''Les Dix Commandements'' is a
French-language musical comedy
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written by
Élie Chouraqui
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and
Pascal Obispo
Pascal Michel Obispo (; born 8 January 1965) is a French singer-songwriter.
Biography
Pascal Obispo, son of Max Obispo (a former Bordeaux Girondins football player of Basque origin) and Nicole Guérin (originally from Angers), was born on 8 J ...
that premiered in
Paris
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in October 2000.
In 2022, the musical is announced to premiere in the English language with an American adaptation by
David Serero (starring as Moses) in New York. The U.S. Cast Album Recording's first single "The Maximum Pain" is released.
The musical in two acts became the basis of similar musicals elsewhere including
Patrick Leonard
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's film ''
The Ten Commandments: The Musical''.
Cast
;Principal actors
* Pedro Alves (Aaron)
*
Lisbet Guldbaek (Bithia)
*
Daniel Lévi (
Moses)
*
Ginie Line (
Nefertari)
*
Ahmed Mouici (
Ramsès)
*
Nourith (Sephora)
*
Pablo Villafranca (
Joshua
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)
*
Anne Warin (Yokébed)
*
Yael Naim (Myriam)
;Comedian
*Jocelyn Durvel (Séthi)
;Alternative actors
* Joshaa: Moses
* Anath Benais: Nefertari and Séphora
* Patrice Carmona: Ramsés
* Emmanuel Dahl: Joshua and Aaron
* Delphine Elbe: Bithia, Yochébed and Myriam
;New casting
*
Merwan Rim (Ramsès)
* Joana (Séphora and Yochébed)
* Alexandra Lucci (Nefertari)
*
Clarisse Lavanant (Sephora and Bithia)
* Fabian Richard (Joshua and Aaron)
* Anissa Stili (Myriam)
* Richard Ross (Moses)
* Chris Martin (Moses)
Technical staff
*Direction:
Elie Chouraqui
*Music:
Pascal Obispo
Pascal Michel Obispo (; born 8 January 1965) is a French singer-songwriter.
Biography
Pascal Obispo, son of Max Obispo (a former Bordeaux Girondins football player of Basque origin) and Nicole Guérin (originally from Angers), was born on 8 J ...
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and
Patrice Guirao
*Choreography:
Kamel Ouali
*Decor: Giantito Burchiellaro
*Costumes:
Sonia Rykiel
*Production label: 7 ART
*Producers:
Elie Chouraqui,
Dove Attia and
Albert Cohen
*Director of casting:
Bruno Berberes
Songs
;Act 1
# Introduction: Les prières du monde (Introduction: The Prayers of The World) (Moïse)
# Le massacre (The Slaughter) (Orchestre)
# Je laisse à l'abandon (I Let To Abandon) (Yokebed/Bithia)
# Il s'appellera Moïse (He Will Be Called Moses) (Bithia)
# Le dilemme (The Dilemma) (Nefertari/Moïse/Ramses)
# Séthi et son Empire (Seti and His Empire) (Orchestre)
# Désaccord (Disagreement)(Orchestre)
# À chacun son rêve (Every Man has a dream) (Ramses/Moïse)
# Le peuple Juif (The Jewish People) (Orchestre)
# La peine maximum (The Maximum Sorrow) (Joshua/Aaron)
# En cadence (Rhythmically) (Orchestre)
# Je n'avais jamais prié (I Had Never Prayed) (Joshua/Moise)
# Le procès (The Trial) (Orchestra)
# Sans lui (Without Him) (Nefertari/Ramses)
# Oh Moïse (Oh Moses) (Yokebed/Aaron/Myriam/Nefertari)
# La rencontre (The Encounter) (Orchestra)
# Il est celui que je voulais/Les mariages (He is The One I Wanted/The Weddings) (Sephora)
;Act 2
# Celui qui va/Le Buisson Ardent (Whoever Goes/The Burning Bush (Moïse)
# Mais tu t’en vas (But You leave) (Sephora/Myriam/Bithia/Nefertari)
# C’est ma volonté (It's My Will) (Ramses/Myriam)
# Laisse mon peuple s’en aller (Let My People Go) (Yokeved/Moise/Hebrews)
# À chacun son glaive (Every Man Has His Sword) (Ramses/Moise)
# Les dix plaies (The Ten Plagues) (Orchestra)
# L’inacceptable (The Unacceptable) (Nefertari)
# L.I.B.R.E. (Liberty) (Myriam/Hebrews)
# Devant la mer (Before The Sea) (Aaron)
# Mon frère (My Brother) (Ramses/Moise)
# Une raison d’espérer (A Reason To Hope) (Sephora)
# Le veau d’or (The Golden Calf) (Orchestra)
# Les dix commandements (The Ten Commandments) (Moise/Hebrews)
#
L'envie d'aimer/Final (The Desire To Love) (Full Cast)
Discography
*''L'intégral'' (CD double album - released 18 April 2001)
;CD1
# ''Je Laisse à L'abandon''
# ''Il S'appellera Moïse''
# ''Le Dilemme''
# ''À Chacun Son Rêve''
# ''La Peine Maximum''
# ''Je N'avais Jamais Prié''
# ''Sans Lui''
# ''Oh Moïse''
# ''Il Est Celui Que Je Voulais''
;CD2
# ''Celui Qui Va''
# ''Mais Tu T'en Vas''
# ''C'est Ma Volonté''
# ''Laisse Mon Peuple S'en Aller''
# ''À Chacun Son Glaive''
# ''L'inacceptable''
# ''L.i.b.r.e.''
# ''Devant La Mer''
# ''Mon Frère''
# ''Une Raison D'espérer''
* Simple album (1 CD)
# ''Je laisse à l'abandon''
# ''Il s'appellera Moïse''
# ''Le dilemme''
# ''À chacun son rêve''
# ''La peine maximum''
# ''Oh Moïse''
# ''Il est celui que je voulais''
# ''Mais tu t'en vas''
# ''Laisse mon peuple s'en aller''
# ''L-I-B-R-E''
# ''Devant La Mer''
# ''Mon frère''
# ''Les dix commandements''
# ''L'envie d'aimer''
;Technical staff
*
Christophe Deschamps - drums
*
Laurent Vernerey - bass
*
Ian Inverd &
Christophe Voisin - programming and keyboards
*
Pierre Jaconelli - guitar
*
Denis Benarrosch - percussions
*
Jean-Yves d'Angelo - piano
*
Nick Ingman
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,
David Sinclair Whitaker &
Olivier Schultheis - arrangements
* Les Archets de Paris et de France - orchestra
References
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2000 musicals
Ten Commandments
Sung-through musicals
Musicals based on the Bible
Cultural depictions of Moses
Cultural depictions of Nefertari
French musicals