Conquering the United States
The new recording and stage adaptation made for Broadway are the brainchild of baritone and producer David Serero who also stars as Moise.
“I have carried this masterpiece in my heart since its first day of creation,” says David Serero. This unique collaboration between two masters, Elie Chouraqui and Pascal Obispo, will forever remain in the history of French musical comedies. The whole collaboration was sublimated by the original French lyrics of Lionel Florence and Patrice Guirao and the exceptional quality of the original performers never to be matched to this day”.
Opera singer David Serero plays Moise on Broadway in the musical The Ten Commandments.
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The musical The Ten Commandments premieres on Broadway in New York on May 5, 2022.
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For the American adaptation, Serero clarified that his “idea is to make this work suitable for the American public, which has an established musical theater culture – a combination of theatrical dialogue and music. I know it will be a success because no one in the world can remain indifferent to this story and this exceptional music. The work of adapting and interpreting the material was necessary to correspond to Broadway standards. It’s a dream come true, and I want to see this work established in the repertoire of American musical theater and that it be performed throughout the United States and in English-speaking countries, “said David Serero, who has worked with the singer. Daniel Lévi to interpret the role of Moise.
For his part, Elie Chouraqui, confided to being: “delighted and honored that my show “The Ten Commandments” with the magnificent music of Pascal Obispo, is finally adapted for New York, the capital of musicals. After having played it in France, Europe and Asia, America is the fulfillment of a lifetime. I have to thank David Serero for his enthusiasm, his strength and his unquenchable desire to bring this musical to Broadway.”
Born in 1950, the French filmmaker is known among others for the films “Ô Jerusalem”, “Harrison’s Flower”, with Andie MacDowell, Adrien Brody, Gerard Butler, Brendan Gleeson and “Man on Fire” with Joe Pesci, Scott Glenn and Jonathan Price. As well as several classics of French cinema with French actors Jean-Hughes Anglade, Christophe Lambert, Richard Anconina, Charlotte Gainsbourg and many others.
First presented in October 2000, the musical was an instant hit, equaling another famous French musical “Notre Dame de Paris”. The musical brought hits such as “The Desire to Love”, performed by Daniel Levi. The show whose original costumes were designed by Sonia Rykiel and whose original choreography is signed Kamel Ouali, revealed to the world artists who have become notable stars like Yael Naim, Ahmed Mouici, Ginie Line, Pablo Villafranca and others.
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