33 Variations
Broadway Drama Previews
February 9 2009
Opened March 9 2009
Limited run to May 24 2009
Run 31 previews & 85 performances Producer
David Binder, Ruth Hendel, Barbara Whitman,
Goldberg/Mills, Latitude Link, et al
Creative
Moises Kaufman author & director
Daniel Pelzig choreographer
Janice Pytel costume design
David Lander lighting design
Derek McLane scenic design
Andre J Pluess sound design
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Opening Night Cast |
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Jane Fonda |
Dr Katherine Brandt |
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Samantha Mathis |
Clara Brandt |
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Colin Hanks |
Mike Clark |
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Zach Grenier |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
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Don Amendolia |
Anton Diabelli |
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Susan Kellerman |
Dr Gertrude Ladenburger |
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Erik Steele |
Anton Schindler |
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Diane Walsh |
Pianist |
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Synopsis
Dr Katherine Brandt is on a mission
to understand why Beethoven was obsessed with completing 33
variations of a simple waltz penned by Anton Diabelli. She must
resolve her obsession and repair the relationship with her daughter
before she succumbs to disease
The scenes are set in modern Bonn,
the site of Beethoven's birth house and subsequent museum and
archives, where Brandt is conducting her research, and 1820s Vienna,
where the master later lived and composed the Variations. The
characters sometimes cross the generations-long line to reinforce
the similarities and circumstances of the eras
The Road to Broadway
The world premiere of 33
Variations was ithe
Arena Stage's
Kreeger Theater August 30, 2007. Of that original cast, Don
Amendolia, Susan Kellerman, Erik Steele and Diane Walsh remained
with the show through its Broadway opening
The show had a one-month engagement
at the
La Jolla Playhouse's Mandell Weiss Theater beginning April 8,
2008
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