Harmony
Broadway Show Tickets: Show Closed No Longer Available
Harmony on Broadway: Show Is Now Closed
Regular Price Tickets
ORCH $149
MEZZ $109
Secondary Market
$119
Harmony Summary
- Show Status: Closed
- Genre: Musical
- Harmony is 2 hours and 45 minutes long, including an intermission of 15 minutes
- 8 Shows per week
- Previews Began: October 18, 2023
- Show Opened : November 13, 2023
- Show Closed: February 4, 2024
In 1920s Berlin, Germany - six talented young men, Both Jewish and Gentile, come together to form a group of comedian harmonists. They took the world by storm with their signature blend of sophisticated close harmonies and uproarious stage antics, but the rise of the Nazi Party changed their trajectory.
What's Harmony Like?
The Rise Of The Singing Group
The show is about a real-life, all-male German singing group of six men known as the "Comedian Harmonists", an all-male group act that did comedic turns and sang beautiful songs.
The group had great success in the late 1920s and early 1930s, touring throughout Europe and beyond and performing with the likes of Marlene Dietrich and Josephine Baker.
The Fall Of The Singing Group During The Rise Of Nazism
The Broadway show focuses on their period of demise, occasioned by the rise of Germany's Nazi party prior to WW2. Initially, the purist fascists were among the group’s biggest fans, seeing them as potential ambassadors for the Führer, Adolf Hitler and exemplifying modern Germanic virtues.
After the Nazis realized that three of the group members were actually Jewish, the Nazis then began to rip the group apart.
Is Harmony Good for Kids?
The show may only be appropriate for patrons sixteen years or older due to themes of war, persecution, The Holocaust, murder and execution.
Harmony on Broadway Background
Based on the story of the Comedian Harmonists from the 1920's and 1930's who sold millions of records, starred in films and packed the houses of the most prestigious concert halls around the globe until the world they knew changed forever.
Creators Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman
The incredible story set inspired the music industry legends, Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, to create a spectacular new musical with an original score that celebrates this extraordinary group of friends.
The show demonstrates their quest for true harmony in the most discordant chapter of human history. a time that will never be forgotten.
Off-Broadway Runs And Previous Broadway Attempts
The show had a number of out-of-town performances including:
- Premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego in February 1997
- Attempted Broadway run in 2004 - but the deal fell apart over lack of investors and the show never opened on Broadway
- Alliance Theater run in Atlanta in 2013
- Center Theater Group run in Los Angeles in 2014
- Museum of Jewish Heritage run — A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in New York in 2022
When the show appeared at The Museum of Jewish Heritage from March 23 2022 to May 15 2022, it delivered positive reviews.
Harmony is based in part on "The Comedian Harmonist Archive" as curated by the late Dr. Peter Czada.
Theatre Information
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
243 West 47th Street
New York, NY 10019
New York, NY 10019
Seats:
1,058
Entrance:
47th Street, between 8th and Broadway
Theatre
Information
Harmony Marquee
Gallery
Cast Members
- Harry Frommermann
- Sean Bell
- Asparuh "Ari" Leschnikoff
- Danny Kornfeld
- Erich A. Collin
- Zal Owen
- Roman Cycowski
- Eric Peters
- Robert Biberti
- Blake Roman
- Erwin Bootz
- Steven Telsey
- Rabbi
- Chip Zien
- Ruth
- Julie Benko
- Mary
- Sierra Boggess
- Josephine Baker
- Allison Semmes
- Standartenführer
- Andrew O’Shanick
Producers
Ken Davenport
Sandi Moran
Garry C. Kief
Amuse Inc
Susan Dubow
Neil Gooding Productions
Wilfried Rimensberger of Stiletto Entertainment
Production Credits
- Director
- Warren Carlyle
- Choreography
- Warren Carlyle
- Scenic Design
- Beowulf Boritt
- Costume Design
- Linda Cho
- Costume Design
- Ricky Lurie
- Lighting Design
- Jules Fisher
- Lighting Design
- Peggy Eisenhauer
Creative Team
- Music
- Barry Manilow
- Book
- Bruce Sussman
- Lyrics
- Bruce Sussman