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Titus Hoffmann (* 2nd of November 1975 in Nuremberg is a foremost german actor, director, librettist, translator and producer.
Early Life[edit]
Titus Hoffmann graduated from the Guildford School of Acting London and performed the following eleven years as a professional actor throughout Europe before he concentrated on his career as an author and director. Hoffmann lives in Berlin[1]
Career[edit]
Hoffmanns' production of Next to Normal by Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt premiered as the first german language version at the Stadttheater Fürth[2] next to Nuremberg Bavaria, at the MuseumsQuartier[3] in Vienna as well as at the Staatsoperette in Dresden. His translation of the Broadway musical has been and is being played in about 20 different productions since its German premiere in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. As Executive Producer he released the recording of the German version „next to normal - Deutsche Originalaufnahme Live“.[4] It was Hoffmanns' idea and he wrote the book for the musical I am from Austria with songs by Austrian singer-songwriter Rainhard Fendrich, one of the most successful productions of the Vereinigten Bühnen Wien. The show was also adapted for Japan by the Takarazuka Revue Company (Osaka & Tokyo).
Titus Hoffmann translated Green Days musical American Idiot into German Frankfurt.[5] Hoffmann wrote the lyrics of Hot Flush - The Menopause-Revue (Heiße Zeiten - Die Wechseljahre-Revue,[6]), Heros of the Middle Ages - The Midlife-Crisis-Revue (Mann o Mann – Die Midlife-Crises-Revue[7]) (Hamburg, Zürich and Düsseldorf[8]) and of We'll be back soon - a musical Midlife-Crisis (Wir sind mal kurz weg – Eine musikalische Midlife-Crisis) in Dresden.[9]
He wrote and directed I Wanna Be Loved by You, a musical play about the relationship between Marilyn Monroe and her therapist Ralph Greenson, that premiered in 2012 at the Stadttheaters Gießen.[10] As resident director and co-translator he was responsible for the German premiere of Mel Brooks Musical The Producers (musical) in Vienna and Berlin Admiralspalast.[11]
References[edit]
- ↑ Titus Hoffmann, kulturserver.de
- ↑ Dieter Stoll: Dramaturgisch einwandfrei durchgerüttelt nachtkritik.de
- ↑ Die Presse: Next To Normal - Musical kann auch anders
- ↑ Reinhard Kalb: Soundtrack einer erstaunlichen Erfolgsstory, nordbayern.de, 28. Mai 2014
- ↑ Christian Riethmüller:Flucht aus Spießerstadt, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, 22. Januar 2018
- ↑ Titus Hoffmann, tollkuehn-media.de
- ↑ St.-Pauli-Theater (2019-03-18). "Mann o Mann".
- ↑ Iris Moebius. "Heiße Zeiten präsentiert Mann o Mann im Capitol Theater Düsseldorf".
- ↑ Wir sind mal kurz weg Comödie Dresden, 2021
- ↑ I Wanna Be Loved by You United Musicals,
- ↑ Susan Stone: Can Hitler be a hit? Musical "The Producers" takes the stage in Berlin, Deutsche Welle, 16. Mai 2009,
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