| Starmania | |
|---|---|
| Music | Michel Berger |
| Lyrics | Luc Plamondon |
| Book | Luc Plamondon |
| Productions | 1979 Paris 1980 Montreal 1986 Quebec 1988 Paris 1993 Paris 1996 Texas 2022 Paris |
Starmania is a Canadian-French cyberpunk rock opera written in 1976 with music by Michel Berger and book and lyrics by Luc Plamondon. It debuted in 1978 with a studio recording of the songs, before premiering on stage in 1979. Several of its songs have passed into mainstream Francophone pop culture, and helped original cast members Daniel Balavoine and Diane Dufresne to rise in popularity in France; it is now considered one of the most famous rock operas in French history.
An English version with lyrics by Tim Rice, titled Tycoon, premiered with the release of a studio recording in 1992, which starred Kim Carnes, Celine Dion, Nina Hagen, Peter Kingsbery, Cyndi Lauper, Willy DeVille, Kevin Parker Robinson and Tom Jones.[citation needed]
A comeback tour, directed by Thomas Jolly, Nicolas Ghesquière[1] and Victor Le Masne (Housse de Racket), was announced in 2020 and set to premiere in France on November 11, 2021. It was postponed to November 8, 2022, because of the COVID-19 pandemic[2]