Gigi

Gigi is a colorful tale set in the elegant Paris of the 1900s. The bright and attractive young Gigi is raised by her loving grandmother, Mrs. Alvarez, and her stern aunt Alicia, the former flame of many royal families. Gigi finds her maintenance classes tedious and prefers to skip class to play cards with Gaston. Gaston's uncle, Honoré, himself a former lover of Madame Alvarez, tries to interest his nephew in a life of debauchery: parties, girls and games! But Gaston is only happy in Alvarez's modest home, clowning around with Gigi, whom he considers his little sister.

When Gigi blossoms into a beautiful young woman, she and Gaston will have to face the reality of their feelings for each other. Gigi will have to fight for his happiness and convince those close to him.

Find some excerpts from the musical when it was on Broadway in 2017:

General information
  • Style : romance
  • Theme : Paris, France, Love
  • year of creation : 1973
Music
  • Composer : Frederick Loewe
  • Lyricist :Alan Jay Lerner
  • Librettist :Alan Jay Lerner
  • Author (other) : Colette
  • famous songs : "Paris is Paris Again" "It's a Bore" "The Parisians" "A Toujours" "The Gossips" "She's Not Thinking of Me" "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" "I Remember It Well" "The Night They Invented Champagne ""I Never Want to Go Home Again" "Gigi" "The Contract" "I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore" "The Letter" "Say a Prayer" "In This Wide, Wide World"
  • Famous performers : Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier, Louis Jordan, Vanessa Hudgens
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The stage version is an adaptation of the musical film by Vincente Minnelli. The film itself is inspired by Colette's short novel of the same name.
  • Exists in film : Vincente Minnelli's film was in theaters in 1958 and featured Leslie Caron, Louis Jourdan, Maurice Chevalier and Eva Gabor.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : In 1974, the musical still won the Tony Award for Best Score.
  • Number of performances : 103
  • anecdotes : Both the film and the musical were not very well received by critics, yet the film won 9 Oscars and 3 Golden Globes.
Currently on stage