The cast of Tomorrow Morning at the Kulturszene Kottingbrunn After successes all over the world including a run Off-Broadway in 2011 as well as in Korea and Japan the musical Tomorrow Morning has finally made it to the German-speaking world Following last year’s hit production of I Love You presents this premiere of the Laurence Mark Wythe-penned (book music and lyrics) show in a translation by Daniel Große Boymann (Spamalot The show chronicles two couples: one about to get married (John and Kat) and the other about to get divorced (Catherine and Jack) It is only in Act II that we begin to realise that the show is actually about one couple but that we see them in different time periods The audience begins to see certain parallels between the two throughout the piece in the form of little details such as John not being able to be punctual or the fact that both male characters are script writers The cast consists of Kathleen Bauer (Ich war noch niemals in New York) as Catherine Les Miserables) as John and Anja Häseli (Natürlich Blond All four impress with their vocal and acting abilities the chemistry between them as couples is convincing I particularly liked the energy between Arno and Häseli Bauer’s acting impresses as she makes the transition from the hurt woman who has been betrayed and left by her husband to winning her partner back the performers are all very strong and a real joy as we see Jack singing about his son and John about his unborn child Boymann’s translation works perfectly; the humour is in the right places and both book and lyrics work well throughout while Kathleen Bauer joins him as choreographer Even though there isn’t a lot of dancing in the piece she knows what it really needs and how to deal with this wonderful score Helmut Strobl serves as musical director and can be heard on reeds alongside Alexander Kühmayer on percussion Florian Schafellner on bass and Bernhard van Ham on piano It is great to see so much talent on and off stage this production really demonstrates that we need more shows like this and hopefully we will see more of Wythe’s work in Austrian theatres Tomorrow Morning runs from 6–23 February 2014 * A cast recording of this production is currently being produced. Funding is being raised via the crowdfunding site www.startnext.at/tomorrow-morning-cd-deutsch?like=1  www.kulturszene.at , , , BRP announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a company that specializes in e-drive systems and transmissions reinforcing its know-how in electric vehicles technology BRP announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Great Wall Motor Austria GmbH a subsidiary of Great Wall Motor based in Baoding This leading EV R&D center based in Kottingbrunn specializes in e-drive systems and transmissions and currently employs highly skilled individuals who will receive ongoing employment as part of this agreement “We look forward to welcoming the 53 very qualified and experienced engineers technicians and professionals as we continue reinforcing our EV expertise required to deploy our ambitious strategy This acquisition will further strengthen our know-how in e-motor inverter hardware and software development,” 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in New York) bring another classic closely related to Salzburg The Benatzky/Gilbert-penned operetta about inn owner Josepha Vogelhuber and her butler Leopold is presented as a colourful but modern revue packed with jazzy arrangements (unlike some of the more classical ones) electrifying choreography and a stellar cast Franziska Becker as Josepha Vogelhuber is the star of the show; she has an incredible stage presence throughout and impresses with her comic ability and singing Sascha Oskar Weis as Leopold Brandmeyer is strong throughout too and harmonises well with Becker but rather than trying to find his own way of portraying this role Norbert Lamla as Wilhelm Giesecke is solid throughout while Lucy Scherer as his daughter Ottilie is enchanting acting-wise and impresses vocally particularly towards the end of the evening might have a decent stage presence and possess a strong voice Marco Dott delivers a comic performance as Sigismund Sülzheimer The role of Klärchen is portrayed by Hannah Kastner (with alternate Laura Nicorescu) The performance I saw was performed by Nicorescu and she was funny and knew how to deal with this rather tricky role in the form of a puppet (a great addition to the show) The role of Piccolo is portrayed by Lukas Blaukovitsch (with Dominik Tiefgraber alternating) Musical director Peter Ewaldt conducts the Salzburg Mozarteum Orchester Andreas Gergen has managed to create a production which is modern but at the same time works well with the rather old fashioned piece There are elegant colours in the sets (by Stephen Prattes) costumes (by Regina Schill) and fast-paced choreography by Kim Duddy all of which make this Berlin version of the classic a stunning production Im Weissen Rössl continues in rep until 9 April 2015 www.salzburger-landestheater.at Rob Pelzer in Company at Landestheater Linz Sondheim shows in Austria and Germany have been quite a rarity in the past so I am more than thrilled that Matthias Davids has decided to include the Sondheim/Furth penned Company as part of the 2014/15 season despite the fact that the show is presented in German in a translation by Michael Kunze with members from the musical theatre ensemble as well as from the acting ensemble and guests bringing charm to the role and singing beautifully throughout particularly when it comes to his big moment ‘Lebendig zu sein’ (‘Being Alive’) Further musical highlights of the show include Daniela Dett as Amy performing ‘Die Hochzeit fällt heute aus’ (‘Getting Married Today’) during which the actress proves that she is as brilliant an actor as she is a singer Ariana Schirasi-Fard (Marta) and Ilia Vierlinger (Kathy) singing ‘Du treibst einen glattt zum Wahnsinn’ (‘You Could Drive a Person Crazy’) where I must admit that the translation is a bit shaky compared to the original version Schirasi-Fard delivers a stunning performance of ‘Und wieder kommen hundert’ (‘Another Hundred People’) as does Gaye MacFarlane (Joanne) singing ‘Auf all die gnädigen Frauen’ (‘The Ladies Who Lunch’) Matthias Davids directs this show in a very minimalistic way with some fairly naked sets by Guido Petzold costumes by Richard Stockinger and decent choreography from Kurt Schrepfer Company continues in rep until 14 May 2015 www.landestheater-linz.at We Will Rock You – Vienna Stadthalle and Touring It seems that there is the desire to turn everything into a musical these days and while a lot of movies actually can be quite amusing on stage writers always try to create stories that can accommodate the songs and therefore end up having weak books The Queen/Ben Elton penned musical We Will Rock You is a good example while the book is probably the weakest part of the show the strongest is the cast: Brigitte Oelke as Killer Queen delivers a wonderful performance She has great stage presence and impresses with her strong voice Her new album The Private Session – Musicals Vol which features acoustic interpretations of show tunes in German and English Martin Berger as Khashoggi is vocally strong and impresses acting wise too as does Christopher Brose who plays Galileo His Scaramouche (Jeannine Michéle Wacker) is a bit shaky vocally at first but her voice gets better as the show progresses and she delivers the role with humour and determination Markus Neugebauer as Brit and Linda Holmgren as Ozzy (Meat in the UK – not sure why they had to change the name) deliver solid performances on all levels www.wewillrockyou.de Nicole Rest-Lankmayer and Bernhard Viktorin in No Way to Treat a Lady at Kulturszene Kottingbrunn No Way to Treat a Lady – Kulturszene Kottingbrunn Following the success of last year’s production of Tomorrow Morning the Kulturszene Kottingbrunn brings another exciting musical This is a rare piece of musical theatre that not only features a delightful score but also has an interesting story that grabs your attention from the very beginning which is performed in a German translation by Holger (book) and Frank Felicetti (lyrics) has a cast consisting of Christian Graf (Der Zauberer von Oz) as Morris singer Tini Kainrath (known for being a member of The Rounder Girls) in various roles including Flora and Mrs Sullivan Graf delivers a stunning performance throughout He is a divine singer and actor and here has a chance to display both skills equally Viktorin is vocally strong too and gives a lot of depth to the role of the murderer Kitt Rest-Lankmayer brings plenty of charisma and determination to her role and sings well throughout but it is a shame that she isn’t given a lot to sing Hochegger directs once again and does so with a lot of humour managing to create a small yet exciting production A live band is led by musical director Helmut Strobl It is always a joy to see rare musicals on stage and I must say that the cast and creatives have put together a lovely production Der Herbstmeister verlor Mitte April auswärts gegen die SG Bad Vöslau/Kottingbrunn mit 0:3 und Stürmer Nico Bock und musste nun am Staatsfeiertag den endgültigen Knock-out im Titelrennen hinnehmen Gegen Langenlebarn setzte es in letzter Sekunde eine 1:2-Niederlage.