Lukas Sartori and Carin Filipcic in Dinosauruer das Musical at the Theater der Jugend, Vienna
Dinosaurier das Musical continues at the Theater der Jugend, Vienna until 10 November.
To kick off the 2014/2015 season, the Theater der Jugend, Vienna’s number one theatre for young people, brings back the renowned team of Werner Sobotka, Simon Eichenberger and Christian Frank, whose production of Winnifred oder die Prinzessin auf der Erbse (Once Upon a Mattress) was a real triumph. This time around they have opted for a rather less famous piece, namely The Dinosaur Musical, in a European premiere as Dinosaurier das Musical, translated by Sobotka himself.
The show, which features music by Robert Reale, book and lyrics by Willie Reale and instrumentations by Irwin Fish, follows the story of a Dinosaur kingdom reigned by Quincy, who is tricked by Fräulein Liszt and Mr Tück into stopping the meat treaty, which states that anything alive shouldn’t be eaten. It is a piece about resistance, but also about freedom and hope. Reginald van Cleef is part of a group called ‘la resistance’ who are against the stoppage of this treaty. Thankfully, in the end Quincy realises that he has been tricked and everyone is safe again.
The casts consists of Lukas Sartori as King Marcus/Swifty Levine, Matias Lavall as Quincy, Armin Kahl as Reginald van Cleef, Sarah Baum as Elly, Patricia Nessy as Carlotta Devries, Marianne Curn as Mindy, Carin Filipcic as Mamma Lucrezdia/Fräulein Liszt, Stefan Konrad as Armando/Mr Tück and Melanie Gebhard as Genevive/Gertraud.
There is no doubt that the stars of the show are Patricia Nessy and Carin Filipcic. They are both vocally strong and do a splendid job throughout. It is nice to see Filipcic in two completely different roles: while Fräulein Liszt is evil and cruel, Mamna Lucrezdia is the opposite: sweet, funny and caring. This enables her to showcase her acting skills on top of her singing, which in any case is divine. I particularly enjoyed her ‘Pasta’ song, which is performed as a singalong at the end of the show as well.
Sobotka, along with choreographer Simon Eichenberger, set designer Roswitha Wilding-Meisel, costume designer Elisabeth Gressel, and musical director Christian Frank (even though the music is pre-recorded) create a colourful production, with some great moments, addressing issues that couldn’t be more relevant today, which makes this THE show to see with your kids in Vienna at the moment.
Ludovico Lucchesi Palli
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