A dzsungel könyve (Hungarian: [ɒ ˈd͡ʒuŋɡɛl ˈkøɲvɛ]; English: The Jungle Book) is a Hungarian musical based on The Jungle Book. With music by László Dés, lyrics by Péter Geszti, and book by Pál Békés, it premiered on January 28, 1996 in Pesti Színház with the company of the Comedy Theatre of Budapest directed by Géza Hegedűs D. The musical won the Hungarian Theatre Award for Best Musical in that year. The original production reached its thousandth performance in 2013,[1] and it has been produced in several Hungarian theatres.
| A dzsungel könyve | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Music | László Dés |
| Lyrics | Péter Geszti |
| Book | Pál Békés |
| Basis | The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling |
| Premiere | January 28, 1996: Pesti Színház, Budapest |
| Awards | 1996 Hungarian Theatre Critics Award for Best Musical |
List of musical numbers
edit- Act 1
- "Nyitány" – company
- "Farkas vagyok" – Akela, little Mowgli & company
- "Beindul a pofonofon" – Baloo, Mowgli & Bagheera
- "Egy majomban őrlünk" – monkeys
- "Válj kővé!" – Kaa
- "Mit ér a farkas?" – Akela
- "Száz a kérdés" – Shere Khan
- "Amíg őriz a szemed" – Baloo & Mowgli
- Act 2
- "Vadászok dala" – men
- "Szavakat keresek" – Toona & Mowgli
- "A mi emberünk" – women
- "A tigris éjszakája" – Kaa & Bagheera
- "Kegyelet egylet" – Chil
- "Beszél a szél" – Bagheera
- "Finálé" – Toona, Mowgli & company
Productions
edit| Role | Original cast |
|---|---|
| Mowgli | Krisztián Dányi |
| Akela | Ferenc Borbiczki |
| Bagheera | Erzsébet Kútvölgyi |
| Baloo | Gábor Reviczky |
| Shere Khan | Tibor Szervét |
| Kaa | László Méhes |
| Chil | András Sipos |
| Cobra | Endre Harkányi |
| Buldeo | Pál Oberfrank |
| Toona | Réka Juhász |
| Little Mowgli | Fanni Dés |
References
edit- ^ "A dzsungel könyve ezredszer". Comedy Theatre of Budapest. April 4, 2013.
- The original production[permanent dead link] in Színházi Adattár
- The original production Archived 2011-01-27 at the Wayback Machine at the Comedy Theatre website