Bessie

A bluesical

Bessie - a bluesical (1986) was a production by Ellen Foyn Bruun and Bente Kahan

Bessie - a bluesical was a monodrama about the queen of blues, Bessie Smith. After the opening in the nightclub Smuget (Oslo), the production was performed for two weeks at the same venue.

Information

(Objekt ID 31699)
Object type Production
Premiere June 5, 1986
Audience Adults
Number of events 75
Keywords Musical theatre
Running period June 5, 1986  
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Bessie - a bluesical by Ellen Foyn Bruun and Bente Kahan toured with Concerts Norway in 1987 and was performed as a visiting performance during Edinburgh Jazz Festival the same year. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation made its own TV version of the production, broadcast in 1988.

Source:

E-mail from Bente Kahan, 14.11.2008

Contributors (9)
Name Role
Ellen Foyn Bruun – Script
Ellen Foyn Bruun – Concept/Idea
Bente Kahan – Concept/Idea
Ellen Foyn Bruun – Direction
Anne Guri Nedberg – Costume design
Tone Lyche – Lighting design
Bente Kahan – Actor (Bessie)
Morten Gunnar Larsen – Musician (Piano)
Georg Michael Reiss – Musician (Klarinett)
Performance dates
September 4, 1986Le Mirage Show
September 3, 1986 15:00 – Café Opera Show
September 3, 1986 23:00 – Le Mirage Show
June 5, 1986Smuget Worldwide premiere
Festivals (1)
Press coverage

Eriter and date unknown, Aftenposten [Norge]:
"Passionate and successful... Her Bessie Smith is an impressive achievement".