Marguerite

RUTHIE HENSHALL, JULIAN OVENDEN AND ALEXANDER HANSON LEAD CAST IN
WORLD PREMIERE OF MARGUERITE -
A NEW MUSICAL BY
MICHEL LEGRAND, ALAIN BOUBLIL, CLAUDE-MICHEL SCHÖNBERG,
JONATHAN KENT AND HERBERT KRETZMER

The final production in Jonathan Kent’s Theatre Royal Haymarket Season will be the world premiere of Marguerite, a new musical with music by Michel Legrand, book by Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Jonathan Kent, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer - original French lyrics by Alain Boublil and orchestrations and arrangements by Michel Legrand and Seann Alderking. 

A love story set in Paris during the Second World War, Marguerite draws inspiration from one of the greatest of romantic novels, La Dame aux Camélias by Alexandre Dumas. Marguerite is the beautiful and notorious mistress of a high ranking German officer.  Armand is a young musician half her age who falls obsessively in love with her.  Their dangerous love story is played out against the background of Occupied Paris.

Ruthie Henshall, the award-winning West End and Broadway actress, returns to the London stage to play the title role alongside Julian Ovenden who will play Armand and Alexander Hanson who will play German officer, Otto.  

Address:  Theatre Royal Haymarket
   Haymarket
   London
   SW1Y 4HT

Box Office:   0845 481 1870

  www.marguerite-themusical.com
   www.trh.co.uk

Performances: Marguerite
Monday – Saturday at 7.30pm
Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2.30pm
£25.00 - £60.00 plus concessions