Rebecca

Rebecca is a German-language musical based on the novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. It was written by Michael Kunze (lyrics) and Sylvester Levay (music), the authors of Elisabeth, Mozart! and Marie Antoinette. It premiered on September 28, 2006 at the Raimund Theater in Vienna, Austria. Christopher Hampton is translating the work into English for a forthcoming Broadway production. The plot, which adheres closely to the original novel, ... more

Rebecca is a German-language musical based on the novel of the same name by Daphne du Maurier. It was written by Michael Kunze (lyrics) and Sylvester Levay (music), the authors of Elisabeth, Mozart! and Marie Antoinette. It premiered on September 28, 2006 at the Raimund Theater in Vienna, Austria. Christopher Hampton is translating the work into English for a forthcoming Broadway production. The plot, which adheres closely to the original novel, revolves around Maxim DeWinter, his new wife, and Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper of DeWinter's Cornish estate Manderley who resents the young woman's intrusion into the world she shared with the first Mrs. DeWinter, the glamorous and mysterious Rebecca, who perished in a drowning accident. The music ranges from close choral scoring with a rising rhythm section from the pit to power ballads. In other roles: Ben Spreche and Louise Forlenza plan to produce Rebecca on Broadway. Formed as 'Global Broadway Productions Inc.' they aim at a 2010/2011... less