- Kean (musical)
Infobox Musical
name= Kean
subtitle=
caption= Original Cast Recordin
music= Robert Wright
George Forrest
lyrics= Robert Wright
George Forrest
book=Peter Stone
basis= Life ofEdmund Kean
productions=1961 Broadway production
awards="Kean" is a musical with a book by
Peter Stone and music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest.Using material by
Jean-Paul Sartre andAlexandre Dumas, père as its source, it centers on the adventures ofEdmund Kean , considered the greatest Shakespeareanactor of the 18th century, focusing primarily mainly on his wild behavior offstage. Trouble ensues as Kean desperately tries to juggle the two women in his life - the DanishAmbassador 's wife, Elena, and a young aspiring actress, Anna.After one preview, the Broadway production, directed and
choreographed by Jack Cole, opened onNovember 2 ,1961 at the Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 92 performances. The cast includedAlfred Drake ,Christopher Hewett ,Larry Fuller ,Joan Weldon , andLee Venora .Drake was nominated for the
Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and the show was nominated for Best Conductor and Musical Director.An original cast recording was released by
Columbia Records . This album is one of the most valuable original cast albums because of its scarcity.ong list
;Act I
* Penny Plain, Twopence Colored
* Man and Shadow
* Mayfair Affair
* Sweet Danger
* Queue at Drury Lane
* King of London
* To Look Upon My Love
* Let's Improvise
* Elena
* Social Whirl
* The Fog and the Grog;Act II
* Civilized People
* Service for Service
* Willow, Willow, Willow
* Fracas at Old Drury
* Chime In
* Swept Away
* Domesticity
* Clown of London
* Apology?External links
*
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.