The Game of Love is an English-language musical based on the German plays Anatol and Anatols Größenwahn ("Anatol's megalomania") by Austrian playwright Arthur Schnitzler. It is set in late 19th century Vienna, and chronicles the many shallow and immature relationships of bourgeois playboy Anatol. The musical is based on the translation of the play by Tom Jones. The lyrics are written by Jones, and the music is by Jacques Offenbach, with musical arrangements and additional music by Nancy Ford.
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Productions
Jones and Ford began work on the musical in 1965.
The musical had its Off-Broadway premiere in 2012.
A production of the musical was staged at Station Theater in Champaign, Illinois in 2012 and at the University of Miami in 2016.
Musical numbers
In Vienna - Max
I Love To Be In Love - Anatol, Max
The Hypnotism Song - Cora, Anatol, Max
The Music Of Bavaria - Annie, Fritz
Finishing With An Affair - Anatol, waiters
The Oyster Waltz - Annie, waiters
Come Buy A Trinket - Peddlers
There's A Room - Anatol, Gabriele
Anatol's Last Night - Anatol
Love Conquers All - Ilona, Anatol, Max
Listen To The Rain - Ilona
Seasons - Max
It's For The Young - Anatol, Max
Menage-A-Trois - Baron Diebel
There's A Flower I Wear - Annette
The Game Of Love - All
Main characters
Anatol - the protagonist
Max - Anatol's friend
Cora - a love interest of Anatol
Annie - a love interest of Anatol
Gabriele - a former lover of Anatol
Ilona - a love interest of Anatol
Annette - a love interest of Anatol
Baron Diebel - an aging playboy