The musical opened on Broadway on Novemat the Uris Theatre, where it ran for 103 performances and seven previews. Gigi premiered at the Curran Theatre, San Francisco, on May 15, 1973, and then embarked on a six-month tour. They added four songs and a ballet for the stage adaptation. Productions Original productions Įdwin Lester, founder of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera, asked for a stage version of the film Gigi, and Lerner and Loewe then wrote the stage musical. The 1958 film of Gigi proved to be a major critical and commercial success and the winner of nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Although Loewe had vowed never to work in movies, he was charmed by the book and agreed to collaborate on the project. Seven years later, while My Fair Lady was in Philadelphia prior to its Broadway opening, Arthur Freed approached Lerner about a feature film musical adaptation. In 1951 Anita Loos adapted the novel for the stage, and the Broadway production of Gigi starred Audrey Hepburn in her first major role. Gigi originated as a 1945 novella by Colette, which was adapted for the screen with Danièle Delorme in 1948. Schaeffer, premiered at the Kennedy Center (Washington, DC) in January 2015, and ran on Broadway from April 8 to Jat the Neil Simon Theatre. A West End production played in 1985.Ī new production of the musical, adapted by Heidi Thomas and directed by Eric D. The original Broadway production, produced by Edwin Lester in 1973, ran for a disappointing 103 performances but won the Tony Award for Best Score. Before she is deemed ready for her social debut, she encounters the bon vivant bachelor Gaston Lachaille, whom she captivates as she is transformed into a charmingly poised young lady. She is being groomed as a courtesan in her family's tradition.
The story concerns Gigi, a free-spirited teenaged girl living in Paris at the turn of the 20th century. It is based on the 1944 novella Gigi by Colette and 1958 hit musical film of the same name. Gigi is a musical with a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe.
May 15, 1973: Curran Theatre, San Francisco
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