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Lestat, one of Anne Rice's most celebrated
characters, is being brought to the stage by the
illustrious team of Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin
in their first ever collaboration on a Broadway
production.
Lestat is the story of a man who escapes the tyranny
of his oppressive family only to have his life taken
from him. Thrust into the seductive and sensual
world of an immortal vampire, Lestate tries to
reconcile his innate sense of good with his primal
need to exist.
Based on characters from Anne Rice's best-selling
novels, "Interview with the Vampire" and "The
Vampire Lestat."
CREATIVE TEAM OF LESTAT
ANNE RICE -The bio of an artist such as Anne Rice
can only be truly understood in the context of the
author’s personal testimony—her vast body of work.
Each beloved character iridescently animated and
virtually manifested before our eyes witnesses their
creator’s experience in triumph and in sorrow and in
searching for some semblance of Happy Peace.
From the pangs of Louis’ utter solitude to Claudia’s
untimely demise to Lestat’s wickedly bedazzling
smile, the author’s life permeates each page with
such ardor one could only blush at being so
exposed. But Anne Rice gives herself— her life in
full—as a gift to the world in every spellbinding
chapter, every carefully turned page, every
meaningful word. Mere footprints of a life lived in art.
A native of New Orleans now residing in La Jolla, CA,
and author of 27 books, which include The Vampire
Chronicles, The Witching Hour, Cry to Heaven and
Violin, Rice’s latest novel, Christ The Lord: Out Of
Egypt, is the beginning of her literary contribution to
Christian Art. Anne is grateful that these Broadway
Giants have adapted her creative endeavor in such
a mesmerizing and captivating musical. This
adaptation stands alone as a genuine masterpiece!
ELTON JOHN (Music). Lestat marks Elton John’s
fourth musical, following the tremendous success of
the smash hits Billy Elliot, The Lion King and Aida. In
the early 1990s, John embarked on songwriting
collaborations with lyricist Tim Rice, resulting in the
soundtrack to the Walt Disney Pictures blockbuster
The Lion King, for which he won an Academy Award.
The album produced two top selling, award winning
singles for John: Can You Feel the Love Tonight and
Circle of Life. In 1997, The Lion King debuted on
Broadway, receiving six Tony Awards, including Best
Musical, and in 1998, a Grammy for Best Musical
Show Album. In March 2000, the Tony Award-
winning Aida opened on Broadway and John was
honored with another Grammy for the Best Musical
Show Album. The smash-hit stage production of Billy
Elliot, for which John composed the music, is
currently running in London, and garnered John a
top-five hit in the UK with the song “Electricity.” John,
whose legendary career has spanned more than
three decades, is one of the top-selling solo artists
of all time with 35 gold and 25 platinum albums, and
29 consecutive Top 40 hits. He has sold more than
200 million records worldwide. The National
Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has
awarded John multiple Grammys, including the
Grammy Legend Award, as well as honored him with
the MusicCares Person of the Year Award. John’s
recent album, Peachtree Road, was just re-released
with three new songs from Billy Elliot. A great
humanitarian, John is committed to working not only
for his own charity, the Elton John AIDS Foundation,
one of the largest public non-profit organizations in
the AIDS arena, but other charities and arts
organizations as well. In 1998, John was knighted by
the Queen of England who honored him with the title
Sir Elton John, CBE.
BERNIE TAUPIN (Lyrics) has been responsible for
some of the most memorable and commercially
successful lyrics of the modern rock era. His
collaboration with Elton John alone has given us
classic recordings like “Honky Chateau,” “Goodbye
Yellow Brick Road” and “Captain Fantastic and the
Brown Dirt Cowboy” since it began in the ’60s and
their recordings have sold over 150 million copies.
When Bernie charitably revised the lyrics of the hit
song “Candle in the Wind” to reflect the tragic death
of Princess Diana in 1997, the single, which
benefited the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial
Fund, sold an unprecedented 35 million copies in 38
days and currently ranks as the biggest selling
single of all time. Taupin has been nominated for
several Grammy Awards, been inducted into the
Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, and is only the second
lyricist in history to receive the ASCAP Golden Word
award, the other being the legendary Sammy Cahn.
He is also a singer, author, painter and
humanitarian, with three solo albums and two CDs
with the roots-rock band Farm Dogs. His
autobiography, A Cradle of Halos was published in
1988. In 1992 and 1995 respectively, he produced
the star studded Commitment to Life VI and VIII,
which raised over $8 million for AIDS Project Los
Angeles.
LINDA WOOLVERTON (Book). Writing credits
include the screenplay for Beauty and the Beast
which is the only animated film ever to be nominated
for Best Picture and which won the Golden Globe.
She also wrote shared screenplays for Disney’s The
Lion King and Homeward Bound: The Incredible
Journey. Linda penned the book for the stage
production of Beauty and the Beast for which she
was granted a Tony nomination. That show, which is
approaching its twelfth year on Broadway, won the
Olivier Award and has been seen around the world.
She also shared writing duties on Elton John and
Tim Rice’s Aida and has written two young adult
novels published by Houghton-Mifflin. Linda lives in
Los Angeles and enjoys an active career writing for
film and television.
ROBERT JESS ROTH (Director) received a Tony
Award nomination for his Broadway debut, Beauty
and the Beast, which is now in its twelfth year on
Broadway and the sixth longest- running Broadway
show in history. He has also received numerous
nominations and awards from around the world for
his direction, including the Jeff Award, the Ovation
Award, the Dora Award and the Dramalogue Award.
He has directed productions of Beauty the world
over, including in London, where the show won the
Olivier Award for Best Musical. He recently co-wrote
the book, along with Douglas J. Cohen, and directed
the world premiere of The Opposite of Sex at the
Magic Theatre in San Francisco. The show will have
its New York premiere next summer. Rob is also
developing Buzz!!, a Las Vegas spectacular based
on the life of Busby Berkeley with a book by Larry
Gelbart and score by Alan Menken and David Zippel,
which is scheduled to debut in 2008. Rob directed
Alice Cooper’s hugely successful Brutal Planet World
Tour, as well as the follow-up, Dragontown. Rob lives
in New York City, where he collects vintage rock and
roll posters and dreams of owning a black lab puppy.
MATT WEST (Musical Staging). Broadway: Beauty
and the Beast (Drama- Logue Award, Olivier, Drama
Desk, Outer Critics’ Circle Award Nominations). Matt
Choregraphed the premiere of Elton John and Tim
Rice’s Elaborate Lives. He is developing the Las
Vegas spectacular Buzz!!, based on film director
Busby Berkeley. Matt directed The Wanderer at
Tokyo’s Parko Theatre, The Little Mermaid and
Peter Pan for Disney Home Video and “The
Nutcracker” for The Disney Channel. Film: Bobby in
A Chorus Line directed by Sir Richard Attenborough.
Lestat, one of Anne Rice's most celebrated
characters, is being brought to the stage by the
illustrious team of Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin
in their first ever collaboration on a Broadway
production.
Lestat is the story of a man who escapes the tyranny
of his oppressive family only to have his life taken
from him. Thrust into the seductive and sensual
world of an immortal vampire, Lestate tries to
reconcile his innate sense of good with his primal
need to exist.
Based on characters from Anne Rice's best-selling
novels, "Interview with the Vampire" and "The
Vampire Lestat."
CREATIVE TEAM OF LESTAT
ANNE RICE -The bio of an artist such as Anne Rice
can only be truly understood in the context of the
author’s personal testimony—her vast body of work.
Each beloved character iridescently animated and
virtually manifested before our eyes witnesses their
creator’s experience in triumph and in sorrow and in
searching for some semblance of Happy Peace.
From the pangs of Louis’ utter solitude to Claudia’s
untimely demise to Lestat’s wickedly bedazzling
smile, the author’s life permeates each page with
such ardor one could only blush at being so
exposed. But Anne Rice gives herself— her life in
full—as a gift to the world in every spellbinding
chapter, every carefully turned page, every
meaningful word. Mere footprints of a life lived in art.
A native of New Orleans now residing in La Jolla, CA,
and author of 27 books, which include The Vampire
Chronicles, The Witching Hour, Cry to Heaven and
Violin, Rice’s latest novel, Christ The Lord: Out Of
Egypt, is the beginning of her literary contribution to
Christian Art. Anne is grateful that these Broadway
Giants have adapted her creative endeavor in such
a mesmerizing and captivating musical. This
adaptation stands alone as a genuine masterpiece!
ELTON JOHN (Music). Lestat marks Elton John’s
fourth musical, following the tremendous success of
the smash hits Billy Elliot, The Lion King and Aida. In
the early 1990s, John embarked on songwriting
collaborations with lyricist Tim Rice, resulting in the
soundtrack to the Walt Disney Pictures blockbuster
The Lion King, for which he won an Academy Award.
The album produced two top selling, award winning
singles for John: Can You Feel the Love Tonight and
Circle of Life. In 1997, The Lion King debuted on
Broadway, receiving six Tony Awards, including Best
Musical, and in 1998, a Grammy for Best Musical
Show Album. In March 2000, the Tony Award-
winning Aida opened on Broadway and John was
honored with another Grammy for the Best Musical
Show Album. The smash-hit stage production of Billy
Elliot, for which John composed the music, is
currently running in London, and garnered John a
top-five hit in the UK with the song “Electricity.” John,
whose legendary career has spanned more than
three decades, is one of the top-selling solo artists
of all time with 35 gold and 25 platinum albums, and
29 consecutive Top 40 hits. He has sold more than
200 million records worldwide. The National
Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences has
awarded John multiple Grammys, including the
Grammy Legend Award, as well as honored him with
the MusicCares Person of the Year Award. John’s
recent album, Peachtree Road, was just re-released
with three new songs from Billy Elliot. A great
humanitarian, John is committed to working not only
for his own charity, the Elton John AIDS Foundation,
one of the largest public non-profit organizations in
the AIDS arena, but other charities and arts
organizations as well. In 1998, John was knighted by
the Queen of England who honored him with the title
Sir Elton John, CBE.
BERNIE TAUPIN (Lyrics) has been responsible for
some of the most memorable and commercially
successful lyrics of the modern rock era. His
collaboration with Elton John alone has given us
classic recordings like “Honky Chateau,” “Goodbye
Yellow Brick Road” and “Captain Fantastic and the
Brown Dirt Cowboy” since it began in the ’60s and
their recordings have sold over 150 million copies.
When Bernie charitably revised the lyrics of the hit
song “Candle in the Wind” to reflect the tragic death
of Princess Diana in 1997, the single, which
benefited the Diana Princess of Wales Memorial
Fund, sold an unprecedented 35 million copies in 38
days and currently ranks as the biggest selling
single of all time. Taupin has been nominated for
several Grammy Awards, been inducted into the
Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, and is only the second
lyricist in history to receive the ASCAP Golden Word
award, the other being the legendary Sammy Cahn.
He is also a singer, author, painter and
humanitarian, with three solo albums and two CDs
with the roots-rock band Farm Dogs. His
autobiography, A Cradle of Halos was published in
1988. In 1992 and 1995 respectively, he produced
the star studded Commitment to Life VI and VIII,
which raised over $8 million for AIDS Project Los
Angeles.
LINDA WOOLVERTON (Book). Writing credits
include the screenplay for Beauty and the Beast
which is the only animated film ever to be nominated
for Best Picture and which won the Golden Globe.
She also wrote shared screenplays for Disney’s The
Lion King and Homeward Bound: The Incredible
Journey. Linda penned the book for the stage
production of Beauty and the Beast for which she
was granted a Tony nomination. That show, which is
approaching its twelfth year on Broadway, won the
Olivier Award and has been seen around the world.
She also shared writing duties on Elton John and
Tim Rice’s Aida and has written two young adult
novels published by Houghton-Mifflin. Linda lives in
Los Angeles and enjoys an active career writing for
film and television.
ROBERT JESS ROTH (Director) received a Tony
Award nomination for his Broadway debut, Beauty
and the Beast, which is now in its twelfth year on
Broadway and the sixth longest- running Broadway
show in history. He has also received numerous
nominations and awards from around the world for
his direction, including the Jeff Award, the Ovation
Award, the Dora Award and the Dramalogue Award.
He has directed productions of Beauty the world
over, including in London, where the show won the
Olivier Award for Best Musical. He recently co-wrote
the book, along with Douglas J. Cohen, and directed
the world premiere of The Opposite of Sex at the
Magic Theatre in San Francisco. The show will have
its New York premiere next summer. Rob is also
developing Buzz!!, a Las Vegas spectacular based
on the life of Busby Berkeley with a book by Larry
Gelbart and score by Alan Menken and David Zippel,
which is scheduled to debut in 2008. Rob directed
Alice Cooper’s hugely successful Brutal Planet World
Tour, as well as the follow-up, Dragontown. Rob lives
in New York City, where he collects vintage rock and
roll posters and dreams of owning a black lab puppy.
MATT WEST (Musical Staging). Broadway: Beauty
and the Beast (Drama- Logue Award, Olivier, Drama
Desk, Outer Critics’ Circle Award Nominations). Matt
Choregraphed the premiere of Elton John and Tim
Rice’s Elaborate Lives. He is developing the Las
Vegas spectacular Buzz!!, based on film director
Busby Berkeley. Matt directed The Wanderer at
Tokyo’s Parko Theatre, The Little Mermaid and
Peter Pan for Disney Home Video and “The
Nutcracker” for The Disney Channel. Film: Bobby in
A Chorus Line directed by Sir Richard Attenborough.
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