Milan, Teatro Manzoni : Tootsie goes Musical

What happens to an actor when no agent or producer wants him?
Total crisis? Well, not exactly what happens to Michael Dorsey, talented actor who in a desperate attempt to make his dreams come true, dresses up as a woman and shows up at an audition as Dorothy Michaels. Unexpectedly Dorothyl gets the role and begins her extraordinary rise to stardom,
Great success and so much fame until….

Tootsie the Musical , adapted and directed by Massimo Romeo Piparo, inspired by the iconic 1982 film by Sydney Pollack. is brought to the stage by the unusual but convincing duo of Paolo Conticini and Enzo Iacchetti, while Emanuele Friello enriched the musical with jazz and swing sounds.

Director Massimo Romeo Piparo

Paolo Conticini, who plays Michael/Dorothy,  shines in such a demanding role with continuous changes of costume, voice and attitude. He is escorted by the popular comedian Enzo Iacchetti who plays Jeff, Michael’s roommate, who faces the economic crisis by managing a small restaurant, Great cast of dancers, actors and singers.Enzo said that “with Paolo there is a special understanding, and it is a pleasure to share the stage in a show that speaks of dreams and reality with great lightness and intensity of thought.”
They are really good on stage together, there is great harmony searching how to understanding oneself and the way in which people can reinvent themselves.

Tootsie the Musical on stage at Teatro Manzoni , Milan, untill Jan 1 2025
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TRENTO Auditorium Santa Chiara
GENOVA Politeama
VARESE Teatro di Varese
BOLOGNA Teatro Europauditorium
FIRENZE Teatro Verdi
TORINO Teatro Colosseo

RAPUNZEL Remember this name…..

Screen Shot 2015-12-19 at 12.26.16Successful return of the beloved family show “Rapunzel” a musical inspired to the Grimm Brother tale, revisited by Alessandro Procacci, Davide Magnabosco e Paolo Barillari.
Great Cast starting with Lorella Cuccarini as the evil Gothel,Screen Shot 2015-12-19 at 12.29.01Alessandra Ferrari as Rapunzel, while the role of Rapunzel child, is greatly performed by 9 years old Valentina Critelli the winner of a popular TV Italian kid contest
Ti Lascio una Canzone”.
A big applause for the flamboyant Giulio Corso Screen Shot 2015-12-19 at 12.29.41as Phil, a young robber who is trying to escape the royal guards and sheltering refuge in an old tower, where he will find Rapunzel , a young girl keep imprisoned by a witchy aunt.Screen Shot 2015-12-19 at 12.27.04There are a lots of new characters, like the two talking flowers, the
guard “Hound” who speaks in Grammelot
and the mirror “Spiegel”, which reflects
the conscience of Rapunzel and inner thoughts.
In addition to that I loved some cartoon animated outdoor sequences Great Idea! 
A memorable moment: a multitude of lanterns flying over the audience.
Rapunzel will perform at Teatro Arcimboldi till Jan 10th 2016 then touring all over Italy .
Here dates and venues