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1965 musical
The Game of Love is an
English-language
musical based on the
German plays
Anatol and Anatols Größenwahn ("Anatol's megalomania") by Austrian
playwright
Arthur Schnitzler.
[1]
[2] It is set in late 19th century
Vienna, and chronicles the many shallow and immature relationships of
bourgeois
playboy Anatol. The musical is based on the translation of the play by
Tom Jones. The lyrics are written by Jones, and the music is by
Jacques Offenbach, with
musical arrangements and additional music by
Nancy Ford.
[3]
[4]
Productions
Jones and Ford began work on the musical in 1965.
[5]
The musical had its
Off-Broadway premiere in 2012.
[6]
[7]
A production of the musical was staged at Station Theater in Champaign, Illinois in 2012 and at the
University of Miami in 2016.
[8]
[5]
[9]
Musical numbers
- In Vienna - Max
- I Love To Be In Love - Anatol, Max
- The Hypnotism Song - Cora, Anatol, Max
- The Music Of Bavaria - Annie, Fritz
- Finishing With An Affair - Anatol, waiters
- The Oyster Waltz - Annie, waiters
- Come Buy A Trinket - Peddlers
- There's A Room - Anatol, Gabriele
- Anatol's Last Night - Anatol
- Love Conquers All - Ilona, Anatol, Max
- Listen To The Rain - Ilona
- Seasons - Max
- It's For The Young - Anatol, Max
- Menage-A-Trois - Baron Diebel
- There's A Flower I Wear - Annette
- The Game Of Love - All
Main characters
- Anatol - the protagonist
- Max - Anatol's friend
- Cora - a
love interest of Anatol
- Annie - a love interest of Anatol
- Gabriele - a former lover of Anatol
- Ilona - a love interest of Anatol
- Annette - a love interest of Anatol
- Baron Diebel - an aging playboy
References
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^ Schnitzler, Arthur (1893).
Anatol (in German).
Berlin: Verlag des Bibliographischen Bureaus [Bureau of biography publishers]. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
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^ Gassner, John; Quinn, Edward, eds. (2002).
"Austria". The Reader's Encyclopedia of World Drama.
New York City:
Dover Publications. p.
45.
ISBN
978-0486420646.
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^
"The Game of Love". The Guide to Musical Theatre. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
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^
"The Game of Love".
Music Theatre International. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
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b Peterson, Tyler.
"Tom Jones & Nancy Ford to Preview New Musical THE GAME OF LOVE in Miami". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
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^ Gans, Andrew (11 May 2012).
"Erin Davie, Janet Dacal, Santino Fontana and More Star in York's The Game of Love May 11-13". Playbill. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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^ Moore, Sarah (2 May 2012).
"Janet Dacal, Santino Fontana Set for The Game of Love | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
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^ Rhodes, Dusty.
"'The Game of Love' is a labor of love". news.illinois.edu. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
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^ Paquette, Madelyn (2016-04-05).
"Theatre students work with Broadway legends in "The Game of Love"". The Miami Hurricane. Retrieved 2023-01-24.