Barbarella (musical)

Infobox Musical
name= Barbarella
subtitle=


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music= Dave Stewart
lyrics= Dave Stewart
book=
basis= Film "Barbarella"
productions= 2004 Vienna
awards=

"Barbarella" is a musical based on the film "Barbarella", which in turn was based on a French science fiction comic book created by Jean-Claude Forest. The story is about Barbarella, a young woman who has numerous adventures, often involving sex, while journeying around the galaxy.

The musical was written by British composer Dave Stewart and premiered in Vienna, Austria on March 11, 2004. The title role was played by Nina Proll [http://www.ninaproll.at/ (Austrian Homepage)] . The musical closed on January 1, 2005. A cast recording was made, but only 100 copies were pressed for the public. These were distributed by lottery to members of the Vereinigte Bühnen Wien (United Stages of Vienna)'s "Musical Club".

External links

* [http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117923418.html?categoryid=33&cs=1 Review] in "Variety"
* [http://search.ft.com/nonFtArticle?id=040316000876 Interview] with Stewart in "Financial Times"
* [http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,2144,1143991,00.html Review] in "Deutsche Welle"
* [http://www.welt.de/print-welt/article300648/Barbarella_als_Pipi-Langstrumpf-Musical.html Review] in Die Welt
* [http://www.netzeitung.de/reise/271973.html Review] in Netzeitung