SYNOPSIS

Gigi returns to Broadway after more than 40 years for its first major revival. This version is based on the 1944 novella by Collette and the 1958 movie musical by Lerner and Lowe, which won nine Academy Awards, including Best Picture. The production is directed by Eric Schaeffer and the musical is being adapted by Heidi Thomas. Gigi is the story of a precocious and free-spirited teenage girl who has been sent by her family to live in Paris. She is forced to follow family traditions and this family’s includes generations of their young women being taught to be high-society courtesans. This is why Gigi is in Paris. However, the girl is totally bewildered by the whole thing. She finds solace in her friendship with Gaston, a wealthy playboy and a friend of the family, who suffers from ennui. The plot intensifies when Gaston and Gigi realize that they have fallen in love. Gigi stars Vanessa Hudgens, an actress and singer, who is best known for her work in the High School Musical series.