ROBERT MITCHELL
| Nationality: | Italian/American |
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Plays by Robert Mitchell
Capone |
| 1st Produced: | Plans are currently set for a Broadway Opening later this year | 2009 | ||||
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| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | One Man Musical | - | Parts: | Male | 1 | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Book, Music and Lyrics by Robert Mitchell. | |||||
| Synopsis: | Robert Mitchell's latest project is a new one man musical, "Capone," to star Danny Aiello. Plans are currently set for a Broadway Opening later this year. The story deals not with the notorious crime boss that everyone knows, but rather, the "Capone" of his "retirement years". Released early from Alcatraz, due to an advanced case of syphilis, rendering him incapable of harm to society, he is a man largely oblivious to his former life whose mental state has been reduced to that of a ten year old. He is given to hallucinations, epileptic fits, long talks with God, perhaps even seeking atonement for his many sins... | |||||
DiMaggio-The Man Behind the Myth |
| 1st Produced: | 2007 | |||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 4 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | book, music and lyrics by Robert Mitchell | |||||
| Synopsis: | DiMaggio, The Man Behind the Myth, the most recent production, a splashy, song-and-dance musical that features the energetic Jazz and Latin rhythms of the 40s, 50s and early 60s, was produced in New York City at Wings Theatre in December of 2007. Regarding the work, Mario Fratti (author-translator of "Nine") wrote: There is something extraordinary taking place at Wings Theatre: "DiMaggio" the new musical by the very active playwright and composer, Robert Mitchell... | |||||
Frankenstein |
| 1st Produced: | 2006 | |||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Opera Musical | - | Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Book, Music and Lyrics by Robert Mitchell. | |||||
| Synopsis: | Frankenstein, a retelling of the Mary Shelley novel from the monsters point of view, featured Brian Charles Rooney (Roundabout Theatres Three Penny Opera) as Victor Frankenstein, produced at Wings Theatre in 2006. | |||||
La Tristezza |
| 1st Produced: | Golden Fleece Opera-New York City. | 2006 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | One Act Opera | - | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Book, Music and Lyrics by Robert Mitchell. | |||||
| Synopsis: | - | |||||
One Man, Two Minds |
| 1st Produced: | Golden Fleece Opera Co., New York City | 1988 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | One Act Opera | - | Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 1 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Book, Music and Lyrics by Robert Mitchell. | |||||
| Synopsis: | One Man, Two Minds, commissioned by a grant from Meet The Composer and broadcast live on WQXR radio In The Listening Room, was originally performed by Golden Fleece Ltd. - The Composers Chamber Theatre, and later, Soho Rep to acclaim from the New York Times, Backstage, and The Daily News. | |||||
Rappacchini's Daughter |
| 1st Produced: | Music Theatreworks, Palo Alto, CA | 1994 | ||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | Opera Musical | - | Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | Book, Music and Lyrics by Robert Mitchell. | |||||
| Synopsis: | Rappaccini's Daughter, an opera musical fantasy based on a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, was most recently produced in Las Vegas, in September 2007; and at the former Whole Theatre Co. in Montclair, NJ, Olympia Dukakis, artistic director, also at Theatre Music Theatreworks in Palo Alto, CA. | |||||
They All Knew |
| 1st Produced: | 2005 | |||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Musical | Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 3 |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | book, music and lyrics by Robert Mitchell | |||||
| Synopsis: | They All Knew, a musical about family ties, secrets and lies, produced at Wings Theatre, received critical acclaim from The New York Times, The New Yorker, and others. | |||||
Vincent |
| 1st Produced: | 2002 | |||||
| Company: | - | |||||
| 1st Published: | - | ISBN | - | |||
| To Buy This Play: | I don't think the play has been published but you could try abebooks.com or the playwright direct where their email is shown at the top of the page | |||||
| Genre: | - | Dramatic Musical | Parts: | Male | - | Female | - |
| Parts Other: | - | |||||
| Notes: | book, music and lyrics by Robert Mitchell | |||||
| Synopsis: | Vincent, based on the life and letters of van Gogh, won the OOBR AWARD for BEST MUSICAL of the 2003/2004 season in New York City. After critical acclaim by New York Times, Backstage and Variety, among others, it was revived the following season. | |||||