Luc Plamondon musicals
this site published by Roger Valentine
Update: June 2002
Luc Plamondon - Musicals
CDs, videos, books
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Please note that I don't actually have all the recordings listed below, and I am especially seeking all those listed in red (and any which are not listed, of course). Contact me direct
1973 L'Opéra Cirque
Cast: Diane Dufresne
- Performed at Théâtre Maisonneuve in Montréal
1978 Starmania
(big section this -gets a page to itself)
With Michel Berger
- 1979 Performed at Palais Des Congrès in Paris
- Revived many times thereafter
1983 Dioxine de Carbone
With Angelo Finaldi
Cast: Diane Dufresne
- Performed at Cirque D'Hiver in Paris
1984/5 Lily Passion
With Barbara
Cast:
Barbara - Lily (La Chanteuse)
Gerard Depardieu - David (Le Tueur)
- 1984 Premier at Théâtre National de Paris cancelled
- 1986 Performed at Zénith in Paris (30 shows)
- 1986 Toured provinces of France
1986 La Légende de Jimmy
With Michel Berger
Cast: Renaud Hantson - Le Teenager
Tom Novembre - Le Clergyman
Diane Tell - La Groupie
Nanette Workman - La Diva
- 1990 Performed at Théâtre Mogador in Paris
- Revived 1992 at Théâtre Maisonneuve in Montréal
and 1993 at Grand Théâtre in Québec
1992 cast::
Luce Dufault - the Groupie
Bruno Pelletier - Jimmy
Nanette Workman - Angelica
Yves Jacques - the Clergyman
(Jean Ravel was a chorist)
There is no known ecording from this Canadian show.
- album "La Légende de Jimmy" - studio recording of original Mogador cast
- album "Jimmy Dean" - German cast
- video: "Renaud Hantson Concert 93" includes 2 songs, Mourir Comme Lui and Géant
- album: Bruno Pelletier's first album includes Mourir Comme Lui. (There is also a video of this on Bruno's official website - for a link to this, follow the Starmania link)
- album/video: France Gall's "Olympia 1996 (Concert Privé/Public)" includes La légende de Jimmy
- album: 'Ils chantent les plus belles chansons françaises de l'année 1990' includes La légende de Jimmy by Réjean Perry
- live recording (unknown source): La légende de Jimmy by Diane Tell (i.e. the one song, not the whole show).
- radio broadcast : Sidaction 96 includes L'Amour Qui Tue by France Gall.
Jimmy in English??? -
1991 Sand et Les Romantiques (or Les Romantiques or La Romantique)
With Catherine Lara
Cast:
Catherine Lara - George Sand
Richard Cocciante - Frederic Chopin
Joniece Jamison - Le Modele
Claude Lauzzana (and Daniel Levi) - Alfred de Musset
Daniel Lavoie - Eugene Delacroix
Mauranne - La Muse de la Musique
Véronique Sanson - Marie Dorval
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1992 Performed at Théâtre Châtelet in Paris
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1993 at Théâtre du Gymnase in ?Canada?
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1993 at Théâtre Saint-Denis in Montréal
1992 Vingt Personnages en Quête D'Une Chanteuse
(mise en scène Luc Plamondon. - apart from the Starmania tracks, songs are not written by L.P. )
Cast: Louise Forestier
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1992 Performed at Café de la Place D'Arts in Montréal
1997-8 Notre Dame De Paris 
With Richard Cocciante
- album:"Notre Dame de Paris" 1998 Original studio album
- album: Live double cd from Palais des Congrès October 1998.
- video: Live from Palais des Congrès January 1999.
- album :Orchestral (Symphonic) version 2000
- album: English version
- U.S. cast version - watch this space
- album: Version Instrumentale by Alain Lapointe
- album: Italian version
- album: Mogador version - 2001 (with Michel Pascal, Roddy Julienne)
- album: Spanish version - 2001
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single:
Live For The One I Love, taken from the English album, sung by Tina Arena, includes a new remix by Soda Club.
- album: Les Playbacks no 225.
The inevitable karaoke version. It says here this is a 4 cd set! Can this be true? Do I really care? - album: Le karaoke vol 4: Sixteen tracks. ho hum.
- 4-track maxi-single 'Chanson de la Comedie Musicale Notre Dame de Paris' features Belle, performed by un-named singer. Other 3 tracks, performed by 'The Light Philharmonic Orchestra' are 'inspired' by the Victor Hugo story, but are NOT from the musical!
- Pat Benesta album "Les Comédies Musicales" includes 3 songs (see 'Other Recordings' in the Starmania section).
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Helen Segara video L'Olympia includes Vivre and Ave Maria.
- radio broadcast: Cherie fm, 5 tracks featuring original cast, accompanied by Richard Cocciante (piano).
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Obviously many other TV and radio broadcasts too numerous to mention. (which means 'I don't know!')
2002 Cindy
Cindy/Cendrillon 2002
With Romano Musumarra
Cast
Lââm
Murray Head
Kristel Adams
Jay
Carine
Assia
Patsy Gallant
Frank Sherbourne
Judith Bérard
Patrice Blouin
The Cinderella story, which answers all the questions you never thought to ask, such as why Cinders had 'step-sisters', and why such an eligible bloke as Prince Charming didn't have a girlfriend (because his fiancée just died of a drug overdose, of course).
Books
(See separate listing for Starmania books)
La Légende de Jimmy: Complete text. Le Cherche Midi Éditeur 1990
Plamondon, Un Coeur de Rocker - Jacques Godbout: Éditions De L'Homme 1988
