Arthur Kopit

Nine Arthur Kopit

Adaptation from the Italian by Mario Fratti Musical / 1m, 22f, 4 boys (or 10 m, 13 f, 4 boys) / Unit set This spectacular winner of the 1982 Tony Award for Best Musical delighted Broadway theatergoers in a hit revival in 2003 starring Antonio Banderas. Based on Fellini's classic film 8 1/2, Nine is the story of a celebrated film director Guido Contini and his attempts to come up with a plot for his next film as he is pursued by hordes of beautiful women, all clamoring to be loved by him and him alone. Flashbacks reveal the substance of his life-which will become the material for his next film: a musical version of the Casanova story. "A rich and thrilling night of theatre." -N. Y. Post "A galloping fantasy [with a] ravishingly inventive and tuneful score." -N. Y. Times "Has been impressively reborn... Yeston's score comes across with extraordinary power." -N. Y. Daily News