Garbo - The musical

Greta

Gunilla Backman

Mercedes

Mauritz

Elisabet

Louis B

Anna

City

Venue

Oscarsteatern

Period

2002-09-18 - 2002-12-15

Plot:

The story follows Greta Garbo's journey from a young girl in Sweden to international fame in Hollywood.

Creative Team

Music:Jim Steinman, Michael Reed

Lyrics:Py Bäckmann, Warner Brown

Book:Klas Östergren, Warner Brown

Director:Scott Faris

Choreography:Adam Cooper

Setting:Per A Jonsson

Costumes:Karin Erskinne

Lighting:Torkel Blomquist

Sound director:Pär Gardenskrans

Mask and Wigdesign:Kjell Gustavsson

Music Supervisor:Michael Reed

Musical assistant:Nick Davies

Orchestrations:Steve Margoshes, Michael Reed, Danny Troob, Paul Bateman, Steve Sidwell

Conductor:Mats Sköldberg

Electronic Sound:Andy Lynwood

Notation:Richard Inhatowicz

Director's assistant:Tine Matulessy

Choreography assistant:Greg Pichery

Cast

Greta Garbo:Gunilla Backman

Mercedes de Acosta:Petra Nielsen

Mauritz Stiller:Dan Ekborg

Elisabet:Malena Laszlo

Louis B Mayer:Fred Johanson

Anna:Pia Green

John Gilbert:Michael Dalager

Cecil Beaton:Daniel Engman

Irving Thalberg:Frederik Lycke

Songs by Jim Steinman

En hemlig plats

Jag hade trott

Centrum i din hela värld

Staden i svart och vitt

Mörkret i din själ

Inget

Ett lejons vrål

Musicians

The Rockin' Chair

"go see the show as it has it all "

London

Broadway World

"Bat Out Of Hell certainly provides a night to remember"

London

Official London Theatre

"It will instead keep you transfixed from beginning to end"

London

London Theatre Direct

"There aren’t many shows like this anywhere"

London

British Theatre

"if you love your rock’n’roll, you’ll love this"

London

LiveTheatre UK

"..doubtless find many new audiences"

London

Ticketmaster

"words will never do Bat Out Of Hell justice"

London

Manchester Evening News

"This is a truly staggering piece of musical theatre"

Manchester

The Idle Woman

"London Coliseum has temporarily swapped classical music for rock opera and it sounds great"

London

Carns Theatre Passion

"This theatrical event is one not to be missed"

London

Little Lid

"I wouldn't hesitate to go again!"

London

A younger theatre

"..this is one of the more impressive"

London

London theatreland

"Totally. Super. Awesome "

London

Yahoo News

"The shock value of each and every scene will leave you yearning for more "

London

Time out

"As a spectacle, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ is batshit crazy, often in a good way"

London

Daily Mail

"it's so noisy I spilled my beer"

London

The Theatre cat

"And the music! Real rock, melodious and violent, ragingly operatic."

London

West end theatre guide

"“…an epic musical extravaganza "

London

The Stage

"Bonkers it may be but, hell, it’s pretty brilliant too"

London

CurtainUp

"the musical that the Meat Loaf fans wanted to hear"

London

Coventry Telegraph

"the cast at a sell-out Rugby Theatre put on a captivating show"

Rugby

What's good to do

"Wow! What an amazing performance! "

Aylesbury

Daily Express

"As a loud and lavish form of mega-karaoke it is a spine-tingling success"

London

Daily Mail

"It’s shameless, it’s fabulous, it’s preposterous. "

London

Fairy Powered Productions

"an unmissable production "

London

Jewish Chronicle

"Bat Out Of Hell fans will be launched into ecstasy"

London

Rocktopia

"it will give you great memories"

London

LondonTheatre1.com

"I urge you, go to Hell"

London

Jonathan Baz reviews

"get yourself tickets before they're gone gone gone"

London

Rewrite this story

"a jaw-dropping spectacle that really has to be seen to be believed"

London

The Spy in the stalls

"performances are what made this show entertaining"

London

Daily Express

"Meat Loaf musical is a joyful and uplifting experience"

London

Afterword

"It’s the best night out you’ll have all year"

London

The Prickle

"high explosive glam rock, like you’ve never heard it before"

London

Fab UK magazine

"It’s sensory overload in a good way"

London

Wiener Zeitung

"a spectacular spectacle"

Wien

Musical Theatre review

" an explosive, thrilling triumph "

London

The Upcoming

"once you’re hooked, it’s a guilty pleasure you’re proud to share with the audience"

London

The arts shelf

"An extraordinary, high-octane, multimedia masterpiece"

Manchester

SHZ.de

"Dance of the vampires is gloomy and colorful, funny and serious "

Hamburg

North West End

"Bat Out of Hell is for me a once in a lifetime production"

Manchester

SW Londoner

"there really is nothing not to like"

London

theatre-news.com

"explosive representations of the classic songs"

London

Music Week

"Here the magic of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman is rendered undeniable"

London

Coffin tanz

"I was blown away by this show"

Köln

Theatre and Performance

"Impressive performances "

London

It's a wee bit eggy

"of the greatest musical I have ever had the pleasure of seeing"

London

Evening Standard

"the songs are never less than bombastic"

London

Theatre Weekly

"London may not have seen anything like Bat Out of Hell The Musical before"

London

Westend Wilma

"this is a show that will bring your spirit up and your jaw down to the floor"

London

Tom Talks Show

"Certainly one to go and see again and again!"

London

British Theatre Guide

"completely bringing the house down prior to the interval"

London

edfringe.com

"I was utterly blown away by Whistle Down The Wind"

Edinburgh

View from the Cheap Seat

"It’s a Rock and Roll Dream Come Through…"

London

Culcure Whisper

"this is a musical that brings riotous joy "

London

The Guardian

"Bat Out of Hell the Musical often feels like being in the fast lane"

London

The Telegraph

"A care-banishing blast of wild-child zaniness"

London

Bluinartinfo

"The Steinman bandwagon is just beginning"

London

Inews

"Bat out of Hell is gloriously over the top"

London

The Times

"bats actually do fly during this megablast of a musical"

London

What's on stage

"Bat Out of Hell is a glorious, ridiculous, insanely enjoyable night out"

London

Die Presse

"this "dance of the vampires" does not disappoint"

Wien

georgiarknight.com

"Overall I thought the show was superb"

London

Classic Rock

"It looks amazing"

London

London Theatre

"punchily rendered by a hard-working cast "

London

Financia Times

"Jim Steinman’s rock’n’roll musical already feels like a classic"

London

Mature Times

"Meat Loaf fans will still have a good time"

London

The Sweet London Life

"Unadulterated escapism"

London

Daily Express

"..so many great singers on stage in the same production"

London

Mercur.de

"A must for musical fans"

München

theprocrastinatingpoet.com

"... it sure is worth the cost!"

London

London Box Office

"will leave you feeling pretty reckless"

London

Theatre South East

"an evening of world class music and performance"

London

Moshville Times

"an exhilarating ride of classic heavy rock"

London

Burton Mail

"... a first-rate show"

Burton

Metro

"It’s so brilliantly awful it teeters on awfully brilliant"

London

Irish World

" It is exhilirating in its pace and special effects"

London

Cheap Theatre tickets

"Defies reality in every possible way"

London

The Reviews hub

"a score that Wagner himself would have been proud of"

London

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