For the 1. 95. 3 film, see Lili. Carnival! The musical is based on the 1. Lili. The show's title originally used an exclamation point; it was eventually dropped during the show's run, as director Gower Champion felt it gave the wrong impression, saying, . Originally Deutsch was to write the musical's book while the score was assigned to G. Calvi's lack of expertise with English lyrics would result in his dropping out of the Lili musical; on Deutsch's recommendation Merrick hired Bob Merrill to write the score. Helen Deutsch would soon be dropped from Merrick's project, as Merrick was finding the drafts she was submitting unworkable for the stage. Feeling he could get the desired result more expediently working with a writer with stage musical experience, Merrick recruited Bye Bye Birdie writer Michael Stewart in September 1. Lyrics to 'Carnival Man' by Fish. It's a quarter past midnight and she aint no Cinderella / She's swallowed all your best lines and she's staying in the hotel /. The Carnival is a random universal event that (almost) all Growtopians can take part in. It shows up roughly once a month and lasts for 3 days. The main purpose of the world is to purchase Golden Tickets from the Golden Ticket Booths (for 100 rarity worth of any. She's the Man (2006) Full Film HD - Amanda Bynes, Laura Ramsey, Channing Tatum Movies - Duration: 2:08:04. Carson Bryant 203,577 views. Gower Champion. But instead, Gobert, the souvenir salesman, tries to sexually assault her. Marco the Magnificent, a handsome magician, enters as Lili escapes from Gobert, and performs a magic trick, which enchants Lili so much that she falls in love with him. In another part of the carnival Paul Berthalet, a lonely and bitter puppeteer who has become crippled because of a war injury, is preparing his new act, which is lifeless and uninteresting.
The carnival manager Schlegel, fires him. Jacquot, who is his assistant puppeteer, tells Paul he can smooth things over; but Paul, unhappy with his new life as a cripple, declares his need to find a meaning for his life. Lili tells Paul and a charmed Jacquot that she can't leave because she has come from a long way from . At that moment, Marco returns from the parade and a jealous Paul tells him to leave her alone because . Paul ponders on how miserable he has been since becoming crippled, comparing himself to the smiling puppets. Lili meets the three other puppets: Horrible Henry, Marguerite, and Reynardo the Fox. After singing a song to comfort Horrible Henry (. When she leaves with Jacquot to find a place to stay in the carnival, Marco taunts Paul through Carrot Top, . All the same, he treats her with increasing cruelty, but increasing care through his four alter egos. Jacquot sees that the carnival is gaining popularity and predicts that the carnival will soon be . Jealous, Paul is verbally abusive to her while practicing with Lili, correcting her every move and executes a dance step miserably, causing him to fall. He causes Lili to have a breakdown and he kisses her. Lili, shocked, angry & confused about his feelings, decides to leave the carnival as Paul mourns that she will never know his true feelings. Lili still has not put together that the puppets she loves so much and who are nice to her, are in fact the hated Paul. They pledge their love to each other, deciding to run away together to start their own show (. But, Marco tells Lili that he is leaving the circus and secretly invites her. Even though she has learned of his womanizing ways from Rosalie, a frantic Lili accepts. Paul objects to this and Marco taunts him, ending with Paul attacking him. Upon seeing this, Lili screams her hatred and Paul strikes her. Marco tries to take her back, but he is impressed with her newfound maturity and lets her go. Carrot Top and Horrible Henry appear to Lili, telling her to take them with her. She sees the puppets are trembling, and lifts the puppets off to discover that the puppets have been Paul all along. Schlegel: The grumpy ringmaster of . Glass: Rosalie's wealthy veterinarian boyfriend. Greta Schlegel: B. F. Schlegel's spoiled, pampered daughter. Act I. The Broadway premiere of Carnival was on April 1. Imperial Theatre. The original cast starred Anna Maria Alberghetti as Lili, James Mitchell as Marco, Kaye Ballard as Rosalie, Pierre Olaf as Jacquot, Henry Lascoe and Jerry Orbach making his Broadway debut as Paul Berthalet. Gower Champion both directed and choreographed with orchestrations by Philip J. The puppets were designed and created by Tom Tichenor. Carnival was notable for its innovative staging: there was no overture, and before the play commenced the curtain was already raised to put on view a field with a few trees; at the play's beginning actors hauled in wagons and raised a tent as if they were setting up a traveling fair at a new site. Throughout the play actors entered and exited the stage via the aisles of the theater, where occasional bits of the action were played. This course proving untenable, the Lili role in Carnival was developed as a singing role for which Carol Lawrence was for a time a front runner. However, Merrick's ultimate choice for the role was Anna Maria Alberghetti, an Italian born lyric soprano who, at twenty- four, had eighteen years experience as a singer and had a light resume of screen acting credits, mostly on television. Before Carnival, Alberghetti had two evident credits as a musical stage actress, having appeared at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford CT in productions of Rose- Marie and The Firefly in, respectively, 1. It has been reported that Merrick cast Alberghetti in Carnival after a January 1. Philadelphia, where the singer's audience interaction had made a favorable impression. However, Alberghetti has stated that Merrick had her audition after seeing her at the Oakdale Musical Theater in 1. Lili was reported in the New York Times as early as November 1. Despite his early good opinion of Alberghetti, Merrick's relationship with the star of his musical turned acrimonious. Merrick refused to release Alberghetti from Carnival to avail herself of a film offer she received four months into the play's run, and when Alberghetti was hospitalized August 6, 1. Merrick reportedly either had an independent physician examine Alberghetti in hospital or had the hospitalized Alberghetti verify her illness in a lie detector test. Merrick loudly championed Anita Gillette, the understudy who played Lili during Alberghetti's ten- day sick leave, stating . Gillette's brief stints in the lead of Carnival - she'd relieve Alberghetti during the latter's two- week vacation in December 1. Broadway career for Gillette - although Carnival would remain the only hit in which she appeared. Conversely, Alberghetti - despite winning a Tony Award for her role in Carnival (tying with Diahann Carroll) - would never appear in another Broadway production, subsequently refocusing on her cabaret career. She did, however, occasionally appear in regional theatrical productions. National tours. The second national tour of Carnival opened at the Bushnell Memorial Theater in Hartford, Connecticut on October 1. May 1. 1, 1. 96. 3. The cast featured Elaine Malbin as Lili, David Daniels (Paul Berthalet), Don Potter (Jacquot) and Marge Cameron (Rosalie). James Mitchell reprised his Broadway role as Marco co- starring with Michael Maurel, Shirley Sands, Sally Logan as Lili, Bob Harris and Francis de Wolff. This cast recorded a cast album before the production had actually opened on the West End, where it would only play for 3. The Australian production of Carnival opened in Sydney in September 1. It starred Patricia Moore who had played Eliza Doolittle in the second cast of My Fair Lady. The male lead was played by Kevin Colson who was a Channel 9 news reader. Colson went onto a hugely successful career on the West End. The real scene stealer in the Australian production was Jill Perryman who plated the magnificent Roasalie. Perryman became Australias great leading lady of the sicties and beyond. Notable revivals. There have been two Off- Broadway revivals, the first a production by the New York City Center Light Opera Company which began a month- long engagement on December 1. Peter Howard, who had been the dance arranger for the original Broadway production of Carnival! Ben Brantley in his New York Times review praised the Encores! Schlossberg hoped to feature the principal actors from the Encores! The announcement also stated that the book for this revival of Carnival would be reworked by Thomas Meehan. This was the first musical directed by Susan H. Schulman; the production featured Sue Anne Gershenzon (Lili), Ross Petty (Paul Berthalet), Joel Craig (Marco), Laura Kenyon (Rosalie), Jack Hoffman (Jacquot) and Carl Don (Schlegel). Schulman subsequently mounted Carnival for the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera (CLO) in the summer of 1. Gershenzon, Petty and Hoffman reprising their ELT roles; the CLO production also featured Keith Curran (Marco) and Lenora Nemetz (Rosalie). In reviewing the CLO production, Terry Hazlett of the Observer- Reporter observed: . The show contains only one memorable song: 'Love Makes the World Go 'Round', has few production numbers and asks the audience to believe a young woman is so naive she doesn't make the obvious connection between a puppeteer and his puppets. Schulman and choreographer Steven Gelfer infuse a great deal of life into 'Carnival' by making it just that - a carnival.! It was part of the national tour though shorter than other runs within the California segment of its run. In 1. 99. 3 the York Theatre company revival of Carnival played at theatre at St Peters Church in March 3. May 2. This production was directed/choreographed by Pamela Hunt and featured Glory Crampton (Lili), Robert Michael Baker (Paul Berthalet), Paul Schoeffler (Marco), Karen Mason (Rosalie), Robert Lydiard (Jacquot) and William Linton (Schlegel). In his New York Magazine review of the York Theatre production John Simon characterized the original Carnival! But Pamela Hunt.. In her hands, Carnival becomes a brash musical farce that turns sentimental only when absolutely required.! This production, which introduced a revised book by Francine Pascal (sister of Michael Stewart) was a critical hit, as evidenced by the reviews of Paul Harris in Variety: ? Following the original David Merrick/Gower Champion production's 7. The Bob Merrill and Michael Stewart tuner has surfaced at the Kennedy Center in delightful shape, under the discerning eye of director- choreographer Robert Longbottom.
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