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== The original text == | == The original text == | ||
| − | It is based on [[Federico Fellini]]'s screenplay for the film ''Nights of Cabiria''. | + | It is based on [[Federico Fellini]]'s screenplay for the 1957 Italian film ''Le notti di Cabiria'' (English: ''Nights of Cabiria''). |
==Translations and adaptations== | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
== Performance history in South Africa == | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
| − | Staged by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]] in 2003. | + | 1989: [[NAPAC]] staged Sondheim’s ''[[Sweeney Todd]]'', Leonard Bernstein’s ''[[Candide]]'' and ''Sweet Charity'', collectively marked as ''The Trilogy'' directed by Harold Prince [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_Prince], with Angela Lansbury [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angela_Lansbury] |
| + | in the cast at The Drama, [[Natal Playhouse]], Durban, from 7 July - 20 August 1989. | ||
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| + | 2003: Staged by the [[Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society]] in 2003. | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
Latest revision as of 18:14, 31 August 2024
A 1966 Broadway musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. [1]
Contents
The original text
It is based on Federico Fellini's screenplay for the 1957 Italian film Le notti di Cabiria (English: Nights of Cabiria).
Translations and adaptations
Performance history in South Africa
1989: NAPAC staged Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd, Leonard Bernstein’s Candide and Sweet Charity, collectively marked as The Trilogy directed by Harold Prince [2], with Angela Lansbury [3] in the cast at The Drama, Natal Playhouse, Durban, from 7 July - 20 August 1989.
2003: Staged by the Port Elizabeth Gilbert & Sullivan Society in 2003.
Sources
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