The Lido Theatre presents this winter The Young Ladies of Rochefort, the musical adaptation of Jacques Demy’s masterpiece, with the unforgettable music of Michel Legrand. A success already extended until spring 2026.
They call it “the beating heart of the Champs-Élysées”. At 116 bis of the world’s most beautiful avenue, in Paris, we have named it: the Lido! Reconverted into a musical theatre since its 2022 acquisition by the Accor group, the former cabaret enchants this winter fans of Jacques Demy with a new production of the mythical Les Demoiselles de Rochefort, directed by Gilles Rico.
The president and artistic director of the Lido, Jean-Luc Choplin, thus completes a Demy trilogy, having staged Les Parapluies de Cherbourg in 2015 at the Théâtre du Châtelet, which he directed at the time, then in 2018 Peau d’Âne, at the Théâtre Marigny which he led. At the Lido, whose dinner-and-show performances have earned worldwide fame, the experience is immersive: comfortably seated on sofas, a glass in hand, we find ourselves in Rochefort. On stage, clever and meticulously choreographed scenic devices move through the Demoiselles’ apartment, Yvonne’s Bar, the Lancien Gallery…
Demy + Broadway
In the cast, artists from opera, musical theatre and jazz interpret the iconic soundtrack signed by Michel Legrand. “Mi fa sol la mi ré…”: hard not to hum along with the music of the different tableaux. Squinting toward the orchestra, hidden behind a translucent veil, one can glimpse the trumpeters, pianists, violinists and other musicians who plunge us live into the musical. On the dance side, choreographer Joanna Goodwin has thought of everything: Gene Kelly isn’t here, nor Andy Miller, but the tap dancing, yes.
In the background, farewell to pastels—it’s an LED screen that plants the decor in uppercase letters, as a reminder that Demy drew heavily on the musicals that enchanted Broadway. The only downside: the choice of synthetic wigs, while Paris and its drag scene overflow with talented wig-makers – if needed, the stubborn can serve as intermediaries! Not enough to prevent us, as if it were the first time, from singing with the Garnier sisters, Solange and Delphine, or from falling in love with Andy and Maxence. The two hours of the show fly by, too quickly. We want more.
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