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This article is about the musical, for the film adaptation see Carmen Jones (film)
Carmen Jones
Music Georges Bizet
Lyrics Oscar Hammerstein II
Book Oscar Hammerstein II
Based upon Georges Bizet opera Carmen
Novella Carmen by Prosper Mérimée
Productions 1943 Broadway
1954 film
1991 Old Vic

Carmen Jones was a 1943 Broadway musical, later made into a 1954 musical film; the play also ran for a season in 1991 at London's Old Vic and most recently in London's Royal Festival Hall in the South Bank Centre in 2007[1]. This article is about the 1954 film for the musical the film was based on see Carmen Jones Carmen Jones is a 1954 Musical Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era Oscar Hammerstein II (ˈhæmɚstaɪn (born Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein) ( July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was Oscar Hammerstein II (ˈhæmɚstaɪn (born Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein) ( July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era Carmen is a French Opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The Libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based "Carmen" is a Novella by Prosper Mérimée written and first published in 1845 Prosper Mérimée ( September 28, 1803 &ndash September 23, 1870) was a French dramatist historian, archaeologist Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar. The Old Vic is a Theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. The musical film is a Film genre in which several Songs sung by the characters are interwoven into the narrative London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The Old Vic is a Theatre located just south-east of Waterloo Station in London on the corner of The Cut and Waterloo Road. Royal Festival Hall is a concert dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London, England. Southbank Centre is a complex of artistic venues located in London, UK, on the South Bank of the River Thames between County Hall It is an updating of the Georges Bizet opera Carmen in an African-American setting. Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era Carmen is a French Opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The Libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa (Bizet's opera was, in turn, based on the 1846 novella by Prosper Mérimée. "Carmen" is a Novella by Prosper Mérimée written and first published in 1845 Prosper Mérimée ( September 28, 1803 &ndash September 23, 1870) was a French dramatist historian, archaeologist ) The Broadway musical was produced by Billy Rose, using an all-black cast. Billy Rose ( September 6, 1899 &ndash February 10, 1966) Rose was diminutive in stature Oscar Hammerstein II wrote the book (dialogue) and lyrics, but stuck rather closely to Bizet's original music, which was re-orchestrated for a Broadway orchestra by Robert Russell Bennett. Oscar Hammerstein II (ˈhæmɚstaɪn (born Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein) ( July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was Robert Russell Bennett ( June 15, 1894 – August 18, 1981)was an American Composer and Arranger, best

The original Broadway cast members were nearly all new to the stage; Kennedy and Muir write that on the first day of rehearsal only one member had ever been on a stage before. [2]

The latest incarnation of the musical is currently running at the Royal Festival Hall in London up until the second of September.

The 1954 film was adapted by Hammerstein and Harry Kleiner. This article is about the 1954 film for the musical the film was based on see Carmen Jones Carmen Jones is a 1954 Musical It was directed by Otto Preminger and starred Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte. Otto Ludwig Preminger ( December 5[[ 906]]&ndash April 23[[ 986]] was an Austrian born Film director who moved from the theatre to Hollywood Dorothy Jean Dandridge ( November 9, 1922 &ndash September 8, 1965) was an American Actress and Popular singer Harold George Belafonte Jr (born March 1 1927 is an American musician actor and Social activist.

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Plot

Parachute maker Carmen Jones makes a play for a "fly boy" airforce man Joe, who is in love with sweet Cindy Lou and about to marry her on a day pass when Carmen gets into a cat fight and stabs another woman.

Joe's pass is cancelled in order for him to drive her to the next town to be handed over to the non-military police. Instead, she charms and seduces him; and he is court-martialed for not delivering her to the authorities.

While she waits for Joe to be released from military prison, she hangs around Billy Pastor's jive cafe where she encounters boxer Husky Miller, who is instantly besotted with Carmen, calling her "heatwave".

She is initially uninterested. But her friends Frankie and Mert know that their invitation from Husky's manager to see him fight in Chicago depends on Carmen being there too.

Then Joe turns up at the cafe but gets into a fight with a sergeant. The train tickets to Chicago offer them a way of avoiding the MPs. After a few days holed up with no money and no future with Joe, Carmen gets itchy feet and pays a visit to her two friends, now covered in diamonds and furs, at Husky's training camp.

Later, at Husky's apartment, Frankie reads her cards, and reveals the Nine of Spades - the card of Death. In the belief that her days are numbered, she gives in to Husky's advances and the luxurious life he can offer and abandons Joe.

Cindy Lou comes to look for Joe, but he is still in love with Carmen and spurns Cindy Lou. The night of Husky's title fight, Joe turns up to try and convince Carmen to come back to him, but when she rejects him, he kills her, thus making the cards' prophecy a reality.

Music

Although Oscar Hammerstein II translated the libretto for Georges Bizet's opera Carmen from French into English for his Broadway production, "The music was pretty much left intact," explains Arts and Entertainment Editor Elisabeth Vincentelli, "but Hammerstein transferred the action to WWII America. Oscar Hammerstein II (ˈhæmɚstaɪn (born Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein) ( July 12, 1895 – August 23, 1960) was A libretto is the text used in an extended Musical work such as an Opera, Operetta, Masque, sacred or secular Oratorio and Georges Bizet (25 October 1838 – 3 June 1875 was a French Composer and Pianist of the Romantic era Carmen is a French Opéra comique by Georges Bizet. The Libretto is by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, based Carmen's tobacco factory became Carmen Jones' parachute factory, bullfighter Escamillo became boxer Husky Miller, and so on. As if this weren't enough, there also was the 'small' detail of casting the show only with African-Americans. "

Vincentellli goes on to say, "Hammerstein's attempt at writing 'black' hasn't aged all that well, but many of the show's songs retain a surprising impact. The feverish intensity of 'Beat Out dat Rhythm on a Drum,' for instance, hasn't dimmed over the years, and the song's been covered by a wide variety of performers, from Pearl Bailey and Marc Almond to Mandy Patinkin. Pearl Mae Bailey ( March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American singer and actress Marc Almond (born Peter Mark Sinclair Almond on 9 July, 1957 in Southport, Lancashire, (now in the county of Merseyside Mandy Patinkin ( (born November 30, 1952) is an American actor of stage and screen and a Tenor vocalist " The majority of the actors performing the songs in the film Carmen Jones were dubbed. Even Harry Belafonte, the singer famous for "The Banana Boat Song," was dubbed with LeVern Hutcherson, and Dorothy Dandridge was dubbed by Marilyn Horne long before the singer became famous. Harold George Belafonte Jr (born March 1 1927 is an American musician actor and Social activist. Dorothy Jean Dandridge ( November 9, 1922 &ndash September 8, 1965) was an American Actress and Popular singer The American Opera singer Marilyn Horne (b January 16 1934 Bradford Pennsylvania) is a Mezzo-soprano who is particularly associated with

Songs

The Broadway production Carmen Jones features the following songs:

See also

External links

Notes

  1. ^ southbankcentre.co.uk/carmenjones, Carmen Jones at the Royal Festival Hall in London (25th July - 2nd September 2007)
  2. ^ Kennedy and Muir 1998, p. The seguidilla is a quick triple-time Spanish folksong and dance form The Toreador Song ( Votre toast je peux vous le rendre) is one of the most famous arias from the opera Carmen by Georges Bizet. Early History Before the late 1890s the image portrayed of African Americans on Broadway was a "secondhand vision of black life created by European American 77.

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