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When Pedro Almodóvar arrived in NYC in 1988 to show hellos new movie on the New York Film Festival he become an immediate sensation. Channeling the burst of vitality and freedom in post-Franco Spain, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown was probably the most ordinary and exhilarating new motion pictures in years. It used to be nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, and fast was no longer only a basic, however a favourite. WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN is a new musical in response to the film. Bartlett Sher (South Pacific) leads the extraordinary collaborators Jeffrey Lane (book) and David Yazbek (music and lyrics). Lane and Yazbek, the group at the back of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, have taken Almodóvar's tale and infused it with their own wry, comedian fashion and an irresistible Spanish beat. Both touching and hilarious, it's a narrative about ladies and the boys who pursue them... finding them, shedding them, needing them, and rejecting them. At the intestines is Pepa (Sherie Rene Scott) whose friends and enthusiasts are blazing a trail through 1980s Madrid. And why do they all preserve exhibiting up at her high-rise apartment? Gazpacho anyone? Along with Pepa, there may just be her missing (possibly philandering) lover, Ivan (Brian Stokes Mitchell); his ex-wife of questionable sanity, Lucia (Patti LuPone); their son Carlos (Justin Guarini); Pepa's buddy, Candela (Laura Benanti), and her terrorist boyfriend; a power-suited attorney (de'Adre Aziza) plus a taxi driver (Danny Burstein) who dispenses tissues, mints and recommendation in equal share. Mayhem and comedian madness abound, balanced by using the empathy and coronary heart which can be emblems of Almodóvar's work. And of Bartlett Sher's too.. Read more Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown

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When Pedro Almodóvar arrived in NYC in 1988 to level out hellos new film at the New York Film Festival he changed into an quick sensation. Channeling the burst of energy and freedom in post-Franco Spain, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown used to be some of the strange and exhilarating new films in yrs. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, and quickly changed into not just a basic, but a favorite.

WOMEN ON THE VERGE OF A NERVOUS BREAKDOWN is a brand new musical in maintaining with the film. Bartlett Sher (South Pacific) leads the exceptional collaborators Jeffrey Lane (book) and David Yazbek (music and lyrics). Lane and Yazbek, the workforce in the back of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, have taken Almodóvar's story and infused it with their very own wry, comedian type and an irresistible Spanish beat.

Both touching and hilarious, it can be a narrative about girls and the men who pursue them... discovering them, losing them, desiring them, and rejecting them. At the intestines is Pepa (Sherie Rene Scott) whose chums and lovers are blazing a trail thru Eighties Madrid. And why do they all keep displaying up at her high-rise apartment? Gazpacho anyone?

Along with Pepa, there is her missing (possibly philandering) lover, Ivan (Brian Stokes Mitchell); hellos ex-wife of questionable sanity, Lucia (Patti LuPone); their son Carlos (Justin Guarini); Pepa's good friend, Candela (Laura Benanti), and her terrorist boyfriend; a power-suited attorney (de'Adre Aziza) plus a taxi driver (Danny Burstein) who dispenses tissues, mints and recommendation in equal percentage. Mayhem and comedian insanity abound, balanced by way of the empathy and heart which can be logos of Almodóvar's work. And of Bartlett Sher's too.