
The director of the show is Shaun Rennie. The production has been postponed due to the Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the performing arts until further notice. It was originally to preview from the 2nd of July and open on the 10th. The musical will have its Australian premiere at Darlinghurst Theatre in Sydney, New South Wales. Amelie is played by Marketta Tikkanen, and Nino by Mikael Saari. Director and choreographer of the show is Reija Wäre, musical staging is by Jussi Vahvaselkä. The musical will have its premiere in Finland in Turku City Theatre on 13 September 2019. The majority of the original London cast reprised their respective roles, including Brisson and Jared as Amélie and Nino respectively. The production transferred to the West End for a limited run at the Criterion Theatre, with its first performance on the 20th May 2021. The show's album was also nominated for Best Musical Theater Album in the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards in 2021. The show was nominated for 3 Laurence Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical and Best Actress in a Musical for Brisson, in the 2020 ceremony. The entire UK tour cast (with the exception of Mac, who was replaced by Jared) reprised their respective roles in the London run. The production made its London debut at The Other Palace during the Christmas season, from 29 November 2019 until 1 February 2020. The original Watermill cast included Audrey Brisson as Amélie and Chris Jared as Nino. The final book is what is now licensed through Concord Theatricals. Fentiman and his creative team worked with original collaborators Messé, Tysen, and Lucas to amend the show, making changes such as splitting it into two acts separated by an intermission, the reinstitution of songs from out-of-town tryouts, and the reshuffling of scenes. Directed by Michael Fentiman, the production is noted for using the actor-muso approach, where the actors themselves provides the musical accompaniment. The musical premiered in the United Kingdom at the Watermill Theatre in Newbury, where it ran from 11 April to, before embarking on a UK tour. On the 13th of November 2018 It was announced that Sandra Leitner would star as Amélie in the German production. The musical, under the title "Die fabelhafte Welt der Amélie" (The Fabulous World of Amélie) had its European premiere in Germany in February 2019 at the Werk7 Theater in Munich produced by Uschi Neuss and Joop Van Den Ende. The cast for the Japanese production included Watanabe Mayu as Amélie and Atsuhi Ota as Nino. The production used a new staging by Yagi Emiko and was translated into Japanese by Shigai Tsu. Direction was by Akiko Kodama with choreography by Kuroda Eriko and Nishikawa Taku. The musical then opened for a limited engagement at Morinomiya Piloti Hall, Osaka, on June 7 to June 10. The musical opened at The Galaxy Theater in Tokyo, Japan for a limited engagement on May 18 to June 3, 2018. The show closed on May 21, 2017, after 27 previews and 56 regular performances. Direction is by Pam MacKinnon with musical staging and choreography by Sam Pinkleton. The musical opened on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre on March 9, 2017, in previews, officially on April 3. The cast for the Los Angeles and Broadway productions includes Adam Chanler-Berat, Manoel Felciano, and Tony Sheldon.

The musical opened at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in a pre-Broadway engagement, running from Decemto Janu with Phillipa Soo taking over the role of Amélie. The musical was directed by Pam MacKinnon and starred Samantha Barks in the titular role of Amélie, with scenic and costume design by David Zinn, lighting design by Jane Cox and Mark Barton and projections by Peter Nigrini. Berkeley Repertory Theatre (2015) Īmélie had its premiere at Berkeley Repertory Theatre.
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It was nominated for three awards at the 2020 Laurence Olivier Awards: Best New Musical, Best Original Score or New Orchestrations, and Best Actress in a Musical (for Audrey Brisson as Amélie).ĭaniel Messé (of Hem) wrote the lyrics with Nathan Tysen, Craig Lucas wrote the book, and Messé wrote the music in the adaptation of the movie for the stage. Critics praised its improvements on the Broadway version, with The Guardian describing it as "a triumph of adaptation" "high on imagination", while The Daily Telegraph lauded the "wonderful, wistful evening" it made.

The musical opened on Broadway in the Walter Kerr theatre on Ma(first preview) April 3rd, 2017 was the official opening night and closed on May 21, 2017.Ī substantially transformed production, with new orchestrations, an expanded repertoire of songs, and new staging in the actor/muso style, opened on the West End in December 2019, at the Other Palace. The musical premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theatre in September 2015. September 11, 2015: Berkeley Repertory TheatreĪmélie is a musical based on the 2001 romantic comedy film with music by Daniel Messé, lyrics by Messé and Nathan Tysen and a book by Craig Lucas.
