Joyride the Musical
| Joyride the Musical | |
|---|---|
| Book | Guy Unsworth Original book: Klas Abrahamsson |
| Setting | England, 1994 |
| Basis | Got You Back, novel by Jane Fallon Roxette discography |
| Premiere | September 6 2024: Malmö Opera |
| Productions | 2024: Malmö |
Joyride the Musical is a jukebox musical based on the songs by Swedish pop duo Roxette and the novel Got You Back by Jane Fallon. It premiered in 2024 at Malmö Opera.
Story
[edit]Stylist Stephanie, her boyfriend Joe and their teenage daughter Stella live in London. Joe, a veterinarian, works part time in the small town of Lincoln. One day Stephanie discovers Joe is living a double life and has another girlfriend, Katie. Katie knows about Joe's family, but believes Joe and Stephanie separated a year ago. When Stephanie and Katie find out Joe has lied to both of them, they plot a revenge but things don't turn out as they planned.
Development
[edit]Malmö Opera contacted Roxette frontman and songwriter Per Gessle with the idea of creating a musical based on Roxette's music.[1] It was decided to use Jane Fallon's novel Got You Back as a basis for the story. It was adapted by British director Guy Unsworth, after an original book by Klas Abrahamsson.[2] The dialogue is in Swedish (with English subtitles) and the songs performed in English.
Performance history
[edit]The musical premiered at Malmö Opera in Malmö September 6 2024 and was a big success. The newspaper Sydsvenskan reported on September 19 that at that time there was only one unsold ticket left.[3] It will play at Malmö Opera until April 27, 2025. In September 2025 it will premiere at Chinateatern in Stockholm.[3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Roxette the Musical (English), Malmö Opera
- ^ Chris Wiegand, Dressed for success: Malmö launches Roxette jukebox musical Joyride steered by Brits, The Guardian, 2024-09-10
- ^ a b Jonas Gillberg, Efter succén i Malmö: Roxette-musikalen får nytt liv i Stockholm nästa år, Sydsvenskan, 2024-09-19
- ^ Publiksuccén Joyride the Musical kommer till China Teatern i Stockholm, Showtic.se, 2024-09-19