Oct 4, 2009

Michael presents what he regards as the 7 Deadly Sins Of A Bad Musical – mistakes that leave us bored and empty after a performance rather than inspired, energized and entertained from a rousing master piece of musical theater. Did we “get” the purpose of the story withing the first few minutes? Did we identify with the main characters and...

Feb 11, 2011

The latest news from Global Broadway Productions confirm that the English premiere of the German Hit Musical REBECCA will happen on Broadway in Fall 2011. Unfortunately, the original plans for a London-premiere had to be canceled due to insurmountable technical difficulties in regard to specific stage design elements for REBECCA. A first reading with Sierra...

The English-language premiere of the hit musical REBECCA has been confirmed by Global Broadway Productions. London in 2011 and Broadway in 2012! For news updates and to register for priority booking – visit the official website: REBECCA The Musical This is great...

Oct 30, 2009

It all begins in 1926, in a small hotel in Monte Carlo. Maxim de Winter, a wealthy widower from England, marries a beautiful young woman from a rather common background. As soon as the couple returns to de Winter’s Estate Manderley, trouble arises in the form of long-time housekeeper Mrs. Danvers. The ghost of Maxim’s first wife Rebecca seems to...

Oct 26, 2009

Michael Kunze dreams of creating a drama musical about flying. And then he wonders about two things… why has it never been done before? will it ever be produced? “The idea that the human mind can invent something that enables us to fly…is an incredible musical theme”, says Michael, “and it must be done on stage!” Is there a...

Oct 25, 2009

In our video chat about libretto translation, I asked Michael Kunze about his highly successful German adaptions of famous hit musicals, such as Cats, A Chorus Line, Phantom Of The Opera, The Lion King, Evita, Mamma Mia, and numerous other musical world hits. I wondered how easy (or difficult) it is to translate a libretto from English into German. A simple...

Oct 11, 2009

Michael Kunze’s hit musical Tanz der Vampire (Dance of the Vampires) was based on Roman Polanski’s 1967 spoof horror film The Fearless Vampire Killers. I asked Michael about his experience working with someone as eccentric as the great Polish...

In this extensive October ’09 interview with Broadway World’s Jonathon Collis, Michael Kunze talks about the latest news on the English-language premiere of his drama musical “Rebecca”. But wait, there’s more! Mr. Collis asked Michael several questions regarding the history and definition of drama musicals, the difficulties of...