When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian love with the eleven-time Oscar-winning film Titanic, you get Titanique, a musical celebration that turns one of the greatest love stories of all time into a hysterical and joyful slay-fest. Featuring powerhouse voices and show-stopping numbers (plus, contemporary pop culture and punchy odes to the 90s film), Titanique is a one-of-a-kind musical voyage bursting with nostalgia & heart. It's a pure love letter comedy, fun and all things joyful!
As jokes land and jokes sink, there’s still the joy of hearing many of Dion’s greatest hits, a cavalcade of top-tier pop. As with “Mamma Mia!” and other jukebox musicals, if you take time to think beforehand where these songs will fit, you can probably guess the placements of such earworms as “Taking Chances,” “Tell Him,” “Because You Loved Me,” “I Drove All Night,” “The Prayer,” and “To Love You More.” And if you love these songs, it doesn’t really matter where they end up – just that they’re enthusiastically and often superbly sung!
My fears about the production were almost immediately assuaged when I entered the theatre and saw the giant, disco ball-like, glittering heart of the ocean (designed by Eric Reynolds) gloriously dangling in front of the curtain. It was at once beautifully crafted, and camp as Christmas, which pretty much sums up the show that followed once the curtain rose. The tight and witty book by Mindelle, Rousouli, and Tye Blue—who also directs—touches on a cornucopia of pop culture references, many of which will particularly resonate with queer audiences, and I’ll leave you to the delight of discovering them for yourself.
2022 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Return Production Off-Broadway |
2022 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Return Engagement Off-Broadway |
West End |
West End |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Marla Mindelle |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Musical | Titanique |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Tye Blue |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical | Marla Mindelle |
2023 | The Lortels | Outstanding Choreographer | Ellenore Scott |
2023 | The Lortels | Outstanding Costume Design | Alejo Vietti |
2023 | The Lortels | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical | John Riddle |
2023 | The Lortels | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical | Marla Mindelle |
2023 | The Lortels | Outstanding Musical | Titanique |
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