Nine The Musical

An allusive and vivacious Stage Art production!

Nine The Musical is not just an entertaining night out with a bunch of songs, it is a true experiential stirring of the senses.

A Broadway show written by Arthur Kopit, based on Federico Fellini’s film 8 ¹⁄2, it is a wild adventurous story that explores the mind of a creative genius. Guido (Anthony Scundi), a famous film director, caught between a mid life crisis and a crumbling marriage, while being pressured to provide a script to appease his producer and keep the press at bay. Bereft of ideas, he spends time in Venice musing about all the woman in his life.

The outstanding and award winning musical score by Maury Yeston provides a vivid colorful canvas for Michael Ralph to direct and choreograph his stunning and talented cast. Protagonist Scundi is a gem at orchestrating an emotive circuit of song and dance around his women. He cheekily captures the portrait of the torn artist who clings to his muses with desperate unease, while the rest of the cast provide an alluring and magical backdrop to his plaguing subconscious.

This is an audacious production, performed in a confined space with minimal sets, that is driven by dynamic exuberant energy. Guido’s ideal muse and actress Claudia (Courtney Glass) delivers an emotive almost operatic rendition of ‘A Man Like You’, while in ‘Folies Bergeres’, Guido’s sassy producer Lilliane La Fleur (Rebecca Morton) and company perform an alluring burlesque inspired song and dance routine prodding Guido to create a musical.

Nine The Musical is a beguiling and charming production with fine detail to costume and dance that enhances character and song combination.  The sassy Carla (Rachel Bronca), the perfect mistress, is eager to devour her master in ‘A Call From the Vatican’, while Guido toys with his Catholic guilt. In fact the entire team are superb performers and each song is equally a fantastic as the next.

This is a wonderful revival of Nine The Musical that never ceases to entertain and bedazzle us.

Flora Georgiou