Roman Holiday
Promotional artwork
MusicCole Porter
LyricsCole Porter
BookPaul Blake, Kathy Speer, and Terry Grossman
SettingRome
Basis1953 film Roman Holiday
PremiereJuly 9, 2001: The Muny, St. Louis, Missouri
Productions2001 St. Louis, Missouri
2012 Minneapolis, Minnesota
2017 San Francisco, California

Roman Holiday is a jukebox musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, and a book by Paul Blake. Based on the 1953 film of the same name, the musical tells the story of a young European princess and the American reporter who inadvertently aids in her escape from a whirlwind European tour, resulting in 24 hours spent in Italy's capital.

Productions

Roman Holiday: the Cole Porter Musical debuted at The Muny in St. Louis, Missouri on July 9, 2001.[1] There was a reading for the Guthrie Theatre 2012 production starring Laura Osnes and John Behlmann.[2] A production of Roman Holiday opened the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 2012 from June 9 to August 19 [3] After a substantial book rewrite and recruiting a new director, the revised production announced a pre-broadway run at the Golden Gate Theatre in San Francisco during May–June 2017, starring Stephanie Styles and Drew Gehling.[4][5][6]

Musical numbers

Guthrie Theater

Golden Gate Theatre

Characters and original cast

Character The Muny
(2001)		 Guthrie Reading
(2012)		 Guthrie Theater
(2012)		 Workshop
(2016)		 Golden Gate Theatre
(2017)		 Shanghai Reading
(2018)
Princess Ann Catherine Brunell Laura Osnes Stephanie Rothenberg Laura Osnes Stephanie Styles Lorna Want
Joe Bradley Jeff McCarthy John Behlmann Edward Watts Drew Gehling Michael Xavier
Francesca Cervelli Priscilla Lopez Christina Baldwin Sara Chase
Irving Radovich Jim Walton Jim Stanek Jarrod Spector
Countess Karen Morrow Michelle Barber Georgia Engel

References

  1. ↑ Jones, Kenneth (2001-07-09). "Porter Tunes Lace New Stage Adaptation of Roman Holiday, July 9-15". Playbill.
  2. ↑ Diamond, Robert (2012-01-29). "Exclusive: Laura Osnes & John Belhmann Lead ROMAN HOLIDAY Guthrie Reading". BroadwayWorld.
  3. ↑ "Roman Holiday". Guthrie Theater. Archived from the original on 2012-06-14.
  4. ↑ Hetrick, Adam (2017-04-06). "Broadway-Bound Roman Holiday Musical Sets Complete Cast". Playbill.
  5. ↑ Rooney, David (2016-03-23). "'Roman Holiday' Gets Broadway-Bound Musical Makeover". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
  6. ↑ Harvey, Dennis (2017-06-07). "Pre-Broadway Review: 'Roman Holiday,' the Musical". Variety. Retrieved 2017-12-25.
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