Corren 140912
By: CHRISTER SANDBERG
Musical CCCC Livet är en schlager, Cirkus, Stockholm
Script, direction and lyrics: Jonas Gardell
Music: Fredrik Kempe
Starring: Helen Sjöholm, Peter Jöback, Johan Glans, Jonas Helgesson, Måns Möller, Katarina Ewerlöf, Frida Westerdahl and My Holmsten.
Set design: Anna Asp
Costume: Christer Lindarw
Conductor: Martin Östergren.
Played until December 21, 2014
It’s extra of everything when Jonas Gardell takes his blockbuster Livet är en schlager to Cirkus. Helen Sjöholm and Peter Jöback in the main roles (…)
The movie, directed by Susanne Bier in 2000, became a success, but now Jonas Gardell asks us forget it. He has rewritten the story of the pop crazy Mona (Helen Sjöholm) who submits a song for the Swedish Eurovision Song Contest which is actually written by cerebral palsy guy David (Jonas Helgesson) whom she is a personal assistant for (…)
Helen Sjöholm is outstanding in her demanding role where she is on stage virtually the whole time. She not only has to nail the high tunes, but also act in long spoken sections. Not surprisingly she manages everything superbly. The same applies to Peter Jöback in the role of transvestite Candy Darling, there is presence in every scene. Johan Glans is perfect as Mona’s unemployed Bosse (…)
Livet är en schlager is also a josh with celebrity obsession. Therefore the experience becomes a little strange when the celebrities who are joked about on stage – are sitting in the salon, especially invited. Not many people in the front rows had paid their tickets at the premiere. Many thousands will, however, do just that until December 21 – quite the right thing to do.
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Original review:
Corren – Sjöholm sätter schlagertonen