The Baker’s Spouse involves the Menier Chocolate Manufacturing unit.

The Baker’s Spouse with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and guide by Joseph Stein come to the Menier Chocolate Manufacturing unit.

This renews the Menier Chocolate Manufacturing unit’s collaboration with Schwartz, following their manufacturing of Pippin in 2011. The manufacturing opens on 17 July, with previews from 6 July, and runs till 14 September.

Full casting might be introduced shortly.

The arrival of a brand new Baker and his youthful spouse turns a provincial French village the wrong way up on this cult basic musical from the legendary Stephen Schwartz (composer of Godspell, Depraved, Pippin) and Joseph Stein (author of Fiddler On The Roof).

Based mostly on the movie La Femme du Boulanger by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono, The Baker’s Spouse is full of a few of Schwartz’s most ravishingly stunning music, and can immerse the viewers into world of Gallic allure on this first main UK revival since its West Finish première.

Directed by Gordon Greenburg (who beforehand directed Barnum on the Chocolate Manufacturing unit), with choreography by Matt Cole (Olivier award winner for Newsies) and designs by Paul Farnworth, this model new manufacturing performs for a restricted 10-week season from 6 July.

Stephen Schwartz wrote the music and lyrics for the present West Finish and Broadway hit Depraved – which is because of be launched as a two-part function movie; and has additionally contributed music and/or lyrics to Godspell, Pippin, The Magic Present, Working (which he additionally tailored and directed), Rags and Kids of Eden. He collaborated with Leonard Bernstein on the English texts for Bernstein’s Mass, and wrote the title music for the play and movie Butterflies are Free. For kids, he has written songs for 2 musicals, Captain Louie and My Son Pinocchio. He has additionally labored in movie, collaborating with Alan Menken on the songs for Disney’s Enchanted in addition to the animated options Pocahontas and The Hunchback of Notre Dame, and writing the songs for the DreamWorks animated function The Prince of Egypt. His first opera, Seance on a Moist Afternoon, was produced at Opera Santa Barbara and New York Metropolis Opera. Schwartz has been inducted into the Theatre Corridor of Fame and the Songwriters Corridor of Fame, and has been given a star on the Hollywood Stroll of Fame. His many accolade embrace three Academy Awards and 4 Grammy Awards.