The Glorious Ones is a musical with book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and music by Stephen Flaherty. Set in 17th-century Italy, it concerns a theatre group in the world of commedia dell'arte and theatre of the Italian Renaissance. [1] After premiering in Pittsburgh in April 2007, the musical opened Off-Broadway in October 2007.

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Production history

The show premiered April 27, 2007, at the Pittsburgh Public Theater and closed on May 20, 2007. ^[2] It then opened Off-Broadway at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater, as a production of the Lincoln Center Theatre on October 11, 2007 and ran through January 6, 2008. Directed and choreographed by Graciella Danielle, the New York cast featured Marc Kudisch, Erin Davie, Natalie Venetia Belcon, and David Patrick Kelly.

Songs

;Prologue – The Glorious Ones/ Flaminio Scale, The Glorious Ones

• Making Love /Columbine, Flaminio and Troupe
• Pantalone Alone / Pantalone
• The Comedy of Love/Pantalone, Armanda Ragusa, and Troupe

;Scenario – The Madness of Columbine /The Glorious Ones

• The Comedy of Love (reprise) /Pantalone, Armanda Raousa
• The Glorious Ones (reprise) /Flaminio
• Madness to Act /Flaminio
• Absalom/ Francesco
• The Invitation to France / Doctore
• Flaminio Scale's Historical Journey to France/ The Glorious Ones
• Two Lazzi /The Glorious Ones
• Armanda'sTarantella /Armanda, Men
• Improvisation / Flaminio
• The World She Writes/ IsabeIla Andreini
• Opposite You /Franccsco, lsabella
• My Body Wasn't Why/ Columbine

;Scenario – The Madness of Isabella /The Glorious Ones

• Flaminio Scale's Ominous Dream /Flaminio and Troupe
• The World She Writes (reprise) / Francesco
• Rise and Fall /Dottore and Troupe
• The Moon Woman, A Play The Glorious Ones
• The Glorious Ones (reprise) Flaminio
• I Was Here / Flaminio
• Armanda's Sack /Armanda and Troupe
• Finale/ The Glorious Ones

Characters and off-Broadway cast

• Columbina – Natalie Venetia Belcon
• Isabella Andreini/Young Boy Actor – Erin Davie
• Dottore – John Kassir
• Pantalone – David Patrick Kelly
• Flaminio Scala – Marc Kudisch
• Armanda Ragusa – Julyana Soelistyo
• Francesco Andreini/Comic Servant – Jeremy Webb

Awards and nominations

;Drama Desk Awards

• Outstanding Musical (nomination)
• Outstanding Music (nomination)
• Outstanding Lyrics (nomination)
• Outstanding Orchestrations (Michael Starobin) (nomination)
• Outstanding Costume Design (Mara Blumenfeld) (nomination)

;Outer Critics Circle Award

• Outstanding New Off-Broadway New Musical (nomination)
• Outstanding Choreographer (nomination)

References

1. Salzman, Simon. Review, curtainup.com, November 11, 2007
2. Jones, Kenneth. "Glorious Ones, New Musical from Ahrens, Flaherty and Daniele, Opens in PA", playbill.com, April 27, 2008