Musical in two acts
(Based on Federico Fellini's movie entitled 8 és 1/2)

Libretto: Arthur Kopit
Music and lyrics: Maury Yeston
Adaptation from Italian: Mario Fratti
Hungarian lyrics: György Szomor
Conductors: Tamás Bolba, László Makláry
Director: Zoltán Balázs

Federico Fellini's Oscar-winning masterpiece 8 and 1/2 is the first directorial self-confession in filmhistory, a brilliant and innovative oeuvre, that has had a big impact on other artists so far. As usual, the theme appeared on the musical stages in the early 1980s, with the adaptation of Mario Fratti, a libretto written by Arthur Kopit with lyrics and music composed by Maury Yeston. The musical was titled Nine. The play was performed on smaller country stages for six months after its completion, until it finally arrived to New York, on the Broadway on 9 May, 1982, where it became a big success not only for the public, but also for critics: Nine was awarded 12 Tony Awards, including best musical, best original music and script, and best costume design. The performance has been performed there 729 times over the years, and in the meantime, it has embarked on an international journey of conquest: it has been staged throughout the United States, then in South America, London and in several countries of Europe. The musical's music draws from a wide variety of genres, creating a truly colourful, immersive soundscape, and several real hits are performed in the play.

Cast:
Guido Contini - film director: Attila Dolhai, Zsolt Homonnay, György Szomor 
Luisa Contini - Guido's wife: Flóra Széles, Szllvi Szendy, Veronika Nádasi
Carla Albanese - Guido's lover: Petra Gubik, Mara Kékkovács, Annamari Dancs
Claudia Nardi - Guido's muse: Nikolett Füredi, Lilla Polyák, Kata Janza
Guido's mother: Zsuzsa Ullmann, Zsuzsa Kalocsai, Ildikó Bánsági
Liliane La Fleur - Guido's producer: Ágota Siménfalvy, Andrea Szulák, Enikő Szilágyi
Stephanie Necophorus - journalist: Bernadett Vágó, Éva Auksz, Katalin Benedekffy
The owner of the Spa: Sándor György-Rózsa, Attila Németh, Tamás Földes
Cardinal: Attila Pálfalvy, Hrisztosz Petridisz, Gábor Dézsy-Szabó

Creators:

Dramaturge: Zoltán Balázs
Musical director: Tamás Bolba
Conductor of choir: Mónika Szabó
Set designer: Éva Szendrényi
Costume designer: Anikó Németh
Light designer: Dreiszker József
Coreographer: András Szőllősi
Coreographer assistants: Mónika Czár, Tamás Kocsis
Director assistants: Márta Angyal, Márton Lenchés
Musical assistants: Péter Axmann, Zsolt Tassonyi, Adrián Kovács, János Mihalics, László Szekeres

With the featuring of the Band and Musical ensemble of the Budapest Operetta and Musical Theatre

Premiere:

september 24., 2021. - Budapest Operetta and Musical Theatre
september 25., 2021. - Budapest Operetta and Musical Theatre
september 26., 2021. - Budapest Operetta and Musical Theatre