Who wrote the music for Victor Victoria?

Henry Mancini
Leslie Bricusse
Victor/Victoria/Music composed by

Victor/Victoria is a musical with a book by Blake Edwards, music by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and additional musical material (music and lyrics) by Frank Wildhorn.

Was Victor Victoria a Broadway play?

Victor/Victoria, starring stage and screen star Julie Andrews, opened on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre October 25, 1995. Directed by Blake Edwards with choreography by Rob Marshall, the musical played 25 previews and 734 performances before closing on July 27, 1997.

How old was Julie Andrews in Victor Victoria on Broadway?

Victor/Victoria, 1995. It’s remarkable to realize Julie Andrews was 60 years old at the time, singing and dancing nightly in a Broadway musical adaptation of the movie in which she had starred 13 years earlier.

Who is the author of Victor and Victoria?

Victor/Victoria (musical) Victor/Victoria is a musical with a book by Blake Edwards, music by Henry Mancini, lyrics by Leslie Bricusse and additional musical material (music and lyrics) by Frank Wildhorn. It is based on the 1982 film of the same name which was a remake of the German film comedy Viktor und Viktoria shot by Reinhold…

When did the musical Victor and Victoria open?

Victor/Victoria premiered in out-of-town tryout at the Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota in June 1995. Another tryout was held at the Shubert Theatre in Chicago, Illinois from July to September 1995. The musical opened on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre on October 25, 1995 and closed on July 27, 1997 after 734 performances and 25 previews.

Who was the original composer of Victor and Victoria?

Mancini died before he could complete the music, and Wildhorn was brought in to finish the score. The original Broadway production, in 1995, aroused some mild controversy when the star, Julie Andrews, feeling that the rest of the show had been overlooked, refused her (and the show’s only) Tony Award nomination.

Who was the original cast of Victor and Victoria?

The musical opened on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre on October 25, 1995 and closed on July 27, 1997 after 734 performances and 25 previews. The show was directed by Edwards and choreographed by Rob Marshall. The original cast included Julie Andrews]