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|imagecaption=The cover for the unofficial cast recording. | |imagecaption=The cover for the unofficial cast recording. | ||
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''Lolita, my Love'' was a 1971 musical by John Barry (a well-known composer for the ''James Bond'' movies) and Alan Jay Lerner (known for the musical ''My Fair Lady'') based off the 1955 novel ''Lolita'' by Vladimir Nabokov. The musical follows the same premise of the novel: A college professor named Humphert Humphert gains an obsession with and starts to seduce his landlady's 12-year old daughter, Dolores "Lolita" Haze. As was the case with most Broadway musicals at the time, ''Lolita, my Love'' was planned to have a multi-city tour before opening on Broadway in order to rewrite and fix any issues with the musical, if needed. | ''Lolita, my Love'' was a 1971 musical by John Barry (a well-known composer for the ''James Bond'' movies) and Alan Jay Lerner (known for the musical ''My Fair Lady'') based off the 1955 novel ''Lolita'' by Vladimir Nabokov. The musical follows the same premise of the novel: A college professor named Humphert Humphert gains an obsession with and starts to seduce his landlady's 12-year old daughter, Dolores "Lolita" Haze. As was the case with most Broadway musicals at the time, ''Lolita, my Love'' was planned to have a multi-city tour before opening on Broadway in order to rewrite and fix any issues with the musical, if needed. | ||
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When the show opened on its second stop (Boston), reviews were more lukewarm. The cast and score were praised, but people were still wary of the show's plot. Due to lackluster ticket sales in Boston, the musical closed for good with no hope of reaching Broadway. | When the show opened on its second stop (Boston), reviews were more lukewarm. The cast and score were praised, but people were still wary of the show's plot. Due to lackluster ticket sales in Boston, the musical closed for good with no hope of reaching Broadway. | ||
A unofficial soundtrack from the show's Boston run received a limited release shortly after, using a recording from the theater's soundboard spliced into "songs". | A unofficial soundtrack from the show's Boston run received a limited release shortly after, using a recording from the theater's soundboard spliced into "songs". Initially, 13 of the songs in the Boston recording were considered lost. | ||
On May 9, 2020, YouTube channel Channel84V uploaded a complete recording of the soundboard from one of the Boston shows. | |||
It is unknown if there are any recordings from the Philadelphia show. | It is unknown if there are any recordings from the Philadelphia show. | ||
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Revision as of 23:04, 25 November 2020
The cover for the unofficial cast recording.
Status: Found
Date found: May 9, 2020
Found by: Channel84V
Lolita, my Love was a 1971 musical by John Barry (a well-known composer for the James Bond movies) and Alan Jay Lerner (known for the musical My Fair Lady) based off the 1955 novel Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov. The musical follows the same premise of the novel: A college professor named Humphert Humphert gains an obsession with and starts to seduce his landlady's 12-year old daughter, Dolores "Lolita" Haze. As was the case with most Broadway musicals at the time, Lolita, my Love was planned to have a multi-city tour before opening on Broadway in order to rewrite and fix any issues with the musical, if needed.
However, due to the controversial nature of the plot, as well as some problems with the show itself, Lolita, my Love got a significant amount of negative reviews when it opened on its first tour stop, Philadelphia. As a result, the musical went through a major overhaul between its first and second stops, replacing crew members (such as the choreographer) and hiring the 12-year old Denise Nickerson (who was known for playing Violet in the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate factory) to replace the 15-year old who was playing Lolita in Philadelphia.
When the show opened on its second stop (Boston), reviews were more lukewarm. The cast and score were praised, but people were still wary of the show's plot. Due to lackluster ticket sales in Boston, the musical closed for good with no hope of reaching Broadway.
A unofficial soundtrack from the show's Boston run received a limited release shortly after, using a recording from the theater's soundboard spliced into "songs". Initially, 13 of the songs in the Boston recording were considered lost.
On May 9, 2020, YouTube channel Channel84V uploaded a complete recording of the soundboard from one of the Boston shows.
It is unknown if there are any recordings from the Philadelphia show.
Gallery
References
- ↑ Wikipedia article on Lolita, my Love Retrieved 01 Jul '17
- ↑ New York Public Library article on Lolita, my Love Retrieved 01 Jul '17