When the music of Céline Dion makes sweet Canadian love with the eleven-time Oscar-winning film Titanic, you get Titanique, a musical celebration that turns one of the greatest love stories of all time into a hysterical and joyful slay-fest. Featuring powerhouse voices and show-stopping numbers (plus, contemporary pop culture and punchy odes to the 90s film), Titanique is a one-of-a-kind musical voyage bursting with nostalgia & heart. It's a pure love letter comedy, fun and all things joyful!
Admirers of the movie and of Ms. Dion are obviously the target audience; to get the most out of the show it’s best to be a fanatical double-partisan. I admired the plush cinematic richness of the movie, while deploring its length (the Titanic sank more quickly), and as someone unfamiliar with much of Ms. Dion’s extensive songbook, I was more taken with the sheer loopiness of the show than the blandly “adult contemporary” music. But whether blasting out pop balladry or silly shtick, the engaging cast beams joy at the audience, and receives it in turn, throughout.
My fears about the production were almost immediately assuaged when I entered the theatre and saw the giant, disco ball-like, glittering heart of the ocean (designed by Eric Reynolds) gloriously dangling in front of the curtain. It was at once beautifully crafted, and camp as Christmas, which pretty much sums up the show that followed once the curtain rose. The tight and witty book by Mindelle, Rousouli, and Tye Blue—who also directs—touches on a cornucopia of pop culture references, many of which will particularly resonate with queer audiences, and I’ll leave you to the delight of discovering them for yourself.
2022 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Return Production Off-Broadway |
2022 | Off-Broadway |
Off-Broadway Return Engagement Off-Broadway |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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2023 | Drama League Awards | Distinguished Performance Award | Marla Mindelle |
2023 | Drama League Awards | Outstanding Production of a Musical | Titanique |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Book of a Musical | Tye Blue |
2023 | Outer Critics Circle Awards | Outstanding Lead Performer in an Off-Broadway Musical | Marla Mindelle |
2023 | The Lortels | Outstanding Choreographer | Ellenore Scott |
2023 | The Lortels | Outstanding Costume Design | Alejo Vietti |
2023 | The Lortels | Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical | John Riddle |
2023 | The Lortels | Outstanding Lead Performer in a Musical | Marla Mindelle |
2023 | The Lortels | Outstanding Musical | Titanique |
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