The reboot of the dazzling theater play about Sisi is starting to take shape!
Last year there was happy news for musical lovers: it was announced that the musical Elisabeth, about the (love) life of the Austrian Empress Sisi, would return. A few big names were already announced earlier, but yesterday the entire cast was presented!
Musical Elisabeth
It has been 25 years since the musical first played in the Netherlands. After a long time, Sisi finally returns to the Netherlands, and it is up to none other than Albert Verlinde, Jaco Kaasschieter and Senf Theaterproducties to produce the musical.
“Elisabeth is an iconic musical,” Albert Verlinde previously said about the happy news. “As a theater producer, it is a dream to make this performance. The music is beautiful, songs like My Life is Mine are legendary and the story about Empress Sisi is particularly fascinating. Her life continues to appeal to the imagination, films and series are still being made about her. We look forward to making a new contemporary version and we are extremely proud to be bringing this musical classic to major Dutch theaters.”
Pia Douwes and Luigi Lucheni
It was previously announced that none other than Pia Douwes would again take on the leading role. Elisabeth made her debut in 1992 in Vienna and featured Dutch pride Pia Douwes in the role of the famous empress. A little later she was also allowed to perform the role of Sisi in the Netherlands and Germany.
At the end of last month it was announced that William Spaaij will play the role of Luigi Lucheni, Sisi’s murderer, and Danique Dusée, Milan van Waardenburg and Ann Van den Broeck were revealed. The rest of the production was kept a secret for a while. Until now, because the entire cast has now been announced!
Entire cast
Yesterday, the leading actors from Elisabeth the musical arrived at Heeswijk Castle in a white carriage. Guido Gottenbos (Frans Joseph), Ronald Jorritsma (Rudolf), Sjoerd Oomen (Max van Beieren) and Saskia Schäfer (Ludovika van Beieren) stepped out and thus complete the cast!
“This is a dream cast,” said Albert Verlinde. “All leading actors all have international experience and have appeared in major productions several times.”
According to him, the ensemble is also one in a million. ”Nori de Winter, Laura Seys, Liss Walravens, Isaura Kuyt, Axelle Verfaillie, Walter de Kok, Martijn Claes, Kevin Manuputty, Joost van der Aa, Niels Batens, Quinten de Smedt, Femke van der Endt, Lysanne van der Sijs and Mees de Heus have performed a great audition and deserve this grand stage. I have already worked with many of them and they have proven that they can handle this high level.”
Elisabeth will premiere in the DeLaMar Theater on March 23, 2025, followed by a tour of major theaters in the Netherlands.
Source: Royal Promotions, Archive | Image: NL Image
