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Great gen there Jamie.

Any chance of a translation on where and when Sister Act will play and who will be in the cast?

This isn't too surprising given that Germany is one of Stage Entertainment's major markets (if not their top market overall). Hamburg's needed a new show for ages, too.

How long has The Lion King played Hamburg now for?

I see Sister Act is going to play Hamburg, as I do not speak German, can you advise me if this is open ended or how long is Sister Act going to sit down for please?

@ phantom: it is open ended but you can expect it, if it is successful, to run for about 2 - 3 years and then move on, most likely to Stuttgart. That is what happens to most SE shows in Germany these days.

Lion King won't go anywhere. It is far too successful. SE is not taking the risk of moving it to another city.
The production of "Ich war noch niemals in New York" in Vienna actually has no influence on Germany. Actually the German production of it is moving to Stuttgart replacing We Will Rock You.

Updated On: 12/8/09 at 12:59 PM

Lion King has never played any other city in Germany but Hamburg opening here in 2001.

"Ich war noch niemals in New York" (I have never been in New York) is a German jukebox musical with music by the Austrian singer Udo Juergens (especially popular with the older ladies) and a book by the German novelist Hera Lind (think of Cecilia Ahern and you know what kind of novels she usually writes). Not my cup of tea though I normally do not mind jukebox musicals. It mainly seems to attract fans of his music whenever I pass by that theatre or when I actually went once a few months ago.

Tanz der Vampire was on in Stuttgart (2000 - 2003), Hamburg (2003 - 2006) and Berlin (2006 - 2008 ) in Germany before. It opened in Oberhausen late 2008 and will close there in January next year moving back to Stuttgart which is advertised as a limited run but who knows... That version cannot be compared to the Broadway one.

What you need to know about German theatre as well is that besides the commercial theatre which is mainly Stage Entertainment, pretty much each city/town has its own theatre (subsidised) and shows operas, straight plays, sometimes ballet and usually one/two musicals per season in repertory. Tickets are a lot cheaper (since theatres are subsidised) but the productions are professional ones with the leads usually being trained musical performers (ensemble often people from the opera ensemble and choir). I actually see a lot more of these productions when I see musicals here than Stage Entertainment shows.

Updated On: 12/9/09 at 02:54 AM

"This doesn't come as a shock to me. However, I wish that Stage Entertainment had some influence in New York, that way they could get this show over here faster."

Winston are you alluding to 'Ich war noch niemals in New York' going to New York, if you are I knew you were mad, but not insane, no disrespect to German theatre I could not see this working in New York or London the show id too quintessential German.

Now I would of thought Spring Awakening would do well, in Frank Wedekind native land.

Are musicals in Germany sung in German?

"Now I would of thought Spring Awakening would do well, in Frank Wedekind native land. "

Well, if it was ever shown here.
Unfortunately the run in Duesseldorf was first postponed to open first in Vienna where it was not successful at all and cancelled after a few weeks. It seems unlikely at the moment that any of the commercial musical companies will do it.

Any news on Broadway yet? And hows it doing in London

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