Les Dix Commandements (, ) is a French-language musical comedy written by ÃÂlie Chouraqui and Pascal Obispo that premiered in Paris 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," was 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 Patrick Leonard's film '.
Cast
Principal actors
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
- Merwan Rim (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
Songs
Act 1
- Introduction: Les prières du monde (Introduction: The Prayers of The World) (Moïse)
- Le massacre (The Slaughter) (Orchestre)
- Je laisse ÃÂ 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)
- àchacun 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 tâÂÂen vas (But You leave) (Sephora/Nefertari/Myriam/Bithia/)
- CâÂÂest ma volonté (It's My Will) (Ramses/Myriam)
- Laisse mon peuple sâÂÂen aller (Let My People Go) (Yokebed/Moise/Hebrews)
- àchacun son glaive (Every Man Has His Sword) (Ramses/Moïse)
- Les dix plaies (The Ten Plagues) (Orchestra)
- LâÂÂinacceptable (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 dâÂÂespérer (A Reason To Hope) (Sephora)
- Le veau dâÂÂor (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 ÃÂ L'abandon
- Il S'appellera Moïse
- Le Dilemme
- àChacun 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
- ÃÂ Chacun Son Glaive
- L'inacceptable
- L.i.b.r.e.
- Devant La Mer
- Mon Frère
- Une Raison D'espérer
- Je laisse ÃÂ l'abandon
- Il s'appellera Moïse
- Le dilemme
- àchacun 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
References