#luce dufault

[starmaniamania]

Luce Dufault as Marie-Jeanne, Bruno Pelletier as Johnny

AI art by Massmediapixels, shared May 2024

[unknown171204]

Starmania 1993

This is the first version of the show created without Michel Berger

Performed from 1993 to 2001 at the Théâtre Mogador, then at the Palais des Congrès to continue at the Palais des Sports and finish at the Casino de Paris, we can almost say that it is a traveling show !

The show will have a 50-50 success, part of the public will adore it while the other will simply hate it (the costumes considered ugly and a staging bordering on the psychedelic, some critics will even say that this version was a betrayal / a bad parody of the original work)

The album :

The particularity of the show was the possibility of choosing the language ! In English on Friday and French the rest of the week !

DISTRIBUTION :

Johnny Rockfort :

Bruno Pelletier (1993 - 1995)

Norman Groulx ( 1995 - 1999)

Frank Sherbourne ( 1999 - 2001)

Cristal :

Judith Bérard ( 1993 - 1996)

Edith Fortin ( 1996 - 2001)

Marie-Jeanne :

Luce Dufault ( 1993 - 1995)

Isabelle Boulay ( 1995 - 1997)

Joane Labelle ( 1998 - 1999)

Lulu Hugues ( 1999 - 2001)

Zéro Janvier :

Michel Pascal ( 1993 - 1997 and 2000- 2001)

Richard Groulx ( 1997 - 1999)

Martin Fontaine ( 1999 - 2000)

Stella Spotlight : Patsy Gallant

Ziggy :

Frank Sherbourne (1993 -1999)

Andy Cocq ( 1999 - 2001)

Sadia :

Jasmine Roy ( 1993 - 1996)

Marie Carmen (1996)

Véronique Béliveau (1997)

Kwin ( 1997 - 2001)

Liners :

Jean Ravel / Sabrina Lory / Éric Melville

Clip :

There is only one official recording of the show with the troop of 2000 , But a recording of Tycoon (probably filmed in secret by a spectator) of VERY poor quality is available :

Tycoon 1993 :

Fanmade of the 1994 French version :

The Full Show :

ANECDOTES :

For the first time Roger Roger is no longer a human character, he is now a robot with the voice of Muriel Robin in French and Tim Rice in English

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In this version Zero Janvier murders Cristal by strangling her with his own hands !

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For the first time the auditions for the role of Sadia were open to men !! ( We are now in 2024 and Sadia still has not had a male interpreter )

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Andy Cocq and Eric Melville were spotted by Plamondon when they both auditioned for Notre Dame de Paris !

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Andy Cocq is one of the big names in the world of French musicals, having played in Emilie Jolie 2002, le Soldat Rose , Doty et le magicien d'Oz , and in the French adaptations of Spamlot and the Producers ( which I had the chance to see at the Paris theater in 2022 )

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Luce Dufault is the only performer in the history of Starmania to have performed on stage while she was 6 months pregnant !

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Technical accident occurred at the Mogador when Bruno Pelletier's long hair was found stuck while he was suspended in the air and had to go down on stage roped up ! The show stopped and Plamondon himself came on stage to reassure the audience ; in his own words : " a black star must be able to face any eventuality ! "

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In 1995, Stella Spotlight's slide dress hit the stage…without Patsy Gallant! The performer had gone backstage to quench her thirst and had forgotten that she had to make a short appearance on stage just before the businessman's blues …

For more Starmania or to discover other French musicals I invite you to follow the path of my main masterlist to learn more about French musicals and their stories :

[karaoketracks]

Quand les hommes vivront d'amour by Luce Dufault Custom Mix Backing Track

[winurban]

Quatre interprètes d'exception pour le concert « Dire combien je t'aime... » en compagnie de l'OSM from Winston McQuade on Vimeo.

LE CULTUREL 2.0 avec Sylvie Harvey : Luce Dufault, chanteur et Benoit Groulx, arrangeur/compositeur nous invitent au concert «Dire combien je t’aime… pour une dernière histoire d’un soir » avec l’Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal sous la direction du chef invité Jean-François Malouf le 23 et 24 janvier, 20h, à la Maison Symphonique…

[dandanjean]

Livre

Tous les textes sont faits de mots, et les mots ne sont qu’un prétexte. Toutes les représentations du monde que nous écrivons sont des liens intérieurs que nous offrons pour partager notre humanité, pour se relier. On ne livre pas, on s’ouvre. Une chanson de Luce Dufault – Tous ces mots Les paroles sur https://genius.com/Luce-dufault-tous-ces-mots-lyrics COPYRIGHT – DROIT D’AUTEUR –…

[whatodoo-canada]

Luce Dufault - Brossard, Canada | 27 Jan, 2023.

Find out more / Find Tickets.

[heavierthanearth]

Luce Dufault - Damn Your Eyes

[comediesmusicales]

Starmania (1993 Mogador cast) - Medley for French TV :

- Quand on arrive en ville - Besoin d’amour - Duo d’Adieu - Les Uns Contre Les Autres - SOS d’un Terrien en Détresse - Le Monde est Stone - Les Adieux d’un Sex Symbol - Le Blues du Businessman / Sextet

[gypsy-that-i-was]

Luce Dufault - Damn Your Eyes

[starmaniamania]

Luce Dufault as Marie-Jeanne and Michel Pascal as Zéro Janvier, AI art by Massmediapixels, shared May 2024

[loveherallican-blog]

Luce Dufault - Damn Your Eyes

[transparentgentlemenmarker]

Au début des années 80, trois stars québécoises réunies Marjo, Ginette Reno et Nanette Workman. À elles trois, elles allaient populariser nombre d’incontournables de la musique pop et rock du Québec. Évidemment il y a d'autres à vous de compléter la liste Isabelle Boulay

Ariane Moffatt

Chloé Sainte-Marie

Céline Dion

Diane Tell

Diane Dufresne

Marie-Mai

Lynda Lemay

Luce Dufault

Laurence Jalbert

Marilou

Martine St-Clair

Marie Denise Pelletier

France D’Amour

Marie-Chantal Toupin

Térez Montcalm

[winurban]

Luce Dufault-Noël une tradition en chanson.mp4 from Winston McQuade on Vimeo.