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- Me and Juliet ist ein Musical des Autorenduos Rodgers und Hammerstein. Im Zentrum der Handlung, die das Milieu hinter den Kulissen einer Musical-Produktion zeichnet, steht die Liebesgeschichte des Assistant Stage Managers Larry und der Chorsängerin Jeanie und ihre Bedrohung durch den eifersüchtigen, gewalttätigen Beleuchter Bob. (de)
- Me and Juliet is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, and lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II. The sixth stage collaboration by Rodgers & Hammerstein, it tells a story of romance backstage at a long-running musical: assistant stage manager Larry woos chorus girl Jeanie behind the back of her electrician boyfriend, Bob. Me and Juliet premiered in 1953 and was considered a modest success — it ran for much of a year on Broadway and had a limited run in Chicago (altogether nearly 500 performances), and returned a small profit to its backers. Rodgers had long wanted to write a musical comedy about the cast and crew backstage at a theatre. After Rodgers and Hammerstein had another hit with The King and I in 1951, Rodgers proposed the backstage project to his partner. Hammerstein was unenthusiastic, thinking the subject matter trivial, but agreed to do the project. The play required complex machinery, designed by Jo Mielziner, so that the audience could view action not only on the stage of the theatre where the show-within-the-show (also named Me and Juliet) takes place, but in the wings and on the light bridge (high above the stage, from which the lighting technicians train spotlights) as well. When Me and Juliet began tryout performances in Cleveland, the duo realized the show had problems with plot and staging. Extensive revisions during the remaining Cleveland and Boston tryouts failed to fix the difficulties with the plot, which the critics considered weak and uninteresting. The show was met with poor reviews, though Mielziner's staging won praise from audience and critics. The show closed once it had exhausted its advance sales. Bill Hayes, the show's star, states in his autobiography Like Sands Through the Hourglass (2005): "We played nearly five hundred performances, all to full houses. Production costs were paid off and substantial profits went into the R&H till. So, though not in the same category as the storied five that were made into films - Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I and The Sound of Music - our show must be considered a success". With the exception of a short run in Chicago, there was no national tour, and the show has seldom been seen. A small-scale production was presented by London's Finborough Theatre in 2010. (en)
- Me and Juliet è una commedia musicale con libretto di Oscar Hammerstein II e musiche di Richard Rodgers, debuttato a Broadway nel 1953. Il musical, ambientato nel backstage di un teatro in cui va in scena la commedia Me and Juliet, fu la sesta collaborazione tra Rodgers e Hammerstein. Pur essendo rimasta in cartellone a Broadway per quasi un anno, il successo di Me and Juliet fu solo modesto se paragonato alle opere precedenti del duo come Oklahoma!, Carousel e The King and I ed è stato rappresentato solo sporadicamente dopo il termine delle repliche a Chicago nel 1954. (it)
- 《我与朱丽叶》是由理查德·罗杰斯作曲、奥斯卡·哈默斯坦二世作词、编剧的一部喜剧音乐剧，也是两位制作人第六部合作出品。这是一部关于舞台后台的浪漫喜剧，它讲述了舞台助理拉里背着合唱团成员简妮的电工男朋友鲍勃对她展开追求的故事。该音乐剧在1953年首次公演，在业界内小有成功——它在百老汇（Broadway）剧院轮演了一整年，在芝加哥则排场不多，两地总共约排了五百场次，但最终收益较少。 罗杰斯很早就有创作一部以音乐剧演员与剧院工作人员为主角的音乐剧喜剧的意愿。在他与汉默斯顿合作的《国王与我》于1951年大火后，他将这个灵感分享给了汉默斯顿。尽管汉默斯顿认为这一题材平平无奇，并不是很感兴趣，但他还是同意了搭档的合作邀请。由于制作方想让观众完整地观赏“剧中剧”的效果，《我与朱丽叶》的演出对于舞台器械要求很高——观众不仅要能看见剧中的舞台，还要能看见戏中戏舞台的舞台两侧和追光台布景，负责将这些设计到位的是当时百老汇著名的布景设计师乔·米辛纳。 《我与朱丽叶》在克利夫兰预演时，两位制作人发现了一些剧本与舞台布局的问题，于是在正式上映前下了很大功夫改动，尽管如此，戏剧评论家们认为该剧的情节还是表现力不足、缺乏趣味。负面评价向这部剧砸来，不过米辛纳的布局依然收获了评论家和观众的好评。门票预售结束后，该剧就没有再增添多的排剧。在他的回忆录《如流沙泄过沙漏》中，主演之一比尔·海耶斯写道，“我们几乎表演了五百场，场场座无虚席，最终的收益扣除制作成本后还有充足的盈余。因此，虽说不像《俄克拉荷马！》、《旋转木马》、《南太平洋》、《国王与我》以及《音乐之声》那样回馈显著，《我与朱丽叶》依然可以被看做是一部成功的剧目。” 除了还在芝加哥有过短期上演外，该剧没有进行全国巡演，并且至今也几乎没有重演。但在2010年，伦敦的芬伯勒剧院（Finborough Theatre）在2010年展出了小规模的作品。 (zh)
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- Me and Juliet ist ein Musical des Autorenduos Rodgers und Hammerstein. Im Zentrum der Handlung, die das Milieu hinter den Kulissen einer Musical-Produktion zeichnet, steht die Liebesgeschichte des Assistant Stage Managers Larry und der Chorsängerin Jeanie und ihre Bedrohung durch den eifersüchtigen, gewalttätigen Beleuchter Bob. (de)
- Me and Juliet è una commedia musicale con libretto di Oscar Hammerstein II e musiche di Richard Rodgers, debuttato a Broadway nel 1953. Il musical, ambientato nel backstage di un teatro in cui va in scena la commedia Me and Juliet, fu la sesta collaborazione tra Rodgers e Hammerstein. Pur essendo rimasta in cartellone a Broadway per quasi un anno, il successo di Me and Juliet fu solo modesto se paragonato alle opere precedenti del duo come Oklahoma!, Carousel e The King and I ed è stato rappresentato solo sporadicamente dopo il termine delle repliche a Chicago nel 1954. (it)
- Me and Juliet is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, and lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II. The sixth stage collaboration by Rodgers & Hammerstein, it tells a story of romance backstage at a long-running musical: assistant stage manager Larry woos chorus girl Jeanie behind the back of her electrician boyfriend, Bob. Me and Juliet premiered in 1953 and was considered a modest success — it ran for much of a year on Broadway and had a limited run in Chicago (altogether nearly 500 performances), and returned a small profit to its backers. (en)
- 《我与朱丽叶》是由理查德·罗杰斯作曲、奥斯卡·哈默斯坦二世作词、编剧的一部喜剧音乐剧，也是两位制作人第六部合作出品。这是一部关于舞台后台的浪漫喜剧，它讲述了舞台助理拉里背着合唱团成员简妮的电工男朋友鲍勃对她展开追求的故事。该音乐剧在1953年首次公演，在业界内小有成功——它在百老汇（Broadway）剧院轮演了一整年，在芝加哥则排场不多，两地总共约排了五百场次，但最终收益较少。 罗杰斯很早就有创作一部以音乐剧演员与剧院工作人员为主角的音乐剧喜剧的意愿。在他与汉默斯顿合作的《国王与我》于1951年大火后，他将这个灵感分享给了汉默斯顿。尽管汉默斯顿认为这一题材平平无奇，并不是很感兴趣，但他还是同意了搭档的合作邀请。由于制作方想让观众完整地观赏“剧中剧”的效果，《我与朱丽叶》的演出对于舞台器械要求很高——观众不仅要能看见剧中的舞台，还要能看见戏中戏舞台的舞台两侧和追光台布景，负责将这些设计到位的是当时百老汇著名的布景设计师乔·米辛纳。 (zh)