Basis Strauss family feud | ||
Lyrics Desmond Carter
Oscar Hammerstein II
Robert Wright
George Forrest Book Moss Hart
A. M. Willner
Caswell Garth
Ernst Marischka
Heinz Reichert Productions 1934 Broadway
1938 Film version
1970 West End
1974 Film remake Characters Johann Strauss, Jr., Captain Hal Fredrich, Olga, Leopold, Therese Playwrights Moss Hart, Ernst Marischka, Alfred Maria Willner Lyricists Oscar Hammerstein II, Robert Wright, Desmond Carter, George Forrest Similar Moss Hart plays, Musicals |
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The Great Waltz is a musical conceived by Hassard Short with a book by Moss Hart and lyrics by Desmond Carter, using themes by Johann Strauss I and Johann Strauss II. It is based on a pasticcio by Erich Wolfgang Korngold and Julius Bittner called Walzer aus Wien, first performed in Vienna in 1930. The story of the musical is loosely based on the real-life feud between the older and younger Strauss, allegedly because of the father's jealousy of his son's greater talent.
Contents
- The great waltz line dance dance teach in english
- The great waltz original theatrical trailer
- Songs
- References
The Great Waltz debuted on Broadway at the Center Theatre on September 22, 1934 and ran for 289 performances. The production was directed by Hassard Short and presented by Max Gordon, with choreography by Albertina Rasch, settings by Albert Johnson and costumes by Doris Zinkeisen together with Marion Claire, Marie Burke and Guy Robertson. The musical was made into a motion picture by MGM in 1938 with a screenplay and new lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.
In 1949 impresario Edwin Lester hired Robert Wright and George Forrest to adapt Strauss's German lyrics and music for a production at the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera. This version was used for a London revival that opened at the Drury Lane Theatre on July 9, 1970 and ran for 605 performances. It was also used for a 1972 film remake.
The great waltz original theatrical trailer
Songs
The 1970 London revival added "No Two Ways" (lyrics: George Forrest, music: Robert Wright)