The new musical Saint Ex and the Little Prince (Pilot i Ma艂y Ksi膮偶臋) begins its world premiere run at Poland鈥檚 Katowice City of Gardens Concert Hall October 5. West Hyler is directing the work.
With a book by Michael Wolk, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, and music by Bob & Bill, the musical is a reimagining of the beloved novel The Little Prince, told through the lens of its creator, Antoine de Saint-Exup茅ry.
The cast includes Rafa艂 Szatan, Kaja Mianowana, Marta Florek, Dominik Bobryk, Krzysztof Cybinski, Sylwia Banasiuk-Smulska, Micha艂 Lech, Daniel Markiewicz, Filip Robak, Szymon Chata艂a, Adrianna Zuchma艅ska, Ola Bie艅kowska, Oliwia Dro偶d偶yk, Micha艂 S艂omka, Dominik Fija艂kowski, and 艁ukasz Mazurek.
The creative team includes set designer Anna Louizos, costume designer Agata Uchman, lighting designer Jacek Chojczak, sound designer Krzystof Krawlec, and choreographer James Gray. Visual production is overseen by the conceiver and animation designer Piotr Sikora,
鈥淭he interaction between the performers and scenography with the animations from Platige Image create a one-of-a-kind experience that allows us to bring the world of Antoine de Saint-Exup茅ry to the stage in way never before seen,鈥� Hyler said in a statement. 鈥淲e travel with him over continents and oceans in his airplane and to outer space on a flock of birds. This is a perfect blend of cutting-edge technology with poetic storytelling.鈥�
Saint Ex and the Little Prince is produced by Kinoshita Group, Gorgeous Entertainment, MassBuzz and Wolk Transfer.
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