NINE Original B'way Cast 1982

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the opening of "Nine" (5/9/82), sequences with Raul Julia, Karen Akers, Anita Morris, and original Broadway cast.

[@SweatyOracle]

I'd give a f*cking finger for a director who can make stage pictures like this back on broadway god DAMN

[@Baymax678-se5vt]

and i can vouch they stay in your head 42 years later. One of my best nights in musical theater (pardon me - i saw Sweeney when it opened) - but this was such an amazing allround strong cast with an amazing array of number - and yeah includ. Germans at the Spa and the Casanova-mini opera........are there any vids on those ?

[@tomlaud]

Saw the original and the revival…..Antonio Banderas was good BUT Raul Julia was unforgettable

[@LloydAntonyLB]

Omg, I was there ❤

[@SamTuckerSmith]

Absolutely remarkable. I wonder about Karen Akers’s alternate note here - on “tread,” and “bread” - not as written and not as on the cast recording/revival. It’s a hard note as written - I wonder if she implemented it or Yeston. She’s absolutely fabulous either way.

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

My recollection is that Yeston wanted Akers to sing that note as she does on the cast recording, but she was more comfortable with or preferred singing the note you hear in this live performance. I actually prefer the lower option, but maybe that's because I heard it live several times before the recording came out.

[@smurf902]

It puzzles me seeing Anita Morris and Raul Julia, both full of life here and to be snuffed out within 12 years, both of them. And how beautifully they performed. Passed same year 1994.

[@smurf902]

RIP both of them

[@matthewmiller6574]

I can’t thank you enough for posting this, Spiderwoman…..you are truly a gem! This show/score is such a work of art. I was fortunate to see the revival, but really wish I could have seen this divine original production!

[@robertsandybeach9990]

This production was amazing!..it really needed to be seen live to appreciate the brilliant staging and cast.

[@Baymax678-se5vt]

...totally agree.... (i'm still fuming at the movie- Kate Hudson's number excluded)

[@NotPatReilly]

truly doing the lords work! Thank you for this!

[@patimuse]

I grew up watching touring companies come to San Diego doing “traditional” musicals so this was my very first show I saw on Broadway during my college interview at NYU. It was a visual feast & special musical with shocking Anita Morris being a sexy delight while Raul Julia was phenomenal & those white doves at the end, but it mostly went over my young naive head; fortunately, I’ve grown to understand the mature relationships & appreciate the wonderful score. So happy to see this - Thank you for sharing

[@stevenvoorhees3107]

I remember when it opened -- just UNDER that season's Tony deadline. Of course, it went on to win the Tony for Best Musical that year. In May 1982, I was in fourth grade and I was a very precocious theater junkie! I revere Yeston's score. I so wish I could've seen this live, w/its orig. cast.

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

Yes, I believe it opened as the final show before the cut-off date for Tony eligibility, a Sunday night. And conveniently the date was the "9"th. I was at the final preview and that was quite a night.

[@Curtainsup200]

Amazing! I want to live inside this production...thank you, Aurora 🤩

[@xak999]

I've seen many musicals on Broadway and "NINE" is hands down my favorite of all time. Am I'm writing this in 2023. I never cried the way I did when the curtain came down. I literally couldn't stand up right away, it affected me that much. The endlessly resourceful Tommy Tune developed a new theatrical language for telling the story.I enjoyed the revival also, but how could they leave out "The Germans At The Spa?" (Yes I know it doesn't advance the plot, but it established the Italian location and it's relationship to this other country who needed each other to survive culturally). I wasn't aware this delightful short piece of it was on line. Any chance of the full 12 minute "Grand Canal" sequence?

[@Baymax678-se5vt]

Totally agreed, Tommy Tune or someone should stage the original show again - THAT should be the film version - not that ...uhm, abomination, sorry had to say it.

[@MrDevius2]

Fantastic!

[@FolliesFan-yu8mf]

Now, THIS is what I needed to see! Thank you as always, and, Aurora, this isn't 9, it's 10 (out of 10)!

[@jvarious8665]

Wow this video is the clearest I’ve seen of Nine from the first production. Thank you for posting! Do you have the entire show?!!

[@briankooker2627]

Saw it in previews before the show got set. At one point, the lady of the spa danced with these big flowing curtains that took up the entire stage. Then saw it after it opened and the white drapes were gone and the Casanova part was expanded. Saw it again with Sergio and he was just as terrific as Raul. One of the greatest moments in theater was when the cast starting coming out in white costumes instead of black. Thrilling.

[@johnganun6636]

I've had this cast singing in my head for almost 40 years and I finally can see a little of what it actually looked like. Thank you! That final moment of the show took my breath away. Wish I could see the whole thing....

[@unapproachablelight]

I saw this brilliant production with Raul, Anita, etc! Thank YOU for posting this.

[@garytifeld660]

I want to join the chorus of people thanking you for posting this. I had the privilege of seeing this LIVE (from front-row center, no less) and this brings back glorious memories. :)

[@christopherbush9027]

It will forever be one of my favorite musicals. There is something about this score that takes you places - Maury Yeston’s score is one of a kind! This cast was perfection. How he lost the Tony will always baffle me - but it was one of the all time great showdowns between productions that year. What an absolute treat this was today - thank you so much Spiderwoman!!!

[@auroraspiderwoman5886]

Yes, I'm glad I didn't have to vote in the musical categories for that year's Tonys. And doubt we'll ever again hear a score quite as lush and glorious as this one.

[@KT-sq2ml]

I so agree!! I find the score to this show one of the absolutely most beautiful I’ve ever heard. I am blessed to have seen the original cast in 1982. It was a theatrical experience that was a bit bizarre to me - the staging, the story, the music - but it left an indelible mark on my memory.

[@xak999]

Maury Yeston did win the Tony for his score.

[@christopherbush9027]

@@xak999 Sorry - I should have specified. I meant Raul Julia.

[@xak999]

@christopherbush9027 Ben Harvey really was something else in Dreamgirls though, but nobody beats Guido.

[@DanielRuf]

Thank you, thank you ,thaaaank you for this treat, dear Spiderwoman. I had traded tor this video back in the old vhs times and received a grizzly almost unwatchable mess. It’s one of my all time favorite Broadway shows ever, ever. So great to see those clips in such great quality. ♥️🌸

[@blu3collar949]

Anita Morris was hot!

[@xak999]

You have no idea.

[@alanismorissette9938]

Thank you very much aurora, I had been waiting a long time for this, my favorite musical ❤

[@bobbachelor2593]

This is fabulous! Thank you for posting. I saw this production and it was truly wonderful; exceptional cast, direction with the brilliant Maurey Yeston score. Brings back so many great memories...how lucky was I to see this.

[@josefigueroa8304]

Did not get what...still my opinion..most boring show ever...

[@alexmg3648]

Karen Akers, Anita Morris, LILIANE MONTEVECCHI. The slay in this production was far too strong. Please upload some footage of LM if you have it!

[@danholden4344]

Magnificent. Broadway history.

[@raymundorivas9536]

Hi! Could you post the full show? Please.

[@jeremyairey7038]

Thank you - I so wish I had been lucky enough to see Nine in its original production.

[@Onojohivycyctx]

wow i luv this set

[@holdyourhats]

Thank you so much for posting this!!!!!!

[@Jck216]

Beyond stunning. Thank you!

[@josefigueroa8304]

Im sorry but this was one of the most boring shows i have ever seen.

[@xak999]

You didn't get it. That's OK though. Did you enjoy Dreamgirls, it's main competition?

[@lilchwis4423]

Do you have anything of performer Jonny Wexler? He experienced extreme back injuries causing him to have disability. He underwent several surgeries that have been unsuccessful, including one earlier this year.

[@palmereldritch7777]

Amazing production, again so lucky i got to see it, like this, with that army of talent. Now wondering if there is somewhere a tape or vid of the entire Casanova-mini operetta ? I loved all that, but......it sort of vanished from productions or am i totally wrong there ?

[@scotthayes6965]

Wowza -- thank you!