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Colette Collage
Author(s):
Tom Jones
Musician/Composer(s):
Harvey Schmidt
Lyricist(s):
Tom Jones
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The joys, fears and loves of the celebrated French writer are at the center of this poignant, life-affirming musical by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones, the authors of “The Fantasticks” and “I Do! I Do!,” featuring one of their most sophisticated scores to date. Act One finds Colette a naïve young bride – and ghostwriter – of an older, highly successful author. Ultimately, his opportunistic, philandering ways force her to assert her independence. In Act Two, an older, wiser Colette – now divorced and successful in her own right – learns to lower her defenses in the arms of a younger man when her newfound happiness is threatened by the ravages of World War II. In good times and bad, we see how her determination to “experience it all” leads Colette to create such world-famous characters as Claudine, Cheri and Gigi. Charming, witty, bold, sensual and entirely unconventional, this intimate, highly theatrical show captures the essence of one of the most liberated women of all time. Its simple production requirements highlight the talents of a small cast and offer an accomplished actor (or two) the irresistible opportunity to play the legendary author over a period of sixty years.
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| Genre(s): | Drama
| | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Musical | | Runtime: | Not Available | | Acts: | 2 | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 5 | | Male Characters: | 3 | | Female Characters: | 2 | | Androgynous Characters: | 0 | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | Not Available | | Publisher: | Music Theatre International
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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