Musical Comedy Theatre, Novosibirsk: history, troupe, repertoire

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The Musical Comedy Theater (Novosibirsk) is one of the leading theaters in Russia. The troupe includes professionals in their field. The theater's repertoire is diverse: classical operettas, modern musicals and musical performances for children.

History of the theater

Eight-time winner of the Golden Mask award, winner and diploma winner of various festivals and competitions - all this is a theater of musical comedy (Novosibirsk). The history of its existence dates back to 1959, when it was founded. Theater actors take an active part in various competitions and festivals every year. The Novosibirsk Musical Committee creates new modern projects and at the same time preserves and develops the best classical traditions. The Novosibirsk Theater of Musical Comedy is the organizer of the festival "Other Shores". Various productions that have been created in the past few years take part in it. These are new original compositions in the field of musical theater. In 2010, the State Conservatory and Theater of Musical Comedy (Novosibirsk)created a joint project called "Young people remember". It was dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Great Victory. As part of this project, two performances were shown: "In the beginning of May" and "The dawns here are quiet …". Performances were shown on the theater stage. Together with the actors of the Novosibirsk Musical Comedy, students of the conservatory took part in them.

In 2011, the theater began to actively tour the cities of Siberia. The best theatrical figures of our country, laureates of the Golden Mask award, People's Artists of Russia, honored artists and so on are invited to perform productions.

Troup

Musical Comedy Theater (Novosibirsk) - 37 soloists, ballet, choir and orchestra. Among the actors, three have the title of People's Artist of Russia. These are Ivan Romashko, Alexander Vyskribentsev and Olga Titkova. Five actors were awarded the title of Honored Artist of Russia. These are Veronika Grishulenko, Lyudmila Chaliapin, Vera Alferova, Marina Akhmedova and Vladimir Valvachev. In addition, there are actors in the troupe who do not yet have the titles of People's or Honored Artist, but they are laureates of the national award in the field of theater - the Golden Mask. These are Elizaveta Dorofeeva, Natalya Danilson, Evgeny Dudnik, Roman Romashov. As well as the winners of the Novosibirsk theater award "Paradise". This is Svetlana Sklemina, Yana Kovanko, Alexey Shtykov, Anna Frokolo, Marina Kokoreva.

Artistic Director

Novosibirsk Theatermusical comedy today lives under the direction of Leonid Mikhailovich Kipnis. He has the title of Honored Artist of Russia. In 1975, Leonid Mikhailovich graduated from the theater school in Novosibirsk, acting department. After that, he continued his education. In 1981 he graduated from the Leningrad Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinema at the Faculty of Theater Studies. And in 1986 he graduated from graduate school. Simultaneously with his studies at the Faculty of Theater Studies, he worked as a reader at the Novosibirsk Philharmonic Society, and after that he became its artistic director. Leonid Mikhailovich became the director of the theater of musical comedy in 1995. Thanks to him, the repertoire has become more diverse: productions have appeared that allow the actors to fully reveal all their talents and creative abilities. Leonid Mikhailovich is active, purposeful, he develops and improves the theater he directs.

In 2008, L. Kipins was awarded the title of "Man of Action in Culture" at the annual inter-regional competition.

Performances for adults

Musical Comedy Theater (Novosibirsk) offers the following repertoire for an audience of 12 years and older:

• "White locust",
• "12 chairs",
• "Viy",
• "The dawns here are quiet",
• "Zoy's apartment",
• "The Merry Widow",
• "Silva",
• Cyrano de Bergerac,
• "Only girls in jazz",
• "Bat",
• "Khanuma",
• "Viper",
• "The man of her dreams",
• "AuntCharley”,
• "Dubroffsky",
• "Tristan and Isolde",
• "Women's tricks, or How to seduce a man",
• "Mr. X",
• "Eight loving women",
• "In the high style of the Russian romance",
• "Khoja Nasreddin".

Performances for children

Novosibirsk Theater of Musical Comedy offers its young audience the following performances:

• "Puss in Boots",
• "Cat House",
• Golden Chicken,
• "The Tale of Cinderella",
• Cipollino,
• The Bremen Town Musicians,
• "Carlson, who lives on the roof",
• Wizard of Oz,
• "The Secret of the Third Planet",
• "Flying ship",
• "Baby Elephant".

Tour performances

The Musical Comedy Theater (Novosibirsk) very often hosts its colleagues from other cities. Several tour performances are currently being shown on its stage.

• “Life Everywhere”: This production is presented by the RUARTS PRODJECT troupe, the actors here play without words.
• Musical of the famous composer K. Breitburg "Blue Cameo". It was brought to Novosibirsk by the Musical Theater from Krasnoyarsk.
• Musical "Squanderers". This performance came from Moscow. The actors of the musical theater present it to the residents of Novosibirsk.
• "Nameless Star". Production of the Seversky Musical Theatre.
• "The Captain's Daughter". Novosibirsk has the opportunity to see this rock opera inperformed by the Moscow musical theater "On Basmannaya". Its leader is Zhanna Terteryan.
• Musical parable "Plakha". Presented by the Moscow Musical Theatre, directed by Gennady Chikhachev.
• "Scarlet Sails" and "Do not contradict your soul" (based on the film story by Vasily Shukshin). Performances of the musical theater of Kuzbass named after A. Bobrov, Kemerovo city.

The Novosibirsk Theater of Musical Comedy has such a repertoire today. There are other cultural institutions in Novosibirsk, but the theater described above is rightfully considered the best and most visited.