Singin’ in the Rain

Tobias Joch, Charlotte Katzer, Niklas Schurz; Photo Susanne Reichardt

Tobias Joch, Charlotte Katzer; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Charlotte Katzer, Tobias Joch, Niklas Schurz und Ensemble; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Johanna Spantzel; Photo: Susanne Reichardt

Musical / Screenplay and adaptation by Betty Comden and Adolph Green / Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed

Musical Theatre
Marguerre-Saal

Based on the classic Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film / in special agreement with Warner Bros. Theatre Ventures, Inc. / Music Publisher: EMI, rights management by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (original film choreography by Gene Kelly and Stanley Donen) / Produced in agreement with Maurice Rosenfield, Lois F. Rosenfield and Cindy Pritzker, Inc. / German by Roman Hinze
[recommended for ages 13 and up]

Crisis in Hollywood! Suddenly, performers don’t just have to play a part but they also have to speak! For silent film diva Lina Lamont this is a disaster, because Lina’s small voice will likely end her and her film partner Don Lockwood’s career. But Don and his best friend Cosmo have a plan: To replace Lina’s voice with that of Kathy, the showgirl Don has a crush on. When their fraud is discovered, people are scandalised. It's lucky that Don and Cosmo always know a song to put people in a good mood.

(Tap) dancing in the rain, Gene Kelly won the hearts of millions of cinemagoers in 1952. Turning this beloved film into an entertaining musical promises fast-paced choreographies, unforgettable melodies and big fun for old and young.

To accompany your visit to the performance on 22 November 2025, you can sample perfectly matched wines from the Adam Müller winery. The winemakers will accompany you during the tasting before the performance and during the interval; the wine tasting begins 90 minutes before the start of the performance in the Alter Saal.
This additional offer can be booked - exclusively in conjunction with the purchase of a theatre ticket - at a price of 18 euros directly at the theatre box office.

Singin’ in the Rain

Theaterabend mit Geschmack: Theatre and wine tasting

Musical Theatre

19:30 → 22:30 h

Marguerre-Saal

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

Musical / Screenplay and adaptation by Betty Comden and Adolph Green / Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
[recommended for ages 13 and up]

One interval

Singin’ in the Rain

Musical Theatre

19:30 → 22:30 h

Marguerre-Saal

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

Musical / Screenplay and adaptation by Betty Comden and Adolph Green / Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
[recommended for ages 13 and up]

One interval

Singin’ in the Rain

Musical Theatre

19:30 → 22:30 h

Marguerre-Saal

Only a few tickets left

Musical / Screenplay and adaptation by Betty Comden and Adolph Green / Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
[recommended for ages 13 and up]

One interval

Singin’ in the Rain

Musical Theatre

19:00 → 22:00 h

Marguerre-Saal

Only a few tickets left

Musical / Screenplay and adaptation by Betty Comden and Adolph Green / Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
[recommended for ages 13 and up]

One interval

Singin’ in the Rain

Musical Theatre

19:00 → 22:00 h

Marguerre-Saal

Musical / Screenplay and adaptation by Betty Comden and Adolph Green / Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
[recommended for ages 13 and up]

One interval

Singin’ in the Rain

Musical Theatre

19:30 → 22:30 h

Marguerre-Saal

Musical / Screenplay and adaptation by Betty Comden and Adolph Green / Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
[recommended for ages 13 and up]

One interval

Singin’ in the Rain

Musical Theatre

19:30 → 22:30 h

Marguerre-Saal

Musical / Screenplay and adaptation by Betty Comden and Adolph Green / Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
[recommended for ages 13 and up]

One interval

Singin’ in the Rain

Musical Theatre

19:30 → 22:30 h

Marguerre-Saal

Sold out (last-minute tickets may be available at the box office)

Musical / Screenplay and adaptation by Betty Comden and Adolph Green / Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
[recommended for ages 13 and up]

One interval

Singin’ in the Rain

Musical Theatre

19:30 → 22:30 h

Marguerre-Saal

Musical / Screenplay and adaptation by Betty Comden and Adolph Green / Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed
[recommended for ages 13 and up]

One interval

Musical Direction

Dietger Holm

Direction

Andrea Schwalbach

Stage Design

Anne Neuser

Costume Design

Lukas Pirmin Wassmann

Choreography

Andrea Danae Kingston

Video

Christian Weißenberger

Lighting Design

Ralf Kabrhel

Sounddesign

Luisa Lange Lorenzo Westermann

Choir Rehearsal

Virginie Déjos

Dramaturgy

Thomas Böckstiegel

Education

Annabelle Ruth

Conducting

Junyoung Kim

Paul Breyer

Don Lockwood

Tobias Joch

Kathy Selden

Charlotte Katzer

Cosmo Brown

Niklas Schurz

Lina Lamont

Johanna Spantzel

Produzent / R. F. Simpson / Sprechlehrer

Dietmar Nieder

In weiteren Rollen

Marlou Düster Sabrina Stein Sarah Steinemer Helena Sturm Liam Tiesteel Johan Vandamme

Swing

Nicole Eckenigk Niklas Roling Isabella Norina Seliger

Piano on stage

Nanami Yamane Paul Breyer

Opernchor des Theaters und Orchesters Heidelberg Philharmonisches Orchester Heidelberg

Director of Studies

Hanna Klose

Musical Rehearsals

Hanna Klose, Junyoung Kim, Nanami Yamane, Manon Parmentier

Dance Captain

Sabrina Stein

Assistant Direction

Georg Zahn, Leonie Kristin Brauns

Performance Direction

Georg Zahn

Stage Management

Katharina von Zadow

Assistant Stage Design

Judith Grätzer

Assistant Costumes

Hannah Schäfer

Surtitles management

Sara Springfeld, Meike Bergmann, Ricky Rösch, Hyung-Kyu Kim

The production of the decorative parts is carried out in the workshops of the Theater und Orchester Heidelberg.

A complete list of all employees of the technical departments involved can be found here.

Listen to an introduction by Dr. Patrick Mertens (in German) here.

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Trailer by Siegersbuschfilm

Das »begeisterte« Publikum sei schon zur Pause »völlig aus dem Häuschen« gewesen, berichtet Ingeborg Salomon in der Rhein-Neckar-Zeitung (31. März 2025). Andrea Schwalbachs »schwungvolle« Inszenierung »schwelge im Überfluss« mit »eindrucksvoll[em]« Bühnen- und Kostümbild, »anspruchsvollen Tanzsequenzen«, »pfiffigen Videos« und »Glanzleistungen« des Ensembles – dazu ein Orchester »in Bestform«.

»Ein Glücksgriff«, schreibt Susanne Kaulich im Mannheimer Morgen (1. April 2024). Mit »swing-inspiriertem Orchester und spielfreudigem Opernchor« begeistere das »Stepptanz-Musical« auf ganzer Linie. Regisseurin Andra Schwalbach ziehe mit ihrem Team »alle Register« bei Bühne, Kostümen und Filmszenen; Tanzensemble und Solisten bildeten ein »phänomenales Ensemble«.

In der Badischen Zeitung (30. März 2025) ist für Alexander Dick in Andrea Schwalbachs »temporeiche[r], fein nuancierte[r] und originelle[r]« Inszenierung »alles da, was das Genre braucht«: Von einer »wandlungsreichen Bühne« über die »große Chorusline« und Running Gags vor allem »maximal hinreißend tanzende und steppende Darsteller«, die »all das können«, was Musicals ausmache: »Singen, tanzen, steppen, sprechen« mit »höchster Expertise und Erfahrung«. Dazu »exzellente Orchesterarrangements«, denen das Orchester unter Dietger Holm »swingende Plastizität und Retroschmelz« verleihe. Fazit des Rezensenten: »Der Jubel ist riesig. Da steppt das Stadttheater.«

Einen »sehr unterhaltsamen Abend« erlebte Celina Larab und nennt in Musical Today (1. April 2025) als Zutaten einen »sympathisch-klangvollen Sound«, »humorvolle Szenen und stimmige Musiknummern«, »herausragende Choreografien« und »Steppkunst und Spielfreude des engagierten Ensembles«.

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