Blues Brothers premiers in Ulm, Germany
The musical will premiere at the Theater Ulm on 9 November
What begins as a curious appearance in bee costumes in an American comedy show develops into a worldwide success: the Blues Brothers! Black suit, sunglasses and hat: The trademarks of actors John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd alias the Blues Brothers have burned themselves into the collective memory of all blues, soul and R&B fans, but above all the film world.
In 1980, the cult duo conquered the cinemas. Elwood and Jake Blues are on a quasi-divine mission and try to reunite their band in order to save the Catholic orphanage in which they grew up from financial ruin. The fact that not everything goes smoothly and that the rocked-out pair of brothers stir up half of Chicago against themselves is what makes this ravishingly crazy story so charming: cheated fiancées shoot rockets around and unforgettable songs like "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" and "Jailhouse Rock" devastate one or the other shopping mall.
Musical star Patrick Stanke, most recently seen at the Wilhelmsburg in Ulm in »Sister Act« and »Dracula«, stages the bizarre and witty road movie »Blues Brothers« as musical fun with catchy tunes!
Musical based on the cult film by Dan Aykroyd and John Landis, stage version by Patrick Stanke, musical arrangement by Tim Allhof & Jochen Pietsch. Conductor: Panagiotis Papadopoulos and Giordana Rubria Fiori, director Patrick Stanke, set design Petra Mollérus, lighting Marcus Denk, dramaturgy Dr Christian Katzschmann, assistant director, evening director & prompt Dominique Dietel, director of studies Nikolai Petersen, musical rehearsal Vincenzo De Lucia and Giovanni Piana, stage management Felix Goldbeck.
The cast is led by Frank Röder (Elwood Blues) and Markus Hottgenroth (Joliet Jake Blues) , joined by Siyou Isabelle Ngnoubamdjum (Penguin, Sugar) Anne Simmering (Carrie) David Whitley (Reverend, Ray, Murray) Gunther Nickles (Judicial Officer, Murph) Samson Fischer (Matt Guitar Murphy) and Adele Schlichter (Mr. Fabulous).
