The new musical Saint Ex and the Little Prince (Pilot i Mały Książę) begins its world premiere run at Poland’s Katowice City of Gardens Concert Hall October 5. West Hyler is directing the work.
With a book by Michael Wolk, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, and music by Bob & Bill, the musical is a reimagining of the beloved novel The Little Prince, told through the lens of its creator, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry.
The cast includes Rafał Szatan, Kaja Mianowana, Marta Florek, Dominik Bobryk, Krzysztof Cybinski, Sylwia Banasiuk-Smulska, Michał Lech, Daniel Markiewicz, Filip Robak, Szymon Chatała, Adrianna Zuchmańska, Ola Bieńkowska, Oliwia Drożdżyk, Michał Słomka, Dominik Fijałkowski, and Łukasz Mazurek.
The creative team includes set designer Anna Louizos, costume designer Agata Uchman, lighting designer Jacek Chojczak, sound designer Krzystof Krawlec, and choreographer James Gray. Visual production is overseen by the conceiver and animation designer Piotr Sikora,
“The interaction between the performers and scenography with the animations from Platige Image create a one-of-a-kind experience that allows us to bring the world of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry to the stage in way never before seen,” Hyler said in a statement. “We travel with him over continents and oceans in his airplane and to outer space on a flock of birds. This is a perfect blend of cutting-edge technology with poetic storytelling.”
Saint Ex and the Little Prince is produced by Kinoshita Group, Gorgeous Entertainment, MassBuzz and Wolk Transfer.
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