Ever felt like watching Grand Hotel The Musical on London just for the Grand Charleston? Fret not for the latest version of this electrifying musical theater production will be available for a limited time only. Get the dust off your favorite tap shoes and prepare to get blown away. But first, what is Grand Hotel The Musical all about.
Acclaimed West End producer Danielle Tarento presents Grand Hotel The Musical on London. Directed by Thom Southerland, this award-winning musical is based from Vicki Baum’s novel of the same name. The Grand Hotel referred to in the title serves as a refuge for a host of characters relateable to the audience.
The era presented on Grand Hotel The Musical on London is Berlin. Circa 1928. Technically it’s still part of the roaring 20’s. South Carolina’s Charleston gave birth to a dance craze that reached Europe. And it turned out to be one of the forms of escapist entertainment for the characters scarred by war. The war has ravaged so many individuals like the military doctor Otternschlag. He also happened to be that one hotel guest that refused to leave. Because within this establishment, he feels alive.
The other character that found life here is Jewish accountant Otto Kringelein. Diagnosed with a terminal illness. He chose to spend his remaining days on living the way he had always wanted. Drinking to a stupor and getting thrashed like there is no tomorrow. In his case, there might be really no tomorrow. No wonder some of the most memorable tap dance scenes at Grand Hotel The Musical on London included Kringelein.
Then there’s the destitute blueblood he met at the hotel bar. Baron Felix Von Gaigern. One of the nobles that served as a sign of the times. War crashed the economy and even the nobles are not immune from going broke. At Grand Hotel The Musical on London, you realize that the titular hotel served as a place for the cynic, lonely and broke mingle. Who could not relate to an empty pocket? Music ends up offering relief.
In the middle of all this cynicism and bleak future, one character stands tall in her high hopes for the future. Typist Flaemmchen pines for a Hollywood career. She doesn’t find herself too down-trodden to hope for the best. She aspires to be like one of the blonde girls in “talkies”. It was around the roaring 20’s that some motion pictures have started “talking”. While motion pictures and Charleston dance parties simply served as escapist entertainment for the rest. Flaemmchen wanted to make that dream a reality declaring “I got to be in Hollywood”. She explicitly expressed it in one of the signature songs of Grand Hotel The Musical on London – “Girl in the Mirror”.
These are only a handful of the characters that you get to discover on Grand Hotel The Musical on London. Surely enough there won’t be any shortage of plots and subplots with which you can relate with. Like the businessman eager to get his enterprise back on track. Or the ballerina whose star power is waning but knows no other profession. Grand Hotel The Musical on London will be directed by Southerland with choreography by Lee Proud. Music and lyrics will be by Robert Wright and George Forrest.
How limited is the limited engagement? Grand Hotel The Musical on London will only run from July 31 to September 5, 2015. So you have 2 more weeks left to catch up. Click here to buy tickets while supplies last.
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