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Orson Welles

ORSON WELLES  (1915 - 1985)

 Nationality:    USA
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 Around The World         Chimes At Midnight         Julius Caesar: The Death of a Dictator         Moby Dick Rehearsed         War Of The Worlds, The

Around The World

Orson Welles
adaptation of Around the World in Eighty Days.

Notes:
Music by Cole Porter; Lyrics by Cole Porter; Incidental score by Cole Porter; Book Adapted by Orson Welles; Based on the novel by Jules Verne

1st Produced:
Adelphi Theatre, NY    1946

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  large cast

Further Reference:
-

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Chimes At Midnight

Synopsis:
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Notes:
From Shakespeare

1st Produced:

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
Adaptation

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-

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Julius Caesar: The Death of a Dictator

Synopsis:
The Gangbusters Theatre Company bring their trademark Speed & Violence to Orson Welles' adaptation of Shakespeare's tragic masterpiece. Set in a militant future and scored to the music of Metallica, this one-act production will punch you in the throat.

Notes:
Based on text by William Shakespeare, Adapted by Orson Welles, with Music by Metallica

1st Produced:
HERE Arts Center- Mainstage Theater    14 Aug 2010

Organisations:
The Gangbusters Theatre Company

1st Published:
-   -

Music:
-

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Genre:
1h 35m National Los Angeles, CA

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Moby Dick Rehearsed

Orson Welles
a rehearsal for a performance of Lear is transformed into one for Moby Dick

Notes:
from novel by Herman Melville

1st Produced:
Duke of Yorks Theatre, London    16 Jun 1955

Organisations:
-

1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,    978--0573612428

Music:
-

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Genre:
Adaptation

Parts:
Male:  12            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
Wearing - The London Stage 55.118

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War Of The Worlds, The

Synopsis:
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Notes:
Written by Oron Wells And Howard Koch. From the original radio broadcast of October 1938. Based on the book by H G Wells

1st Produced:
Raw Space, New York    2002

Organisations:
Genesis Ensemble Repertory Inc

1st Published:
"We interrupt this broadcast. . ..."   -

Music:
-

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