Don Juan (musical)

Don Juan (Comédie Musicale) — a musical written by Félix Gray in 2003. Don Juan was directed by Gilles Maheu and presented in Canada (mainly Quebec and Ottawa) in 2004 and in France with a total of 600,000 viewers all over the world. The soundtrack of the musical saw sales of more than 300,000 copies.^[1] The show had a run until 2006. The cast also went to South Korea. The original cast was Jean-François Breau in the role of Don Juan and Marie-Ève Janvier in the role of Maria, as well as the 2012 revival.

The musical presents a modern interpretation of the story about Don Juan.

Soundtrack[edit]

A double album was released containing the songs from the production. The songs were composed by Félix Gray and the orchestra was conducted by Guy St-Onge. Singers included Guy St-Onge, Antoine Cortes, Chico Castillo, Dominique Faure, Jorge Heredia and released on Cloutier.

Tracklist[edit]

Songs not appearing in the show marked by * Songs not found in the soundtrack marked by **

Disc 1 (Act I)

Ouverture. Un grand homme est mort (A great man is dead) - All
L'Homme qui a tout (The Man Who Has Everything)
Cœur de Pierre (Stone heart) - Isabel, Elvira and others
Mon nom (My Name) - Don Juan
Dis-lui (Tell him)**
Dites-lui (Tell him) - Elvira
Une meche de cheveux (A lock of hair)*
Mon fils (My son) - Don Luis
Les fleurs du mal (The evil flowers) - Don Juan and Don Carlos
Du plaisir (For pleasure) - Don Juan and others
Vivir (Live)
Belle Andalouse (Beautiful Andalusian)
N'as-tu pas honte? (Aren't you ashamed?)
Les femmes (The women)
Reste encore (Keep staying)
L'amour quand il vient (Love when it comes)
Statue de Pierre (Stone statue)
Aimer (To love) - Don Juan
Le Sang des soldats (The Blood of Soldiers) - Raphael and soldiers

Disc 2 (Act II)

Les amoureux de Seville (Lovers of Seville)
Changer - Don Juan and Maria
Qui? (Who?)
Je pense à lui (I think of him)
Deux à aimer (Two in love)*
Venge-nous (Avenge us) - Elvira and Raphael
Seulement l'amour (Only love)
Maria - Raphael
Jalousie (Jealousy) - Don Juan
Demain à l'aube (Tomorrow at dawn)** - Isabel, Raphael and others
Pourquoi le bruit (Why the noise)
Pitie pour personne (Pity no one)
Les anges (Angels)
L'enfant du diable (The devil's child)
Seul (Alone) - All
Tristesa Andalucia
Duel à l'aube (Duel at dawn) - Don Juan and Raphael
Je meurs d'amour (I'm dying for love ) - Don Juan
Don Juan est mort (Don Juan is dead) - All

Encore

Les amoureux de Seville (Lovers of Seville)
Changer*

(Deux à aimer was replaced by "L'amour est plus fort" in 2012) (Changer in encore was replaced by "Nous on veut de l'amour" in 2012)

Actors[edit]

Role	Original (2004)	Paris (2005)	Revival (2012)	National tour (2024)
Don Juan	Jean-François Breau (René Lajoie)	Jean-François Breau	Jean-François Breau	Gianmarco Schiaretti
Maria	Marie-Ève Janvier (Geneviève Charest/Marie-Pier Barnabé)	Marie-Eve Janvier (Anne-Celine Lopez)	Marie-Ève Janvier	Cindy Daniel
Don Carlos	Mario Pelchat (Dany Laliberté)	Mario Pelchat (René Lajoie)	Étienne Drapeau	Olivier Dion
Elvira	Cindy Daniel (Marie-Pier Barnabé)	Cindy Daniel (Anne-Céline Lopez)	Natasha St-Pier	Alyzée Lalande
Raphaël	Philippe Berghella (Benoit Miron)	Philippe Berghella (Stephane Neville)	Jonathan Roy	Philippe Berghella
Isabel	Cassiopée (Geneviève Charest)	Geneviève Charest (Amandine)	Amélie B. Simard	Roxane Filion
Don Luis	Claude Leveillée / Claude Gauthier (René Lajoie)	Claude Lancelot (René Lajoie)	Normand Lévesque	Robert Marien

Other productions[edit]

In 2016, Japanese all-female theater Takarazuka Revue's Snow Troupe staged the musical. ^[2] The production was directed by Ikuta Hirokazu (here and onward Japanese name order), and starred Nozomi Fuuto as Don Juan, Irodori Michiru as Maria and Ayakaze Sakina as Don Carlos. ^[3] It was the last lead role of Nozomi Fuuto before becoming the leading actress of the troupe (top star).
In 2019, the musical was staged in Japan again.^[4] It was directed by Ikuta Hirokazu and starred Fujigaya Taisuke as Don Juan, Renbutsu Misako as Maria and Tsurumi Shingo as Don Luis. It was the first musical of Fujigaya Taisuke.
In 2021, the musical was staged in Japan again.^[5] It was directed by Ikuta Hirokazu and starred Fujigaya Taisuke as Don Juan and Maaya Kiho as Maria. This was the first performance of Maaya Kiho after leaving Takarazuka Revue as a leading actress (top musumeyaku). Ikuta Hirokazu and Maaya Kiho would later marry.^[6]
In 2024, Takarazuka Revue's Flower Troupe will stage the musical again.^[7] It will be directed by Ikuta Hirokazu, and will star Towaki Sea as Don Juan (who played Raphaël in 2016 production) and Hoshizora Misaki as Maria. This will be the first performance of them as leading actresses of the troupe (top combi).^[8]

References[edit]

^ Canoe: Jean-François Breau et Marie-Ève Janvier - De retour dans Don Juan en 2012^[usurped]
^ "Don Juan". Official Takarazuka Revue Website. Hankyu Corporation. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
^ "Don Juan (2016)". TAKAWIKI. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
^ "ミュージカル『ドン・ジュアン』開幕！藤ヶ谷太輔「抱かれる気持ちで来て」". Enter Stage. NANO association. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
^ "藤ヶ谷太輔が再び稀代のプレイボーイに！「ドン・ジュアン」ヒロインは真彩希帆". Natalie. Natasha, Inc. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
^ "Maaya Kiho". TAKAWIKI. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
^ "Don Juan". Official Takarazuka Revue Website. Hankyu Corporation. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
^ "Don Juan (2024)". TAKAWIKI. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

[canoe-1] Canoe: Jean-François Breau et Marie-Ève Janvier - De retour dans Don Juan en 2012^[usurped]

[2] "Don Juan". Official Takarazuka Revue Website. Hankyu Corporation. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

[3] "Don Juan (2016)". TAKAWIKI. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

[4] "ミュージカル『ドン・ジュアン』開幕！藤ヶ谷太輔「抱かれる気持ちで来て」". Enter Stage. NANO association. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

[5] "藤ヶ谷太輔が再び稀代のプレイボーイに！「ドン・ジュアン」ヒロインは真彩希帆". Natalie. Natasha, Inc. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

[6] "Maaya Kiho". TAKAWIKI. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

[7] "Don Juan". Official Takarazuka Revue Website. Hankyu Corporation. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

[8] "Don Juan (2024)". TAKAWIKI. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

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Films	Don Juan Tenorio (1898) Don Juan (1913) Don Juan (1922) The Lucky Horseshoe (1925) Don Juan (1926) The Private Life of Don Juan (1934) Adventures of Don Juan (1948) The Adventures of Mandrin (1952) Crossed Swords (1954) Don Juan (1955) Don Juan (1956) The Devil's Eye (1960) Don Juan in Sicily (1967) Don Juan (1969) Don Juan, or If Don Juan Were a Woman (1973) Don Juan (1974) Don Giovanni (1979) Little Tragedies (1979) Don Juan in Hell (1995) Don Juan DeMarco (1995) "El Toro Relajo" "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" Don Juan (1998) Broken Flowers (2005) Don Jon (2013)
Plays	The Trickster of Seville and the Stone Guest (1630) Dom Juan (1665) The Libertine (1676) The Stone Guest (1830) Don Juan Tenorio (1844) Don Juan (1862) Man and Superman (1905) Don Juan (1959) Don Juan in Soho (2006) A Free Man of Color (2010)
Operas	L'empio punito (1669) La pravità castigata (1730) Don Giovanni (1787) "Là ci darem la mano" "Madamina, il catalogo è questo" Discography Don Giovanni Tenorio (1787) Réminiscences de Don Juan (1841) The Stone Guest (1872) Margarita la tornera (1909) Flammen (1932)
Other music	Don Juan (ballet, 1761) Don Juan (tone poem, 1888) Don Juan Triumphant (fictional, 1910) John Gavanti (album, 1980) Don Giovanni (album, 1986) Don Juan (musical, 2003) "Don Juan" (song, 2012)
Poems	Don Juan (1821) El estudiante de Salamanca (1840)
Novels	Don Giovanni in Sicilia (1941) Blue of Noon (1957) Mary and the Giant (1987)