The Witches of Eastwick

The adaptation of John Updike's novel The Witches of Eastwick first became a hit movie, in which three desperate women played by Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon spend their bored days in a small town and decide to charm a funny, intelligent, attentive and charming man. played by Jack Nicholson. For the Czech musical audience, however, the American film stars in their ideas of what the residents of Eastwick look like were replaced by the actors of our theater, in addition to the aforementioned Petr Štěpán, Petr Gazdík and the unforgettable Martin Havelka also shone in the lead role. A number of actresses took turns in the female trio, many of whom are still members of our troupe. "Enthralling, dazzling, shining with professionalism, sexy!" That's how theater critics of Brno's Čarodějka described it already during the first performance, and there is no reason to assume that it will be any different the second time around. The author duo John Dempsey (libretto and lyrics) and Dana P. Rowe (music) wrote the successful stage version of the work, which had its world premiere in 2000 at London's Drury Lane Theater and was based on the best traditions of the classic Broadway musical, which was also confirmed on domestic stage.