An American in Paris [Performance] Douban
An American in Paris
7.6 (5 ratings)
genre:
Musical
playwright:
Christopher Wheeldon
composer:
George Gershwin
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Ira Gershwin
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other title:
一个美国人在巴黎
director:
Christopher Wheeldon
actor:
Robert Fairchild
/
Leanne Cope
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Veanne Cox
/
Jill Paice
/
Brandon Uranowitz
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Eager to begin his life anew after the brutality of combat, World War II Army veteran Jerry Mulligan chooses newly-liberated Paris as the place to make a name for himself as a painter. With the assistance of fellow ex-pat Milo Davenport, a wealthy American with a past she wishes to forget, Jerry’s life becomes complicated when he meets Lise, a young Parisian shop girl with her own secret. Soon it becomes clear that Jerry’s friends-Adam, a Jewish American composer, and Henri, a Parisian aristocrat - also vie for Lise’s love. This romantic tangle can only be untied through the miracle of dance set to some of the greatest music and lyrics ever written. A classic American film about young souls in Paris has been reimagined for the Broadway stage of the 21st century.