The Show

A love story set in Paris during the Second World War, Marguerite draws inspiration from one of the greatest romantic novels, ‘La Dame Aux Camélias’ by Alexandre Dumas. Marguerite is the beautiful and notorious mistress of a high ranking German officer. Armand is a young musician half her age who falls obsessively in love with her. Their dangerous love story is played out against the background of Occupied Paris.

Marguerite will be the World Premiere of a collaboration between Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg (Les Misérables, Miss Saigon and Martin Guerre) and the triple Oscar® winning musical legend Michel Legrand (Windmills Of Your Mind, Yentl and Summer Of '42), and lyricist Herbert Kretzmer (Les Misérables).

Ruthie Henshall, the award-winning West End and Broadway actress, returns to the London stage to play the title role.

Marguerite Productions in association with
Theatre Royal Haymarket Company and Bob Boyett

Marguerite

Starring
RUTHIE HENSHALL   JULIAN OVENDEN
ALEXANDER HANSON

Music by
Michel Legrand

Book by
Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg
and Jonathan Kent

Lyrics by
Herbert Kretzmer

Original French Lyrics by
Alain Boublil

Orchestrations and Arrangements by
Michel Legrand and Seann Alderking

Choreographer
Arthur Pita

Design
Paul Brown

Directed by
Jonathan Kent

Performances from 7 May 2008. Theatre Royal Haymarket, London.