to murder, but the guilt that follows proves more destructive than any punishment.

Music: Harry Connick Jr.
Lyrics: Harry Connick Jr.
Book: David Thompson

Productions1 on Broadway

2001

Plymouth TheatreBroadway Original, opened October 25, 2001, directed by Susan Stroman

85 performances

Recordings 2 recordings

2002

Thou Shalt Not (2001 Broadway Cast Recording) Papa’s‐June Music, Inc., released 2002

United States

2006

Songs from Thou Shalt Not Columbia CK 99036; Sony BMG Music Entertainment, released 2006

Canada

Thou Shalt Not is a musical based on Émile Zola's 1867 novel Thérèse Raquin with music and lyrics by Harry Connick Jr. and an adapted book by David Thompson. The musical deals with the consequences involved in the breaking of several Commandments, in particular the sixth and seventh. It ran on Broadway in 2001.

Something wrong here? Correct a field or report the problem. Every change is recorded in public under the contributor licence.