Ромео и Джульетта: от ненависти к любви (Мюзикл)

2001 musical by Gérard Presgurvic

Roméo et Juliette: de la Haine à l'Amour is a French musical based on William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, with music and lyrics by Gérard Presgurvic. It premiered in Paris on January 19, 2001. The production was directed and choreographed by Redha, with costumes by Dominique Borg and settings by Petrika Ionesco. The producers were Gérard Louvin, GLEM, and Universal Music. ! Since then, the musical has been performed in Verona, Rome, Canada, Antwerp, London, Amsterdam, Budapest, Szeged, Moscow, Vienna, Bucharest, Seoul, Pusan (South Korea), Taipei, Monterrey, Japan, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Portugal and has been translated into several languages, including Dutch, Italian, Hungarian, Russian, English, German, Spanish, Romanian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Slovak.

Differences from Shakespeare's plot include that the nature of the lovers' deaths is different, depending on the production. New characters such as Death (French, Belgian, Japanese, Netherlands, and Moscow productions only) and the Poet (French production only) appear for dramatic effect. Lady Capulet has a greatly increased role and in the case of the Hungarian version, has an affair with her servant. The role of Tybalt has changed slightly from being purely dark to a more pitiful character because of his growing up with the hate and a dark childhood, as well as an unrequited attraction to Juliet.

French Version: There are 15 title characters in the original production: Romeo, Juliet, Benvolio, Mercutio, Tybalt, Lady Montague, Lady Capulet, Lord Capulet, The Nurse, Friar Laurence, The Prince, Paris, The Poet, The Mute, and Death. French Canadian Version: There is no Poet or Death. Belgian/Netherlands Tour Version: There is no Poet. British Version: There is no Poet or Death. However, there is a Lord Montague(a silent one). Hungarian Version: There is no Poet or Death. Paris has a greater role and two new scenes. Russian Version: There is no Poet. Death is played by a male. Austrian Version: There is no Poet or Death. Asia Tour: There is no Poet, and while there's a Paris, he doesn't sing. Romanian Version: There is no Poet and no Death. Paris has a greater role and two new scenes
Japanese Version: There is no Poet. Death is split into two characters a male one that is "death" (死)and a female one that is "love"(愛). There are also Lord Montague(a silent one) and Peter (nurse's servant). In the 2011 production another character will be introduced, John(a monk). Portuguese Version: There is the character Love (silent, dancer, working against Death in the story line). Mercutio is female in the Portuguese production, her birth name was Zora which she changed to Mercutio to distance herself from her family. Mercutio is very masculine and breaks the expected gender roles in the highly male dominated society of the story, being referred to with both masculine and feminine pronouns.

Costume designs in the various productions are influenced by local renaissance costume traditions. French Version: The costumes are 14th century with a touch of 20th century and are largely made of leather. The costumes of the Montagues are in shades of blue while the Capulets' are in shades of red. Costumes dignitaries of Verona are brown (Friar Laurence), gray and black (The Prince), and golden (Paris). French Canadian Version: The costumes are exactly the same as the French version, except that of Juliet's. Belgian/Netherlands Tour Version: Most of the costumes are the same as the French version, excepting those of Lady Montague, Friar Laurence, the Nurse, Mercutio, the ball gowns, and the wedding of Juliet. British Version: The costumes from this production are very different from the French and Dutch. Generally they are a mixture of Renaissance, Victorian, Elizabethan, and 20th century. The colors for the Capulet's are dark blue and white while the Montague's are dark red and black. Hungarian Version: The Hungarian costumes are perhaps the most different from all the productions. Some are reminiscent to the film Moulin Rouge, some have medieval connotations, and some are futuristic (like Benvolio's). Russian Version: Costumes are a mix of French, Belgian, and new design (like that of Death's). Austrian Version: The original designer of the French version, Dominique Borg, seemed to have gone with a more futuristic feel to the costumes in this production. Skin tight and vibrant, they still perceptibly retain that 14th century touch. Asia Tour Version: The Asian Tour costumes are different from the original French. Most are inspired by the film Moulin Rouge. The Montague boys wear colorful trench coats while the costumes of the ball are distinctly Roman. Others are similar to the costumes of the Hungarian version. Romanian Version: The costumes are similar to those in the Hungarian version. Japanese Version: The costumes are close to the fashion of the Austrian and Asia tour productions. Romeo and Juliette have the most costume changes. Montagues are seen in shades of blue (and sometimes green blue) and the Capulets in red. The Prince wears silver and gold and Paris light silver with brown details. The ball outfits are white, with only blue or red touches on their masks to define them as Montagues or Capulets, Paris' mask has orange and yellow on it. Romeo is seen with his trademark Montague blue costume, the white for the ball, a baby blue one with light brown shirt and another outfit of brown pants and boots and a light blue shirt. Juliette is seen with white and pink gowns, a white dress for the ball and her trademark Capulet red dress. Death wears a black tail tuxedo, with asymmetric tails, his costume is combined with a silver white long haired wig and a tribal tattoo on his right cheek. Love wears a silk,light pink gown. Portuguese Version: Set in a post apocalyptic world, the clothes are ripped and use several different fabrics, except for the high status characters (Prince, Paris, Ladies, Lord and Juliet). Capulets wear all black clothes and makeup in a goth like style, Juliet wears a brown leather skirt, a black and red dress for the ball and a white dress on her death (what would've been her wedding dress). Montagues wear very colourful clothes and makeup, Romeo and Lady Montague wear blue (including makeup), Benvolio wears green makeup, Mercutio wears red and pink makeup and hair. The Prince wears a red cape and Paris wears a red Jacket. The Poet wears a flowy light pink dress with flowers and leaves, nature inspired body paint with shades of pink, green, brown and white and a gold tiara. Death wears black and purple body paint with a black feather set, Love wears white and pink body paint with a white feather set.

Below are descriptions of differences among productions in the treatment of the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. In the original French production, after Romeo sings "Mort de Romeo", the character known as "Death" kills Romeo with a kiss. When Juliet wakes up to find him dead, she sings "La Mort de Juliette". Death then hands her Romeo's dagger, which she uses to kill herself. The Belgian/Dutch version follows this treatment as do the Russian/Asia Tour versions with some slight variation. French Canadian Version: After singing "Mort de Romeo", Romeo drinks a poison and falls lifeless in front of Juliet's "death bed"; Juliet then finds him dead, and with his head on her lap she sings "La Mort de Juliette" and then kills herself with Romeo's dagger. British Version: Romeo and Juliet both kill themselves with Romeo's dagger. Hungarian Version: Taking Juliet into a harness, Romeo hangs himself as he is strapped to Juliet. Juliet kills herself with Romeo's dagger, however she slits her wrists instead of plunging the dagger into her heart. Russian Version: Same as the French production. Austrian Version: Romeo drinks a vial of poison, and similar to Romeo + Juliet, Juliet wakes up just in time to watch him die. She kills herself with Romeo's dagger. Asia Tour Version: Same as the Austrian version. Romeo drinks a vial of poison after singing "Mort de Romeo", with Juliet waking up just in time to see him die. After singing "La Mort de Juliette", Death hands her Romeo's dagger, which she uses to kill herself. Romanian Version: Same as the Hungarian version. Japanese Version: After singing "Mort de Romeo", Romeo drinks a vial of poison and falls dead next to Juliet. Juliet wakes up after he is dead and she sings "La Mort de Juliette", believing at first that Romeo is just sleeping next to her and is still alive. Juliet later discovers that Romeo is actually dead and kills herself with Romeo's dagger. It is also the version which has no English sub and with the longest encore and largest amount of customs. Italian version: Similar to the Austrian production and therefore that of Romeo + Juliet. She wakes up as Romeo is dying, having just drunk a vial of poison. Romeo dies in her arms. Juliet then sings "La Mort de Juliette", kisses Romeo and kills herself with his dagger. Portuguese Version: After singing "Mort de Romeo", Romeo drinks a vial of poison handed to him by Death who gives him a kiss right before he falls dead next to Juliet. Juliet wakes up to find Romeo dead next to her, after singing "La Mort de Juliette", Death places Romeo's dagger in front of her which she plunges into her heart.