The stage version of the musical An American in Paris (An American in Paris) will be available for free on Youtube for 48 hours.
The show will be online from November 27 at 20 p.m. KST until November 29 at the same time.
The show is offered on The Shows Must Go On Youtube channel! This channel was launched in April by composer Andrew Lloyd Webber. The theaters had to close their doors in March and this chain offers a free show every week. Spectators are invited to make donations that will be donated to caregivers and all actors in the performing arts who suffered during this health crisis.
The story ofAn American in Paris
Jerry Mulligan is a GI who decides to stay in Paris after the war to be a painter. Jerry falls under the spell of Lise Bouvier, a young and beautiful French dancer who feels the same way. But she is already the partner of Henri, to whom she feels indebted because he saved her family during the war.
To these two lovers are added colorful characters such as the pianist Adam and Henri, his singer partner and the wealthy Milo Roberts who loves Jerry's paintings but especially the artist himself.
In this colorful Paris, anything is possible and the streets become the birthplace of dreams, dance and songs.
It was originally a movie ...
In 1951, the movie An American in Paris goes out to the cinema. Directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, the film instantly becomes a classic. It is built around Gershwin's most popular music such as “I Got Rhythm” and “S'Wonderful”. As the final scene, the film offers an absolutely sublime ballet scene.
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It was not until 2014 that the film was adapted on stage. This version was born at the Théâtre du Châtelet before taking off for Broadway and the West End. In the United States, the production has won numerous awards, notably for the exceptional choreography of Christopher Wheeldon.