Napoleon
Music by Timothy Williams; Lyrics by Andrew Sabiston.
Director: Francesca Zambello
Decor: Michael Yeargan
Costumes: Marie-Jeanne Lecca
Lighting: Rick Fisher
Projections: Jan Hartley
Sound: Martin Levan with Hendrik Maassen
Choreography: Denni Sayers
Military Choreography: David Leong
Musical Director: David Charles Abell
Musical supervision: Seann Alderking
Orchestrations: Jonathan Tunick
Hair and Make-up: Michael Ward
Opened Shaftesbury Theatre, London 17 October, 2000. Closed 3 February, 2001
Synopsis
A musical that documented the Corsican Napoleon's life from his first meeting with Josephine to the battle of Waterloo.
Original Cast
Napoleon - Paul Baker/Uwe Kroger
Josephine - Anastasia Barzee
Talleyrand - David Burt
Fouché - David Arneil
Garreau - Teddy Kempner
Lucien - Nigel Richards
Thérèse - Sarah Ingram
Anton - Jody Crosier
Montenotte - Nicholas Pound
Clarice - Lynsey Britton
Charles - Tom Sellwood
Radet - Andy Mace
Marie-Louise - Kristin Hellberg
Ensemble:
Steve Bradford, Jacqueline Braun, Anthony Cable, lain Davey, Heather Davies, Nicholas Dunbar, Christopher Fennessy, Susie Fenwick, Hugh Futcher, Lydia Griffiths, Kristin Hoick, Gerard Leighton, Roy Litvin, Oliver Marshall, Anthony Moulton, Anita Pashley, Vincent Pirillo,
Louisa Shaw and Mark Stobbart
Musical Numbers
- Overture
- The Dream Within - Napoleon, Anton
- Cut Throat Game - Talleyrand, Garrau, Fouché
- The Road To Austria - Napoleon, Male Ensemble
- On That First Night - Napoleon & Josephine
- Tale Of The Sculptors - Sculptors
- Calm Before The Storm - Lucien
- Timor Mortis - Ensemble
- Sweet Victory Divine - Napoleon
- Walls Of Stone - Josephine
- Last Crusade - Napoleon, Montenotte, Radet
- Friend You Were To Me - Josephine & Therese
- The Day Is Won (Napoleon's Return) - Ensemble
- Waiting & Hoping - Clarise & Female Ensemble
- Finale - Napoleon & Josephine