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''LoveMusik'' is a musical written by Alfred Uhry, using a selection of music by Kurt Weill. The story explores the romance and lives of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya, based on ''Speak Low (When You Speak Love): The Letters of Kurt Weill and Lotte Lenya'', edited and translated by Lys Symonette & Kim H. Kowalke.〔University of California Press (1996)〕 Harold Prince had read ''Speak Low'' and suggested the idea for a musical to Uhry. Uhry and Prince worked on ''LoveMusik'' for four years to develop it into a stage work.〔(Article from NPR.com )〕 The story spans over 25 years, from the first meeting of Lenya and Weill as struggling young artists, to their popularity in Europe and America, to Weill's death from a heart attack at age 50. The musical was produced on Broadway as a limited run production by the Manhattan Theatre Club at the Biltmore Theatre beginning previews on April 12, 2007, opening on May 3, 2007, and closing on June 24, 2007.〔(Article from Playbill.com )〕 The show was directed by Harold Prince, with musical staging by Patricia Birch and starred Michael Cerveris as Kurt Weill, Donna Murphy as Lotte Lenya, David Pittu as Bertolt Brecht and John Scherer as George Davis. The ensemble included Judith Blazer, Edwin Cahill, Herndon Lackey, Erik Liberman, Ann Morrison, Graham Rowat, Rachel Ulanet and Jessica Wright. It got mixed to ecstatic reviews. It was noted for its performances of Donna Murphy & Michael Cerveris. ==Plot synopsis== ;Act I In 1924, Weill is visiting a friend in Europe, and Lenya is sent to meet him. They are immediately attracted to each other and their subsequent romance and marriage follow the course of events in pre-World War II Germany. Weill collaborates with Bertolt Brecht, and the two write ''The Threepenny Opera'', among other important works. But Brecht's ego and politics cause a rift, and the two part. Weill and Lenya divorce and later remarry. As the Jewish Weill becomes a popular and successful composer, Weill and Lenya are forced to leave Germany. ;Act II Now in the United States, Weill has successful musicals produced on Broadway, such as ''Lady in the Dark'', and also spends time in California. The couple have an open marriage – both have other romantic interests; and Weill is a workaholic. But they remain with each other until his death in 1950. Lenya, although devastated at his loss, is urged to return to the stage in Weill's ''The Threepenny Opera''. The musical uses songs written by Weill for stage musicals such as ''One Touch of Venus'', ''The Threepenny Opera'', ''Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny'', ''Street Scene'', ''Knickerbocker Holiday'', and ''Happy End'', as well as individual songs. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「LoveMusik」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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