Amadeus
by Peter Shaffer
Transferred to Broadway for a five months run after a short UK tour, an opening at The Old Vic Oct 1998 and a six weeks run at Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles
Broadway run 10 previews/165 performances
Running time: 2h 45 min
15 min interval
Director: Peter Hall
Design: William Dudley
Lighting: Mark Pritchard (Royal Bath), Paule Constable (The Old Vic)
Sound: Matt McKenzie
Run sheet
UK Tour:
Richmond.........?
Theatre Royal, Bath............14 - 19 Sept 1998
Malvern............?
Theatre Royal, Norwich......... 28 Sept - 3 Oct 1998
Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield....... 5 - 10 Oct 1998
Opening:
The Old Vic, London......... 21 Oct 1998 - 5 Jun 1999
US Tour:
Ahmanson Theatre, LA.......... 15 Oct - 28 Nov 1999
Broadway:
Music Box Theatre........ 15 Dec 1999 - 14 May 2000
Cast at Theatre Royal Bath, Lyceum Theatre and The Old Vic
David Suchet..... Antonio Salieri
Michael
Sheen..... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Lucy Whybrow..... Constanze Weber
Charles Kaye..... Emperor Joseph II of Austria
Additional cast: Nick Atkinson, Christopher Benjamin, Peter Blythe, David Brierley, Jake Broder, Chloe Davies/Angharad, Peter Gordon, Stuart H. Lang, Leda Hodgson, Karl Johnson, Andrew Joseph, Lawrence McGrandles, Kenn Sabberton, Paul Stewart, William Sleigh.
- on Broadway
David Suchet..... Antonio Salieri
Michael Sheen..... Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Cindy Katz..... Constanze Weber
David McCallum..... Emperor Joseph II of Austria
Additional cast: Jeffrey Bean, Glynis Bell, Geoffrey Blaisdell, Jake Broder, Charles Janasz, Michael Keenan, J.P. Linton, Robert Machray, Dan Mason, Kate Miller, Kevin Orton, John Rainer, Terence Rigby, William Ryall, Rocco Sisto (stand-in for Suchet), John Towey.
When court composer Salieri encounters Mozart he becomes painfully aware of his own mediocraty and seeks revenge by destroying the genius he believes to be the incarnation of God’s betrayal against him. The play follows Salieri’s confession as an old man looking back on his fight with God and destruction of Mozart
A detailed synopsis will be added over time...
David Suchet won The Variety Club Award and received nominations for a Laurence Olivier Award and a Tony Award for his performance as Salieri
Peter Hall also directed the original production of Amadeus in 1979 at London's National Theatre
Apart from David Suchet, Michael Sheen and Jack Broder the rest of the cast on Broadway differed from that of the Royal Bath/The Old Vic
Peter Schaffer adapted his own play into a film version (Amadeus, 1984) with Tom Hulce as Mozart and F. Murray Abraham as Salieri. The film won eight Oscars, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor (F. Murray Abraham)
US
Review - Broadway Snap-Shot
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Review - AmadeusOnBroadway.com
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Review by Thomas Burke on Talkin' Broadway's, 1999
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Interview - Suchet about Salieri - and a couple of other issues... by Rob Kendt for Back Stage West, 1999
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Interview - Suchet on the character of Salieri in The Michigan Daily, 1999
A
thesis on the differences between the play and Milos Forman's film Amadeus from 1984
Photo: Provided by Diana
Photo: Provided by Diana
Amadeus at The Old Vic
13 August 2007 © All rights reserved
Last updated 23 September 2010
