The arrival of a new Baker and his younger wife turns a provincial French village upside down in this cult classic musical from the legendary Stephen Schwartz (composer of Godspell, Wicked, Pippin) and Joseph Stein (writer of Fiddler On The Roof).
WhatsOnStage award winner Lucie Jones (Wicked, Waitress) and Olivier award
winner Clive Rowe (Sister Act) star as Genevieve the Baker’s Wife and Aimable the Baker, with Mark Extance, Josefina Gabrielle, Michael Matus, Joaquin Pedro Valdes, David Seadon-Young, and Matthew Seadon-Young. Joining
them are Bobbie Chambers, Jack Gardner, Hana Ichijo, and Robyn Rose.
Based on the film La Femme du Boulanger by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono,
THE BAKER’S WIFE is filled with some of Schwartz’s most ravishingly beautiful music, and will immerse the audience into world of Gallic charm in this first major UK revival since its West End premiere.
Directed by Gordon Greenberg (who previously directed Barnum at the Chocolate Factory), with choreography by Matt Cole (Olivier award winner for Newsies) and designs by Paul Farnsworth, this brand new production plays for a limited 10-week season from 6 July.
Greenberg’s production, with sensitive musical direction from Dustin Conrad, delivers the perfect balance of rustic charm and sexual tension. It may not yet be Broadway-bound, as many of the Menier’s past shows have been, but it is a masterclass of musical theatre for the smaller stage.
Stephen Schwartz’s score, with its blend of wistful ballads and uptempo numbers sounds divine under Stuart Morley’s musical supervision and Dustin Conrad’s musical direction. This revival of The Baker’s Wife is a delicious treat; sweet without being cloying. It also features a dream ensemble cast, the kind you don’t see coming together every day.
1976 | Broadway |
Closed on the road Broadway |
1980 | Regional (US) |
Regional Revival Regional (US) |
1982 | Regional (US) |
West Coast Revival Regional (US) |
1983 | New York |
Workshop New York |
1985 | Off-Off-Broadway |
York Theatre Company Production Off-Off-Broadway |
1986 | Regional (US) |
West Coast Revival Regional (US) |
1989 | West End |
London Revival West End |
2005 | Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
Paper Mill Production Milburn, NJ (Regional) |
West End |
West End |
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