The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Book and Lyrics by Nan Knighton
Music by Frank Wildhorn
Based on the Novel The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

Original Broadway Production Produced by Radio City Entertainment and Ted Forstmann
with Pierre Cossette, Bill Haber, Hallmark Entertainment and Kathleen Raitt

The Scarlet Pimpernel

The Scarlet Pimpernel

Book and Lyrics by Nan Knighton
Music by Frank Wildhorn
Based on the Novel The Scarlet Pimpernel by Baroness Orczy

Original Broadway Production Produced by Radio City Entertainment and Ted Forstmann
with Pierre Cossette, Bill Haber, Hallmark Entertainment and Kathleen Raitt

Overview

The Scarlet Pimpernel is a swashbuckling action/adventure musical, based on Baroness Orczy’s famous 20th-century novel about the French Revolution and the battle for Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. With an epic, sweeping book by Nan Knighton and a rousing and passionate score by Knighton and Frank Wildhorn, The Scarlet Pimpernel is a colorful window into 18th-century French and British history. The show’s most popular numbers include “Into The Fire,” “When I Look At You,” “You Are My Home,” “She Was There” and “I’ll Forget You.”

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Details

  • Genre: Adventure, Adaptations (Literature), Period, Docudrama/Historic
  • Time Period: 18th Century
  • Cast Attributes: Expandable casting, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences

Authors

Nan Knighton

Nan Knighton received a Tony nomination for Best Book of a Musical for The Scarlet Pimpernel, for which she also wrote the lyrics. Ms. Knighton wrote the stage adaptation for both the West End (Olivier nomination) and Broadway runs of Saturday Night Fever. She wrote book and ...

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Frank Wildhorn

Multi-Grammy, Tony, and Emmy Award-nominated composer/producer Frank Wildhorn's works span the worlds of popular, theatrical and classical music. In 1999, Frank became the first American composer in 22 years to have three shows running simultaneously on Broadway: Jekyll & Hyd ...

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Baroness Orczy

Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Emmuska Orczy de Orci, pen name Baroness Orczy (1865-1947), was a Hungarian-born British novelist, playwright, and artist of noble origin. She is most known for her series of novels featuring the Scarlet Pimpernel, the alter ...

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