New Production of Cirque du Soleil Will Premiere on Broadway

Paramour, a new production from Cirque du Soleil, will have its premiere on Broadway at the Lyric Theatre beginning Saturday, April 16, 2016. Opening night is set for Thursday, June 2.

The musical production will blend "the best of Broadway with Cirque du Soleil's signature style." Paramour is set in Golden Age Hollywood, where a young poet is forced to choose between love and art. With professional actors in leading roles alongside gravity-defying acrobats, aerialists, and circus performers, the show will be presented on a grand scale with a cast that numbers 38.

French director Philippe Decouflé will stage Paramour. His creative team includes Jean Rabasse (set designer), Philippe Guillotel (costume designer), Bob & Bill (composers), Daphné Mauger (choreographer), Patrice Besombes (lighting designer), Anne‐Séguin Poirier (props designer), Olivier Simola (projection designer), Christophe Waksmann (projection designer), John Shivers (sound designer), Shana Carroll (acrobatic choreographer), Boris Verkhovsky (acrobatic performance designer), Pierre Masse (rigging and acrobatic equipment designer), and Nathalie Gagné (makeup designer). Jean-François Bouchard serves as "creative guide," with Pascale Henrot as the associate creative director and West Hyler as associate creative director and scene director.

This is Cirque du Soleil's first production created especially for Broadway. Other Cirque productions recently seen in New York City include Totem, Zarkana, and Banana Shpeel. The Lyric Theatre is currently home to the 2014 Broadway revival of On the Town, which ends its run September 6.

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