Don Juan (musical)

Don Juan is a musical written by Félix Gray in 2003. Don Juan was presented in Canada (mainly Quebec and Ottawa) and in France with a total of 600,000 viewers all over the world. The cast also went to South Korea. The soundtrack of the musical saw sales of more than 300,000 copies. The show had a run until 2006.

The original cast was Jean-François Breau in the role of Don Juan and Marie-Ève Janvier in the role of Maria, as well as the 2012 revival.

Soundtrack

A double album was released containing the songs from the production. The songs were composed by Félix Gray and the orchestra was conducted by Guy St-Onge. Singers included Guy St-Onge, Antoine Cortes, Chico Castillo, Dominique Faure, Jorge Heredia and released on Cloutier.

Track list

(Songs not found in the soundtrack marked by **) (Songs not appearing in the show marked by *)

Disc 1 (Act 1)

1. Ouverture ... Un grand homme est mort
2. L'Homme qui a tout
3. Cœur de Pierre
4. Mon nom
5. Dis-lui**
6. Dites-lui
7. Une meche de cheveux*
8. Mon fils
9. Les fleurs du mal
10. Du plaisir
11. Vivir
12. Belle Andalouse
13. N'as-tu pas honte?
14. Les femmes
15. Reste encore
16. L'amour quand il vient
17. Statue de Pierre
18. Aimer
19. Le Sang des soldats

Disc 2 - Act 2

1. Les amoureux de Seville
2. Changer
3. Qui?
4. Je pense à lui
5. Deux à aimer* (This song does not appear in the 2012 revival (Replaced by L'amour est plus fort))
6. Venge-nous
7. Seulement l'amour
8. Maria
9. Jalousie
10. Demain à l'aube**
11. Pourquoi le bruit
12. Pitie pour personne
13. Les anges
14. L'enfant du diable
15. Seul
16. Tristesa Andalucia
17. Duel à l'aube
18. Je meurs d'amour
19. Don Juan est mort

Encore

1. Les amoureux de Seville
2. Changer* (This song does not appear in the 2012 revival (Replaced by Nous on veut de l'amour))

Actors

Original version-2004

• Don Juan: Jean-François Breau/understudy: René Lajoie
• Maria: Marie-Ève Janvier/understudies: Geneviève Charest / Marie-Pier Barnabé
• Don Carlos: Mario Pelchat//understudy: Dany Laliberté
• Don Luis: Claude Leveillée / Claude Gauthier/understudy: René Lajoie
• Raphaël: Philippe Berghella understudy: Benoit Miron
• Isabel: Cassiopéeunderstudy: Geneviève Charest
• Elvira: Cindy Daniel/understudy : Marie-Pier Barnabé

Paris Cast-2005

• Don Juan: Jean-François Breault / understudy: Stephane Neville
• Maria: Marie-Eve Janvier / Understudy: Anne-Celine Lopez
• Don Carlos: Mario Pelchat / understudy: René Lajoie
• Don Luis: Claude Lancelot / understudy: René Lajoie
• Raphaël: Philippe Berghella / understudy: Stephane Neville
• Isabel: Geneviève Charest / understudy: Amandine
• Elvira: Cindy Daniel / understudy: Anne-Céline Lopez

2012 version

• Don Juan: Jean-François Breau
• Maria: Marie-Ève Janvier
• Don Carlos: Étienne Drapeau
• Raphaël: Jonathan Roy
• Isabel: Amélie B. Simard
• Elvira - Natasha St-Pier
• Don Luis - Normand Lévesque

Other productions

• In 2016, all-female theater Takarazuka Revue's Snow Troupe staged the musical. The production was directed by Ikuta Hirokazu, and starred Nozomi Fuuto as Don Juan, Irodori Michiru as Maria, and Ayakaze Sakina as Don Carlos. It was the last lead role of Nozomi Fuuto before becoming the leading actress of the troupe (top star).
• In 2024, Takarazuka Revue's Flower Troupe will stage the musical again. It will be directed by Ikuta Hirokazu, and will star Towaki Sea as Don Juan (who played Raphaël in 2016 production) and Hoshizora Misaki as Maria. This will be the first performance of them as leading actresses of the troupe (top combi).