Brothers Jake and Elwood Blues have a mission: to get their old rhythm-and-blues band back together in order to pay off the tax debts of the orphanage where they grew up.
Dresden version by Manfred Weiß
Arranged by Tim Allhoff and Max Renne
Performed in German and English
Premiere
8. April 2022
Dates & Cast
- Conductor Max Renne
- Staging Manfred Weiß
- Co-Regie and Choreography Natalie Holtom
- Bühnebild Timo Dentler, Okarina Peter
- Costume Design Okarina Peter
- Lighting Design Marco Dietzel
- Video Sascha Vredenburg
- Dramaturgy Kai Weßler
- Set Design Timo Dentler
- Conductor Max Renne
- Staging Manfred Weiß
- Co-Regie and Choreography Natalie Holtom
- Bühnebild Timo Dentler, Okarina Peter
- Costume Design Okarina Peter
- Lighting Design Marco Dietzel
- Video Sascha Vredenburg, Christoph Steć
- Dramaturgy Kai Weßler
- Set Design Timo Dentler
Band »Die Gebrüder Blues«
- Jake Blues Bosse Vogt
- Elwood Blues Christian Venzke
- Cab Calloway / James Brown / Ray Charles David Whitley
- Aretha Kerry Jean
- Kurt, Inhaber der Kneipe Gerald Hupach
- Anita Bettina Weichert
- Blues Brother-Girls Laura Magdalena Goblirsch, Maren Somberg
- Blues Brother-Boys Riccardo de Nigris, Edd Hall, Fabio Kopf
- Conductor Max Renne
- Staging Manfred Weiß
- Co-Regie and Choreography Natalie Holtom
- Bühnebild Timo Dentler, Okarina Peter
- Costume Design Okarina Peter
- Lighting Design Marco Dietzel
- Video Sascha Vredenburg, Christoph Steć
- Dramaturgy Kai Weßler
- Set Design Timo Dentler
Band »Die Gebrüder Blues«
- Jake Blues Bosse Vogt
- Elwood Blues Christian Venzke
- Cab Calloway / James Brown / Ray Charles David Whitley
- Aretha Kerry Jean
- Kurt, Inhaber der Kneipe Gerald Hupach
- Anita Bettina Weichert
- Blues Brother-Girls Laura Magdalena Goblirsch, Maren Somberg
- Blues Brother-Boys Riccardo de Nigris, Edd Hall, Fabio Kopf
- Conductor Max Renne
- Staging Manfred Weiß
- Co-Regie and Choreography Natalie Holtom
- Bühnebild Timo Dentler, Okarina Peter
- Costume Design Okarina Peter
- Lighting Design Marco Dietzel
- Video Sascha Vredenburg, Christoph Steć
- Dramaturgy Kai Weßler
- Set Design Timo Dentler
Band »Die Gebrüder Blues«
- Jake Blues Bosse Vogt
- Elwood Blues Christian Venzke
- Cab Calloway / James Brown / Ray Charles David Whitley
- Aretha Kerry Jean
- Kurt, Inhaber der Kneipe Gerald Hupach
- Anita Bettina Weichert
- Blues Brother-Girls Laura Magdalena Goblirsch, Maren Somberg
- Blues Brother-Boys Riccardo de Nigris, Edd Hall, Fabio Kopf
- Conductor Max Renne
- Staging Manfred Weiß
- Co-Regie and Choreography Natalie Holtom
- Bühnebild Timo Dentler, Okarina Peter
- Costume Design Okarina Peter
- Lighting Design Marco Dietzel
- Video Sascha Vredenburg, Christoph Steć
- Dramaturgy Kai Weßler
- Set Design Timo Dentler
Band »Die Gebrüder Blues«
- Jake Blues Bosse Vogt
- Elwood Blues Christian Venzke
- Cab Calloway / James Brown / Ray Charles David Whitley
- Aretha Kerry Jean
- Kurt, Inhaber der Kneipe Gerald Hupach
- Anita Bettina Weichert
- Blues Brother-Girls Laura Magdalena Goblirsch, Maren Somberg
- Blues Brother-Boys Riccardo de Nigris, Edd Hall, Fabio Kopf
- Conductor Max Renne
- Staging Manfred Weiß
- Co-Regie and Choreography Natalie Holtom
- Bühnebild Timo Dentler, Okarina Peter
- Costume Design Okarina Peter
- Lighting Design Marco Dietzel
- Video Sascha Vredenburg, Christoph Steć
- Dramaturgy Kai Weßler
- Set Design Timo Dentler
Band »Die Gebrüder Blues«
- Jake Blues Bosse Vogt
- Elwood Blues Christian Venzke
- Cab Calloway / James Brown / Ray Charles David Whitley
- Aretha Kerry Jean
- Kurt, Inhaber der Kneipe Gerald Hupach
- Anita Bettina Weichert
- Blues Brother-Girls Laura Magdalena Goblirsch, Maren Somberg
- Blues Brother-Boys Riccardo de Nigris, Edd Hall, Fabio Kopf
- Conductor Max Renne
- Staging Manfred Weiß
- Co-Regie and Choreography Natalie Holtom
- Bühnebild Timo Dentler, Okarina Peter
- Costume Design Okarina Peter
- Lighting Design Marco Dietzel
- Video Sascha Vredenburg, Christoph Steć
- Dramaturgy Kai Weßler
- Set Design Timo Dentler
Band »Die Gebrüder Blues«
- Jake Blues Bosse Vogt
- Elwood Blues Christian Venzke
- Cab Calloway / James Brown / Ray Charles David Whitley
- Aretha Kerry Jean
- Kurt, Inhaber der Kneipe Gerald Hupach
- Anita Bettina Weichert
- Blues Brother-Girls Laura Magdalena Goblirsch, Maren Somberg
- Blues Brother-Boys Riccardo de Nigris, Edd Hall, Fabio Kopf
- Conductor Max Renne
- Staging Manfred Weiß
- Co-Regie and Choreography Natalie Holtom
- Bühnebild Timo Dentler, Okarina Peter
- Costume Design Okarina Peter
- Lighting Design Marco Dietzel
- Video Sascha Vredenburg, Christoph Steć
- Dramaturgy Kai Weßler
- Set Design Timo Dentler
Band »Die Gebrüder Blues«
- Jake Blues Bosse Vogt
- Elwood Blues Christian Venzke
- Cab Calloway / James Brown / Ray Charles David Whitley
- Aretha Kerry Jean
- Kurt, Inhaber der Kneipe Gerald Hupach
- Anita Bettina Weichert
- Blues Brother-Girls Laura Magdalena Goblirsch, Maren Somberg
- Blues Brother-Boys Riccardo de Nigris, Edd Hall, Fabio Kopf
In brief
Brothers Jake and Elwood Blues have a mission: to get their old rhythm-and-blues band back together in order to pay off the tax debts of the orphanage where they grew up. And so, in their trademark black suits and dark sunglasses, the Blues Brothers go to see their old bandmates, who may (or may not) have long since drifted into middle-class jobs. The brothers’ mission soon becomes a journey into the past, a bizarre odyssey through a country where they are no longer really at home – and a hymn to the power of music. The film »The Blues Brothers« from 1980, featuring actors John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd, is a veritable cult classic. In this version, arranged for the stage by Manfred Weiß, the story of the Blues Brothers and their songs is transformed into a homage to the lively blues scene of the GDR. A screwball comedy with unforgettable songs such as »Everybody Needs Somebody«, »Sweet Home Chicago« or »Gimme Some Lovin’«.