Die Comedian Harmonists

In the organizer's words:

"Somewhere in the world there's a little bit of happiness."

Berlin 1927: Harry Frommermann actually only sings for pleasure and is a big fan of the American vocal quartet The Revelers. Now he is looking for professional singers. He wants to form his own ensemble! In addition to 70 other unemployed men, Robert Biberti, who not only has an exceptional bass voice but is also an ardent fan of The Revelers , responds to his advertisement. A few days later, Biberti brings two choir colleagues with him, who in turn bring a pianist, and slowly an a capella male vocal group is formed. The young men make music together, rehearse like crazy, fight their way through and finally have their first successes.

The rest is history - and a true story at that: The founding of the Comedian Harmonists, the meteoric rise of the sextet and finally, in 1935, the professional ban on the three Jewish members by the National Socialists and the resulting separation of the group.

Gottfried Greiffenhagen and Franz Wittenbrink have turned this into an immortal success story for the stage.

Jan-Christof Scheibe adds a pinch of boy band feeling here and there to hits such as "Mein kleiner grüner Kaktus", "Ein Freund, ein guter Freund" or "Irgendwo auf der Welt" and surprises us with handmade rhythm and musical freshness alongside the typical sound of the 1920s.

Director: Cornelia Schirmer
Musical direction: Jan-Christof Scheibe
Stage and costumes: Birgit Voß
Dramaturgy: Edith Löbbert
With Dominic Angler, Max William Best, Sebastian Hammer, Ingo Meß, Andres Vercoutere, David Wehle, Jonathan Wolters

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