''Les Dix Commandements'' is a

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written by

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and

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that premiered in

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in October 2000. In 2022, the musical premiered in the English language with an American adaptation written and directed by David Serero (starring as Moses) in New York. The U.S. Cast Album Recording's first single, "The Maximum Pain," is released. For this production, David Serero was awarded for "Theatrical Excellence" by The Musical Theater Radio and was nominated for Best Director and Performer at the 2022 BroadwayWorld Awards. The musical in two acts became the basis of similar musicals elsewhere, including

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's film '' The Ten Commandments: The Musical''.

Cast

;Principal actors * Pedro Alves (Aaron) * Lisbet Guldbaek (Bithia) * Daniel Lévi (

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) * Ginie Line (

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) * Ahmed Mouici ( Ramsès) * Nourith (Sephora) * Pablo Villafranca (

Joshua Joshua ( ), also known as Yehoshua ( ''Yəhōšuaʿ'', Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Yŏhōšuaʿ,'' Literal translation, lit. 'Yahweh is salvation'), Jehoshua, or Josue, functioned as Moses' assistant in the books of Book of Exodus, Exodus and ...

) * Anne Warin (Yokébed) *

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(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 *

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(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:

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*Music:

*Texts:

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and Patrice Guirao *Choreography: Kamel Ouali *Decor: Giantito Burchiellaro *Costumes:

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*Production label: 7 ART *Producers:

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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) # Séthi et son Empire (Seti and His Empire) (Orchestre) # Le dilemme (The Dilemma) (Nefertari/Moïse/Ramses) # Désaccord (Disagreement)(Orchestre) # À chacun son rêve (Every Man has a dream) (Moïse/Ramses) # Le peuple Juif (The Jewish People) (Orchestre) # La peine maximum (The Maximum Pain) (Joshua/Aaron) # En cadence (Rhythmically) (Orchestre) # Je n'avais jamais prié (I Had Never Prayed) (Joshua/Moïse) # Le procès (The Trial) (Orchestra) # Sans lui (Without Him) (Nefertari/Ramses) # Oh Moïse (Oh Moses) (Yokebed/Aaron/Myriam/Bithia) # La rencontre (The Encounter) (Orchestra) # Il est celui que je voulais (He is The One I Wanted) (Sephora) ;Act 2 # Celui qui va/Le Buisson Ardent (Whoever Goes/The Burning Bush) (Moïse) # Mais tu t’en vas (But You leave) (Sephora/Nefertari/Myriam/Bithia/) # C’est ma volonté (It's My Will) (Ramses/Myriam) # Laisse mon peuple s’en aller (Let My People Go) (Yokebed/Moise/Hebrews) # À chacun son glaive (Every Man Has His Sword) (Ramses/Moïse) # 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/Moïse) # Une raison d’espérer (A Reason To Hope) (Sephora) # Le veau d’or (The Golden Calf) (Orchestra) # Les dix commandements (The Ten Commandments) (Moïse/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 *

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, David Sinclair Whitaker & Olivier Schultheis - arrangements * Les Archets de Paris et de France - orchestra

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dix Commandements, Les 2000 musicals Ten Commandments Sung-through musicals Musicals based on the Bible Cultural depictions of Moses Cultural depictions of Nefertari French musicals