Bratislava’s Nová scéna Theater presented the premiere of the original Slovak musical on March 27 Müller – Life in 2 strokes, inspired by the life and work of the successful singer, lyricist and composer Richard Müller, who became the voice of generations. He was also at the premiere with the musician Teri Čikoš.
The author and director of the musical is Roman Polák, the dramaturg is Andrea Bučko, the musical score of the musical is Ľubomír Dolný, the set is designed by Juraj Poliak, the costumes are by Pavol Dendis, the choreographer is Stanislava Vlk Vlčeková, the choirmaster is Iveta Weis Viskupová. Lukáš Pišta appeared in the role of Richard, Darius Kočí and Patrik Vyskočil alternated in the role of companion, Pavol Topoľský played the father, Soňa Norisová and Lucia Vráblicová alternated the mother.
The musical features 25 older and newer songs, which were selected by playwright Andrea Bučko together with director Roman Polák, among them Two puff cigarette, Making love in the rain, Why you people XX. century, Ball March, Slovak Tango, LSD, Dočista, Tlaková níž or, finally, Peace, Peace and Humility.
What does Ema Müller say about the musical about her father? “We just experienced it, actually it ended a few minutes ago and we immediately ran here. So to be very honest, I don’t know yet. I haven’t absorbed it, I’m very…” a familiar Slovak woman was looking for words.
“Tomorrow morning, if you asked me that I’m already awake for this, I’ll give you such “bombs”, here I’ll tell you such a beautiful monologue that you’ll be able to use everything from it. But today it’s true, or at this moment I’ll just tell you that… When I dissociate myself from it… I also dissociated myself a few times during that, saying to myself: “My God, where am I? What’s going on here? That I have myself here in front of me,” stated the well-known writer, influencer and singer.
She is extremely proud of her famous father and tells him so in the musical. “Well, Jesus, I’m proud of him! There is one moment when I tell him: “You are the most important to me, I am so proud.” I am terribly proud of him, I have been all my life, I still am and I will be,” she said honestly.
She also really liked Lukáš Pišta in the main role. You couldn’t praise him enough. “My God, when he comes here, I… He was unbelievable! I don’t understand how he did it. He was there all the time. He was there in those three hours changed to 1500 million Müllers and it was bomb. He is brutal,” she assessed in one breath.
