The Fix (musical)
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| Music | Dana P. Rowe |
| Lyrics | John Dempsey |
| Book | John Dempsey |
| Productions | 1997 West End 1998 Arlington, Virginia 2010 New York University |
The Fix is a musical with book and lyrics by John Dempsey and music by Dana P. Rowe. It concerns the career of a fictional U.S. politician who gets mixed up with the Mafia.
It premiered at London's Donmar Warehouse in 1997.
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[edit] Production history
The Fix was originally developed in association with Cameron Mackintosh under the working title Cal: A Musical Tale of Relative Insanity. It premiered at the Donmar Warehouse, running from 29 April, 1997 through 14 June, 1997, directed by Sam Mendes and starring John Barrowman, Kathryn Evans and Philip Quast.[1] Quast won the 1998 Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role in The Fix. The musical was also nominated for Oliviers for Best New Musical, Best Actor in a Musical (for Barrowman), and Best Lighting Designer (for Howard Harrison).[2] Colin Welford conducted the production.[3]
It received its U.S. premiere at the Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia, running from March 17, 1998 through April 26, 1998, where it was directed by Eric D. Schaeffer.[4]
The Fix had its Tri-State premiere at Princeton University's Theatre-Intime in 2003. Rachael Timinsky, Princeton '04, directed the production.[5]
[edit] Synopsis
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U.S. senator and Presidential candidate, Reed Chandler, dies while in bed with his mistress. At Reed's funeral, his widow Violet encourages her brother-in-law, Grahame Chandler, to mentor her son, Cal, through the ranks of political office, to follow in the footsteps of his father. Violet and Grahame shepherd Cal through successful campaigns for the City Council and Governorship, but Cal gets mixed up with local mob boss Anthony Gliardi and begins an affair with a club singer, Tina. Alcohol and drugs take their strain on Cal. Eventually, the mob turns on Cal, and he and Tina are brutally gunned down.
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At Donmar Warehouse, 1997
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At Signature Theater, 1998
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[edit] Original London cast
In order of appearance:
- Cal Chandler (Violet's son) – John Barrowman
- Reed Chandler (a senator) – David Firth
- Donna (his mistress) – Christina Fry
- Peter (Chandler family chief of security) – David Bardsley
- Richard (Chandler family's personal physician) – Richard D. Sharp
- Grahame Chandler (Reed's older brother) – Philip Quast
- Violet Chandler (Reed's wife) – Kathryn Evans
- Danielle (maid to the Chandler family) – Hannah Tollman
- Bobby "Cracker" Barrel (a redneck) – Bogdan Kominowski
- Deborah Pullman (soon to be Cal Chandler's wife) – Gael Johnson
- Sheila (Grahame's assistant) – Christina Fry
- Leslie Pynchon (a speech coach) – Carrie Ellis
- Tina McCoy (a dancer) – Krysten Cummings
- Anthony Gliardi (a mob boss) – Nicholas Pound
- Frankie Diamanti (his assistant) – Mark Frendo
- Cardinal O'Hare – Christopher Holt
- Young Bobby "Cracker" Barrel – John Partridge
- Calvin Chandler Jr (Cal's son) – Thomas Hawes/Thomas Moll/Archie Preston
- Newscaster – Rebecca Front
[edit] References
- ^ "The Fix production information", empirenet.com, accessed December 7, 2008
- ^ "1998 Olivier Awards winners and nominations". Albermarle of London. http://www.albemarle-london.com/awards/AwardWinners.php?Award_Type=Laurence%20Olivier%20Awards&Year=1998. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
- ^ Cast Albums, 21 July 2008 [1]
- ^ Gutman, Les."DC Report, Part 1, Review of Signature Theatre The Fix", curtainup.com, April 1998
- ^ "Tri-State Debut of Musical the Fix". Playbill. http://www.playbill.com/news/article/72397-Tri-State-Debut-of-Musical-The-Fix-Set-for-Princeton-in-2003. Retrieved 29 Sep 2002.
