For the first time on DVD and Blu-ray in scenic version, and to celebrate Leonard Bernstein’s centennial, the delightful Wonderful Town filmed during its French premiere at the Opéra de Toulon! With a keen sensitivity to the demands and specificities of the American “musical” and after the triumph of Sondheim’s Follies in 2015, the Opéra de Toulon once again embarked on a Broadway adventure with the French premiere of Bernstein’s Wonderful Town and brought back for the occasion stage director Olivier Bénézech, a major connoisseur of the genre. A story of love and swing with a touch of social satire, it is here revived with all the energy and the sparkle one could hope for: from the highly effective scenography by Luc Londiveau and Gilles Papain to the authenticity and thoughtfulness of Bénézech’s precise and vigorous direction of the cast. American conductor Larry Blank, well-known by the Broadway scene and therefore no stranger to the traps this falsely naive score can set, works wonders with the in-house orchestra, filling the hearts of the audience with a contagious cheerfulness that will not be easy to forget.

Cast:
- Ruth Sherwood:Jasmine Roy
- Eileen Sherwood: Rafaëlle Cohen
- Helen: Dalia Constantin
- Violet: Lauren Van Kempen
- Mrs Wade: Alyssa Landry
- Robert Baker: Maxime De Toledo
- Wreck: Thomas Boutilier

Produced by François Duplat