Jump to content

Så som i himmelen (musical): Difference between revisions

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
MrAdamR (talk | contribs)
218 edits
Recordings section added
MrAdamR (talk | contribs)
218 edits
m →‎Tracklist: made it a list
Line 234: Line 234:


=== Tracklist ===
=== Tracklist ===
1. Så Som I Himmelen
# 1. Så Som I Himmelen
2. Den Tid Jag Har
# 2. Den Tid Jag Har
3. Fråga Arne
# 3. Fråga Arne
4. Gabriellas Sång
# 4. Gabriellas Sång
5. En Sång Till Livet
# 5. En Sång Till Livet
6. Alla Ord Om Synd
# 6. Alla Ord Om Synd
7. Änglasång
# 7. Änglasång
8. Stjärnorna
# 8. Stjärnorna
9. Hur Tror Du Att Det Känns
# 9. Hur Tror Du Att Det Känns
10. Reser Fast Jag Inte Vill
# 10. Reser Fast Jag Inte Vill
11. På Grund Av Dig
# 11. På Grund Av Dig
12. Tonerna - Final
# 12. Tonerna - Final


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:50, 16 October 2022

Så som i himmelen
Original Stockholm production
MusicFredrik Kempe
LyricsCarin Pollak and Fredrik Kempe
BookKay Pollak, Edward af Sillen and Carin Pollak
BasisAs It Is in Heaven
by Kay Pollak
PremiereSeptember 13, 2018: Oscarsteatern, Stockholm
Productions2018 Stockholm
2021 Malmo
Various International Productions

Så som i himmelen is a 2021 musical with music and lyrics by Carin Pollak and Fredrik Kempe and book by Kay Pollak, Edward af Sillen and Carin Pollak. The story is based on the 2004 Swedish movie As It Is in Heaven by Kay Pollak. It tells the story of Daniel Daréus, a successful and world renowned conductor whose life aspiration is to create music that will open people's hearts. After suffering heart attack, he travels back to his hometown of Norrland in the far north of Sweden. Though resistant at first, he begins working with the local choir. They in return help him fix his outlook on life through community spirit and the love of music.

Så som i himmelen premiered at the Oscarsteatern in Stockholm, opening to five star reviews.[1] The original cast starred Philip Jalmelid as Daniel, Malena Ernman as Gabriella, Björn Kjellman as Arne, Anders Ekborg as Stig and Tuva B Larsen as Lena.[2] Productions have also been staged in Norway[3] Finland[4], Austria[5] and Iceland.

Production history

Stockholm (2018–20)

Så som i himmelen had its premier on the 13th of September 2018 in Stockholm's Oscarsteatern. The limited run was extended multiple times, through to 2020.

Oslo (2020)

The first international production of Så som i himmelen had its premier at the Oslo Nye Teater on the 30th of January 2020 but closed due to COVID-91, then returned on the 8th of April 2022. A tour Norwegian tour of the Oslo production then took place, stopping in Bergen, Skien, Kristiansand, Tønsberg, Trondheim, Lillestrøm, Lillehammer and Stavanger[6] before returning to Oslo Nye Teater in 2023.[7]

Mo i Rana (2021)

On the 13th February 2021, Nordland Teater premiered their own Northern Norwegian version of Så som i himmelen. Making it the 2nd Norwegian production, but the 1st in Nordland and Nordland Teater's biggest production ever.[8]

Helsinki (2021)

Titled Niin kuin taivaassa, the musical opened in the Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri on the 26th of August 2021.

Linz (2021)

Austria debuted the original German translation of the musical Wie im Himmel in the Landestheater in Linz on the 11th of September 2021.

Malmö (2022)

A brand new Swedish cast[9] will take to the Malmö Opera stage from the 30th of April 2022.[10]

Gothenburg (2022)

The entire original Stockholm cast were meant to take the musical to The Theater Gothia Towers in 2020, but this was postponed due to COVID-19. Currently the Gothenburg production is due to run in the Scandinavium instead from 27 May to 5 June 2022.[11]

Reykjavík (2022)

An Icelandic translation of the musical opened on the 16th of September 2022 in the National Theatre of Iceland titled Sem á himni. [12]

Other Notable Productions

SäffleOperan were the first semi-professional house in the world to premiere Så som i himmelen in Sweden on the 1st of October 2022. Andreas Hoff played Daniel, after also performing the role in Nordland Teater's production in Norway.[13]

Germany's 1st production of Wie im Himmel will also be the musical's fully no-profit amateur debut, and will premier on the 10th of November 2022 in Rheda-Wiedenbrück by Musical-Fabrik.[14]

Casts

The principal original casts of the major productions of Så som i himmelen.

Characters Original Stockholm Cast Original Oslo Cast Original Mo i Rana Cast Original Helsinki Cast Original Linz Cast Original Malmö Cast Original Reykjavík Cast
Daniel Philip Jalmelid Hans Marius Hoff Mittet Andreas Hoff Tuukka Leppänen Mathias Edenborn / Christian Fröhlich Fredrik Lycke Elmar Gilbertsson
Lena Tuva B Larsen Heidi Ruud Ellingsen / Mari Dahl Sæther Karoline Dons Oona Airola Celina dos Santos Ester Hedlund Salka Sól Eyfeld
Gabriella Malena Ernman Jannike Kruse Christine Guldbrandsen Emilia Nyman Judith Jandl / Sanne Mieloo Jenny Holmgren Valgerður Guðnadóttir
Arne Björn Kjellman / Morgan Alling Jan Martin Johnsen Finn Arve Sørbøe Puntti Valtonen Gernot Romic Erik Gullbransson Guðjón Davíð Karlsson
Stig Anders Ekborg Johannes Joner Per-Egil Aske Antti Timonen Karsten Kenzel Rolf Lydahl Hinrik Ólafsson
Inger Sara Jangfeldt Trine Wenberg Svensen Kirsti Eline Torhaug Sanna Majuri Daniela Dett Åsa Fång Katrín Halldóra Sigurðardóttir
Conny Christopher Wollter Niklas Gundersen Rune Storsæther Løding Olli Rahkonen Sebastian of Malfer Michael Jansson Kjartan Darri Kristjánsson
Tore Rikard Björk Modou Bah Espen Bråten Kristoffersen Paavo Kääriäinen / Jaakko Lahtinen Lukas Sandmann Patrik Hont Almar Blær Sigurjónsson
Olga Beatrice Järås Kari-Ann Grønsund Elisabeth Moberg Sinikka Sokka Birgit Zamulo Carina Söderman Ragnheiður K. Steindórsdóttir
Siv Thérèse Andersson Lewis Helle Haugen Anna Karoline Bjelvin Anna Victoria Eriksson Hanna Kastner Lisa Larsson Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir
Holmfrid Linus Eklund Adolphson Porfirio Gutierrez Kristian Krokslett Tuomas Uusitalo Robert G. Neumayr Klas Wiljergård Hallgrímur Ólafsson
Erik Magnus Loftsson Mads Henning Skar-Jørgensen Kyrre Krøger Vanebo Kari Mattila William Mason Magnus Borén Örn Árnason
Florence Annica Edstam Suzanne Paalgard Marte Hansen Helena Haaranen Tina Schöltzke Hanna Ulvan Sigurður Sigurjónsson
Amanda Karolin Funke Mari Dahl Sæther / Henriette Faye-Schjøll Hannah Schulte Strid Raili Raitala Nina Weiß Nina Pressing Edda Björgvinsdóttir


Musical numbers

Recordings

The Original Stockholm Cast recording was released on the 7th of December 2018 by Playground Music. It was recorded in the studio of Benny Andersson from ABBA.[15]

Tracklist

  1. 1. Så Som I Himmelen
  2. 2. Den Tid Jag Har
  3. 3. Fråga Arne
  4. 4. Gabriellas Sång
  5. 5. En Sång Till Livet
  6. 6. Alla Ord Om Synd
  7. 7. Änglasång
  8. 8. Stjärnorna
  9. 9. Hur Tror Du Att Det Känns
  10. 10. Reser Fast Jag Inte Vill
  11. 11. På Grund Av Dig
  12. 12. Tonerna - Final

References

  1. ^ Peterson, Jens. ""Så som i himmelen" håller världsklass". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Aftonbladet.
  2. ^ "Musikalen Så som i Himmelen - Oscarsteaterns officiella hemsida". Oscarsteatern (in Swedish).
  3. ^ "Se det kritikerroste stykket "Så til himmelen" på Oslo Nye Teater". Oslo Nye (in Norwegian Bokmål).
  4. ^ "Niin kuin taivaassa". Helsingin Kaupunginteatteri (in Finnish).
  5. ^ "Landestheater Linz detail". www.landestheater-linz.at.
  6. ^ Tønsberg, Tormod Hallan (9 June 2022). "Så som i himmelen". Taran AS.
  7. ^ "Se det kritikerroste stykket «Så til himmelen» på Oslo Nye Teater". Oslo Nye (in Norwegian Bokmål).
  8. ^ "Så som i himmelen". nordlandteater.no.
  9. ^ Stolt, Annette. "SÅ SOM I HIMMELEN (AS IF IN HEAVEN) at Malmö Opera". BroadwayWorld.com.
  10. ^ "Så som i himmelen". Malmö Opera (in Swedish). 6 March 2020.
  11. ^ "Så som i Himmelen". Showtic (in Swedish).
  12. ^ "Sem á himni - Þjóðleikhúsið" (in Icelandic).
  13. ^ "Så som i himmelen | SäffleOperan | Säffle". Säffleoperan (in Swedish).
  14. ^ "Die Besetzungen stehen fest! | Musical-Fabrik e.V." Musical-Fabrik e. V. (in German).
  15. ^ "Blandade Artister - Så Som I Himmelen (Musikalen)". www.bengans.se.
Wikiquote has quotations related to Så som i himmelen (musical).
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Så_som_i_himmelen_(musical)&oldid=1116440810"