
An American In Paris
4.4 (29) · Contemporary, Musicals
Acclaimed as “a perfect integration of dance, romance and classic Gershwin” (The New York Times), An American In Paris is the award-winning, thrillingly staged and astonishingly danced Broadway musical featuring some of the greatest music and lyrics ever written.
Overview
Jerry Mulligan is an American GI striving to make it as a painter in a city suddenly bursting with hope and possibility. Following a chance encounter with a beautiful young dancer named Lise, the streets of Paris become the backdrop to a sensuous, modern romance of art, friendship and love in the aftermath of war.
Performed by a company of over 50 actors, dancers and musicians, and directed and choreographed by Olivier and Tony® Award-winner Christopher Wheeldon, this stunning re-imagining of the Oscar® winning film played a sold out, world premiere engagement at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris before transferring triumphantly to Broadway, where it became the most awarded musical of the year.
Critic reviews
Fabulous choreography – and an extra helping of Gershwin – light up Christopher Wheeldon’s airy musical. A lightfooted antidote to Euro gloom
An American In Paris has gained new depths
This sophisticated stage update of the MGM classic should help with your post-'La La Land' comedown
They’ve got rhythm - The dance stars are hoofing their way to musical-theatre stardom — but being ballet aces in their own right has helped