- Svengali (musical)
Infobox Musical
name =Svengali
subtitle =
image_size =125px
caption =Production logo
music =Frank Wildhorn
lyrics =Gregory Boyd
book =Gregory Boyd
basis ="Trilby" byGeorge du Maurier
productions =1991 Houston, Texas
1991 Sarasota, Florida
awards ="Svengali" is a musical with a book and lyrics by Gregory Boyd and music by
Frank Wildhorn . It is based on the 1894 novel "Trilby" byGeorge du Maurier .The title character in this Gothic tale is a vocal coach who uses
hypnotism to transform the tone-deaf Trilby into an acclaimed singer and steals her away from Little Billie, a sculptor for whom she has posed. At first the girl can remember nothing about her past, but as her memory slowly returns, she attempts to break free from her possessivementor .The musical has been staged twice, both times with
Chuck Wagner as Svengali andLinda Eder (Wildhorn's then future, now ex-wife) as Trilby. It premiered at the Alley Theatre inHouston, Texas in April 1991 and won the Alton Jones Foundation Award for New American Musicals. Later that year it was produced at the Asolo Theatre inSarasota, Florida . Of it Wildhorn has said, "It was great working on it and I hope it will have its day." [ [http://www.thepimpernel.com/cgi/interview.cgi?spot=Frank_Wildhorn&page=3 Interview with Frank Wildhorn] ]Although a complete
cast album has not been released, three of the show's songs have been recorded.Danny de Munk and Vera Mann dueted on "So Slowly" for his CD "Danny", and Eder included "If He Never Said Hello" and "Vole Mon Ange" on her 2003 release "Storybook".References
External links
* [http://www.frankwildhorn.com/projects/svengali/ "Svengali" at FrankWildhorn.com]
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