Book by Luther Davis
Music and Lyrics by George Forrest and Robert Wright
Additional Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston
The Grand Hotel is bustling with eccentric and sometimes dubious guests: amongst them a fading prima ballerina being forced to dance again; a fatally ill Jewish bookkeeper who wants to spend his final days living in luxury; a young, handsome, but destitute Baron; a cynical doctor suffering from World War I wounds; an honest businessman going bad as he faces financial ruin and a typist dreaming of Hollywood stardom. Over the course of a weekend, their extraordinary stories interweave with each other and the hotel’s hardworking staff.
Thom Southerland’s production for the Southwark Playhouse begins with a crackling surge of energy
The TelegraphRemarkable stagings courtesy of the very gifted Mr. Southerland. What next, one wonders?
The Japan Times