‘Dinner of idiots’the famous comedy by Francis Veber, will become for the first time un musical with a new beon production. Entertainment coming next November 4 to the Marquina Theater in Madrid.
The show, presented at Popstars Madrid, incorporates new characters and situations and expands the universe of the original work.
The adaptation brings together Dario Regattieri, executive producer of beon. Entertainment; Joe O’Curneen, founding partner of Yllana and responsible for the direction, adaptation and script; Iván Macías, musical composer; and Zenón Recalde, responsible for the libretto and lyrics.
The team faces the challenge of translating into musical language a comedy originally released in 1993 and which later achieved international repercussion in both theater and cinema.
For Regattieri, adapting ‘Dinner for Idiots’ means “a very interesting creative challenge“because it is a work recognized by the public. The executive producer also highlighted beon. Entertainment’s intention to expand its activity outside of Spain.”We have great talent in Spain and we want to go one step further as a producer and focus on be exporters of our works“, he pointed out.
For his part, O’Curneen has incorporated new situations and characters from Veber’s text, in addition to expanding the spaces in which the story takes place. The objective, as he explained, has been to maintain the essence of the comedy and, at the same time, make it work as a musical, in a collaboration between Yllana and beon. Entertainment that is born, in his words, from the “passion for musicals” that both companies share.
The score by Iván Macías maintains the connection with the French origin of the work through instruments such as the accordion and the clarinet. The composer defined the original text as “redondo” and pointed out that one of the main challenges has been finding music capable of accompanying the humor and rhythm of the story. “Va a sonar a Broadway“said Macías, who expressed his hope that Veber might think when listening to her that ““This is the musical that I would like to have done.”
The cast is headed by Leo Rivera, as Pierre Brochant, and Jaume Giró, as François Pignon, along with Alberto Sánchez, Alba Cuartero, Antonio Mañas, Elena González, Sara Martín, Andrea Enrich, Miguel Ángel Belotto, Héctor Otones, José Montero and Rocío Margón.
The story begins with a group of friends who organizes a weekly dinner in which each one must bring a certain “idiot” to compete for who has found the best. Pierre Brochant believes he has found the perfect candidate in François Pignon, although the night will end up moving away from his initial plans.