Ivanovo musical theater: history, repertoire, troupe

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Ivanovo musical theater was built on the site of a destroyed monastery in the 30s of the 20th century. He gained popularity immediately. Today, his repertoire includes operettas, ballets, revues, vaudevilles, musical fairy tales for children, etc.

History of the theater

The Ivanovo Musical Theater is located in the center of the city, on A. S. Pushkin Square. It was built in 1940. The author of the building project was the chief architect of Moscow, Alexander Vlasov. He was selected by competition.

But the architect's project was unsuccessful. When he arrived and saw what had been done to his brainchild, he refused to continue working on it. The foundation was weak, plus everything was undermined by water. The building was repeatedly repaired and repaired, which finally weakened it.

In the year 1940, the Ivanovo Musical Comedy Theater underwent a large-scale reconstruction. The auditorium has become much smaller, instead of 2500 it began to accommodate 1500 people.

In 1947, a significant event for the theater took place. Ivanovo Musical Committee was the first in the entire Union to stage an operettaIsaac Dunayevsky "Free Wind". The performance immediately became popular and went on for a long time with the same full house.

In the 50s, the theater troupe was replenished with young artists.

In 1960 there was again a serious reconstruction. It ended in 1987. After her, the theater acquired the form that it has now. The number of auditoriums has increased, now there are four instead of one. And in addition to the musical theater, there are puppet and drama theaters. Now it is the Palace of Arts.

In 1986 the theater was reorganized. Its name and status have changed. From the theater of musical comedy, he turned into a musical one. A new generation of wonderful artists has appeared in his troupe.

Ivanovo Musical Theater has gained several generations of loyal fans over the years of its existence.

From the first years to this day there is a tradition here - a variety of genres in the repertoire. The transformation from musical comedy to musical obliges the theater to stage ballets and operas in addition to operettas, vaudevilles and musicals.

The year 1998 was a significant one. The theater became a nominee for the Golden Mask award. Nominated for the award was the production of "Khanuma". The theater then became a laureate of the "Golden Mask". The performer of the role of Akop received it in the nomination "Best Actor in an Operetta - Musical". "Khanuma" is still in the theater's repertoire. This performance is loved by the public and has been a success for 10 years already.

Today the chief director of the theater is V. Pimenov.

Performances

Ivanovo Musical Theater offers its audience the following repertoire:

• "Christmas Detective".
• "Khanuma".
• "Vysotsky".
• "The machinations of the harmful Kashchei".
• "Silva".
• "Ghost of Canterville Castle".
• "Bayadere".
• "Esmeralda".
• "The Snow Queen".
• "My wife is a liar!".
• "The dawns here are quiet."
• "Bat".
• "Snow Maiden".
• "Maritsa".
• "Casting, or White dance for your favorite actress".
• "The Tale of Emelya".
• "Wedding in Malinovka".
• "Masha and the Bear".
• "Mr. X".
• "Beautiful Elena".
• "Golden Chicken".
• "Flying ship".
• "Frasquita".
• "Passion in the style of tango".
• "The true story of Lieutenant Rzhevsky".
• "Crystal Slipper".
• "Donna Lucia, or Hello, I'm your aunt" and other productions.

Troup

Ivanovo Musical Theater gathered a large troupe on its stage. There are vocalists, and ballet dancers, and a choir, and an orchestra.

Theater company:

• Valery Pimenov.
• Stanislav Efimov.
• Dmitry Babashov.
• Arthur Izhsky.
• Olga Nayanova.
• Anna Parunova.
• Sergey Zakharov.
• Evgeny Gavinsky.
• Ekaterina Tsyganova.
• Vladimir Zolotukhin.
• Sergey Soroka.
• Irina Shepeleva.
• Vladislav Zlygarev.
• Andrey Blednov.
• Larisa Lebed.
• Irina Dmitrieva.
• Alexander Menzhinsky.
• Sergey Pelevin.
• Yulia Vasilyeva.
• Margarita Zaboloshina.
• Sergey Koblov.
• Dmitry Gerasimov.
• Maxim Galenkov.
• Anastasia Iventicheva.
• Vladimir Kocherzhinsky and other artists.

Purchasing tickets

Not only at the box office or by ordering by phone, but also via the Internet, you can buy tickets for performances at the Ivanovo Musical Theater. The layout of the hall presented in this article will help you choose the place that is suitable for comfort and cost.

A link is given on the theater website, following which the buyer will be taken to the page for ordering tickets. Having booked places, you must wait for the manager's call to discuss the method of payment and delivery of the order.

Ticket prices range from 170 to 500 rubles.