Ivanovo Musical Theater: history, repertoire, troupe

The Ivanovo Musical Theater was built on the site of a ruined monastery in the 30s of the 20th century. He acquired popularity at once. Today in his repertoire are operettas, ballets, revues, vaudevilles, musical tales for children, etc.

History of the theater

The Ivanovo Musical Theater is located in the center of the city, on Pushkin Square. It was built in 1940. The author of the building project was the chief architect of Moscow Alexander Vlasov. He was selected by the competition.

But the architect's project was inconclusive. When he arrived and saw what was done with his brainchild, he refused to continue working on it. The foundation was weak, plus it was undermined by water. The building was repeatedly repaired and repaired, than it was finally weakened.

In the year 1940 the Ivanovo Theater of Musical Comedy underwent a large-scale reconstruction. The auditorium became much smaller, instead of 2500 it began to accommodate 1500 people.

In 1947, a significant event for the theater took place. Ivanovsky music first in the whole Union staged the operetta of Isaac Dunaevsky "Free Wind". The performance immediately became popular and went on for a long time with the same sellout.

In the 50s, the theater company replenished with young artists.

In 1960 there was again a serious reconstruction. It ended in 1987. After it the theater acquired the kind that it has now. The number of auditoriums has increased, now there are four instead of one. In addition to the musical theater, there is a puppet and dramatic one. Now this is the Palace of Arts.

In 1986 the theater was reorganized. Its name and status have changed. From the theater of musical comedy he turned into a musical. In his troupe a new generation of remarkable artists has appeared.

During the years of its existence the Ivanovo Musical Theater acquired several generations of faithful admirers.

From the first years to this day there is a tradition - a variety of genres in the repertoire. The transformation from musical comedy into musical oblige the theater in addition to operettas, vaudevilles and musicals to stage ballets and operas.

The year 1998 was significant. The theater was nominated for the Golden Mask Award. Nominated for the award was the production of "Hanuma". The theater then became a laureate of the Golden Mask. The performer of the role of Akop received it in the nomination "Best male role in an operetta - musical". "Hanuma" is still in the repertoire of the theater. This performance is loved by the public and has been a success for 10 years already.

Today the main director of the theater is V. Pimenov.

Performances

Ivanovo Musical Theater repertoire offers its audience the following:

• "Christmas Detective."
• "Hanuma".
• "Vysotsky".
• "Executions of the harmful Kashchei."
• "Silvia".
• "The Ghost of Canterville Castle."
• "Bayadere".
• "Esmeralda".
• "The Snow Queen".
• "My wife is a liar!".
• "And the dawns here are quiet."
• "Bat".
• "The Snow Maiden".
• "Maritsa".
• "Casting, or White dance for your favorite actress."
• "A Tale of Emel".
• "Wedding in Malinovka."
• "Masha and the Bear."
• "Mr. X".
• "Beautiful Elena".
• "The Golden Chicken."
• "Flying ship".
• "Frascit."
• "Passion in the style of tango."
• "The true story of Lieutenant Rzhevsky."
• "Crystal slipper".
• "Donna Lucia, or Hello, I'm your aunt" and other productions.

Troupe

The Ivanovo Musical Theater assembled on its stage a large troupe. There are also vocalists, ballet dancers, a choir, and an orchestra.

Theatrical company:

• Valery Pimenov.
• Stanislav Efimov.
• Dmitry Babashov.
• Arthur Izhsky.
• Olga Nayanova.
• Anna Parunova.
• Sergey Zakharov.
• Eugene Gavinsky.
• Ekaterina Tsyganova.
• Vladimir Zolotukhin.
• Sergei Soroka.
• Irina Shepeleva.
• Vladislav Zlygarev.
• Andrei Blednov.
• Larissa Swan.
• Irina Dmitrieva.
• Alexander Menzhinsky.
• Sergey Pelevin.
• Julia Vasilyeva.
• Margarita Zaboloshina.
• Sergey Koblov.
• Dmitry Gerasimov.
• Maxim Galenkov.
• Anastasia Iventicheva.
• Vladimir Kocherzhinsky and other artists.

Buying tickets

Not only in the ticket office or by ordering by phone, but also through the Internet you can buy tickets for performances in the Ivanovo Musical Theater. The scheme of the hall, presented in this article, will help to choose a suitable place for comfort and cost.

The website of the theater is given a link, after which the buyer will go to the page of booking tickets. Having reserved places, it is necessary to wait for the call of the manager to discuss the method of payment and delivery of the order.

The cost of tickets varies from 170 to 500 rubles.