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Performance history in South Africa

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Performance history in South Africa

Darryl at 14:03, 27 April 2024

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Karina2: /* Performance history in South Africa */

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Performance history in South Africa

Fogterop at 19:49, 13 October 2019

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Fogterop at 19:48, 13 October 2019

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Fogterop at 19:48, 13 October 2019

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Miriamt: /* Performance history in South Africa */

2017-03-27T06:40:06Z

Performance history in South Africa

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 : Performed by [[PACOFS]] in the Lerner and Loewe version and taken on tour of the Free State towns(1 - 14 August). Directed by [[David Matheson]] with [[Cinda Eatok]],  [[Willem Vermaas]],  [[David Matheson]], [[Marna Gey van Pittius]],  [[Barbara Veenemans]]. Musical direction by [[Edith Isaacman]], décor by [[Deon van Dorp]] and costumes by [[James Parker]].
-: The Lerner and Loewe version was performed in the  [[State Theatre]] Opera by [[PACT]], directed by [[François Swart]] with musical direction was by [[Graham Scott]], set and costume design by [[Andrew Botha]], lighting by [[Stan Knight]] and choregraphy by [[Sandy Dyer]]. As the show was done twice daily on a number of occasions, two complete casts were used for the run, the first being [[Julie Hartley]] (Gigi), [[Philip Godawa]] (Gaston), [[John Hussey]] (Honore), [[Sandra Duncan]] (Aunt Alicia), [[Shelagh Holliday]] (Mamita) and a ''corps de ballet'' led by [[Sandy Dyer]].  The second cast consisted of [[Natasha Sutherland]] (Gigi), [[Mike Huff]] (Gaston), [[Godfrey Charles]] (Honore), [[Val Donald-Bell]] (Aunt Alicia), [[Christine le Brocq]] (Mamita).  Performed in ''[[Nipple Caps & G-strings]]'' at [[Unisa Kleinteater]] 2004.
+: The Lerner and Loewe version was performed in the  [[State Theatre]] Opera by [[PACT]], directed by [[François Swart]] with musical direction was by [[Graham Scott]], set and costume design by [[Andrew Botha]], lighting by [[Stan Knight]] and choregraphy by [[Sandy Dyer]]. As the show was done twice daily on a number of occasions, two complete casts were used for the run, the first being [[Julie Hartley]] (Gigi), [[Philip Godawa]] (Gaston), [[John Hussey]] (Honore), [[Sandra Duncan]] (Aunt Alicia), [[Shelagh Holliday]] (Mamita) and a ''corps de ballet'' led by [[Sandy Dyer]].  The second cast consisted of [[Natasha Sutherland]] (Gigi), [[Mike Huff]] (Gaston), [[Godfrey Charles]] (Honore), [[Val Donald-Bell]] (Aunt Alicia), [[Christine le Brocq]] (Mamita).
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 : First staged on 4 November 1953 by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Reps]],  using the Loos text, to celebrate their twenty-fifth anniversary. The production starred [[Tessa Laubscher]] in the title role, with [[Doreen Mantle]], [[Olive King]], [[Melville Oxley]] and [[Shirley Wakefield]].  The latter also produced.
-: Presented by the [[Arts Theatre Club]] at the [[Guild Theatre]], directed by [[Mary Howe]].
+: The Loos version presented by the [[Arts Theatre Club]] at the [[Guild Theatre]], directed by [[Mary Howe]], with [[Eva Oman]], [[Juliet Lazarus]], [[Diana Holliday]], [[Bill Sloper]], [[Jaap Fischer]], [[Joyce Markson]] and [[Sheila Goldberg]].
 : Staged in the Lerner and Loewe version by [[CAPAB]], opening 14 December in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], directed by visiting American director [[Stanley Waren]] [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Theatre/Faculty-Bios/Stanley-Waren], with [[Charlene Faktor]] (Gigi), [[Joyce Bradley]] (Mme. Alvarez), [[Paddy Canavan]] (Andree), [[Norman Coombes]] (Gaston Lachaille), [[Michael Mellinger]] (Victor), [[Yvonne Bryceland]] (Alicia) and [[Gillian Garlick]] (Sidonie). Set and costumes by [[Michael Clarke]]. Choreographed by [[Florence Waren]] (?*).

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 In 1958 the stage version was turned into a Hollywood musical, starring Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan and Maurice Chevalier, with a screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner and a score by Lerner and Frederick Loewe. The film won the Academy Award for Best Picture.
-It was subsequently often performed in an adapted musical version, using the Lerner and Loewe music[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigi].
+First presented as a stage musical on Broadway in 1973.
 == Performance history in South Africa ==
 : First staged on 4 November 1953 by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Reps]],  using the Loos text, to celebrate their twenty-fifth anniversary. The production starred [[Tessa Laubscher]] in the title role, with [[Doreen Mantle]], [[Olive King]], [[Melville Oxley]] and [[Shirley Wakefield]].  The latter also produced.
 : Staged in the Lerner and Loewe version by [[CAPAB]], opening 14 December in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], directed by visiting American director [[Stanley Waren]] [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Theatre/Faculty-Bios/Stanley-Waren], with [[Charlene Faktor]] (Gigi), [[Joyce Bradley]] (Mme. Alvarez), [[Paddy Canavan]] (Andree), [[Norman Coombes]] (Gaston Lachaille), [[Michael Mellinger]] (Victor), [[Yvonne Bryceland]] (Alicia) and [[Gillian Garlick]] (Sidonie). Set and costumes by [[Michael Clarke]]. Choreographed by [[Florence Waren]] (?*).
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 [[George Claassen]] "Swart verdien pluimpie vir luisterryke Gigi", ''[[Beeld]]'' 1 December 1992[http://152.111.1.88/argief/berigte/beeld/1992/12/1/3/8.html]
 Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
		+	Programme for the [[Johannesburg Repertory Players]] production held by [[NELM]] Location: [Collection: FARMER, Anthony]: 2007. 18. 13. 477.
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	[[CAPAB]] theatre programme for ''Gigi'' (undated, probably 1966).		[[CAPAB]] theatre programme for ''Gigi'' (undated, probably 1966).

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	[[CAPAB]] theatre programme, 1982.		[[CAPAB]] theatre programme, 1982.
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		+	[[Oggendblad]], 6 May 2004.

	[[Petru Wessels\|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.		[[Petru Wessels\|Petru]] & [[Carel Trichardt]] theatre programme collection.

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 == Performance history in South Africa ==
-: First produced on 4 November 1953 by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Reps]],  using the Loos text, to celebrate their twenty-fifth anniversary. The production starred [[Tessa Laubscher]] in the title role, with [[Doreen Mantle]], [[Olive King]], [[Melville Oxley]] and [[Shirley Wakefield]] also in the cast.  The latter also produced.
+: First staged on 4 November 1953 by the [[Johannesburg Repertory Society|Johannesburg Reps]],  using the Loos text, to celebrate their twenty-fifth anniversary. The production starred [[Tessa Laubscher]] in the title role, with [[Doreen Mantle]], [[Olive King]], [[Melville Oxley]] and [[Shirley Wakefield]] also in the cast.  The latter also produced.
 : Staged in the Lerner and Loewe version by [[CAPAB]], opening 14 December in the [[Hofmeyr Theatre]], directed by visiting American director [[Stanley Waren]] [http://www.gc.cuny.edu/Page-Elements/Academics-Research-Centers-Initiatives/Doctoral-Programs/Theatre/Faculty-Bios/Stanley-Waren], with [[Charlene Faktor]] (Gigi), [[Joyce Bradley]] (Mme. Alvarez), [[Paddy Canavan]] (Andree), [[Norman Coombes]] (Gaston Lachaille), [[Michael Mellinger]] (Victor), [[Yvonne Bryceland]] (Alicia) and [[Gillian Garlick]] (Sidonie). Set and costumes by [[Michael Clarke]]. Choreographed by [[Florence Waren]] (?*).

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 : Staged in the Lerner and Loewe version by [[JODS]] in the [[Zion Hall]] in Johannesburg, directed by [[Taubie Kushlick]], with [[Mary-Ann Berold|Mary-Ann]] (Gigi), [[Joyce Bradley]] (Mme. Alvarez), [[Mary Harrison]] (Andree), [[Ivan Berold]] (Gaston Lachaille), [[George Jackson]] (Victor), [[Sybil Barnett]] (Alicia) and [[Sylvia Goldberg]] (Sidonie). Decor by [[Nina Campbell-Quine]] and costumes by [[Edele Chaskalson]].
-: The Lerner and Loewe version was staged by [[CAPAB]] in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in Cape Town, directed by [[David Matheson]], with [[Michael McGovern]] (Honore Lachailles), [[Marilyn Bennet]] (Gigi), [[Craig Gardner]] (Gaston Lachailles), [[Debbie Newman]] (Liane d'Exelmans), [[Désirée Talbot]] (Mamita), [[Martine Saffery]] (Gigi's mother), [[Diana Allen]] (Aunt Alicia), [[John Dennison]] (Charles), [[David van der Merwe]] (Manuel), [[David Hughes]] (Receptionist), [[Stuart Fifield]] (Waiter), [[Terry Greyvenstein]] (Madame Laverne) and others. Musical direction by [[Christopher Dowdeswell]] and choreography by [[Audrey Turner]].
+: The Lerner and Loewe version was staged by [[CAPAB]] in the [[Nico Malan Theatre]] in Cape Town, directed by [[David Matheson]], with [[Michael McGovern]] (Honore Lachailles), [[Marilyn Bennett]] (Gigi), [[Craig Gardner]] (Gaston Lachailles), [[Debbie Newman]] (Liane d'Exelmans), [[Désirée Talbot]] (Mamita), [[Martine Saffery]] (Gigi's mother), [[Diana Allen]] (Aunt Alicia), [[John Dennison]] (Charles), [[David van der Merwe]] (Manuel), [[David Hughes]] (Receptionist), [[Stuart Fifield]] (Waiter), [[Terry Greyvenstein]] (Madame Laverne) and others. Musical direction by [[Christopher Dowdeswell]] and choreography by [[Audrey Turner]].
 : Performed by [[PACOFS]] in the Lerner and Loewe version and taken on tour of the Free State towns(1 - 14 August). Directed by [[David Matheson]] with [[Cinda Eatok]],  [[Willem Vermaas]],  [[David Matheson]], [[Marna Gey van Pittius]],  [[Barbara Veenemans]]. Musical direction by [[Edith Isaacman]], décor by [[Deon van Dorp]] and costumes by [[James Parker]].