Bartlett Sher directed; Christopher Gattelli served as choreographer. She tries to go after them, but is stopped by the two officers. [1] Patti LuPone, Tom Hewitt, and Sherie Rene Scott were in workshop readings of the musical in March 2010, with direction by Bartlett Sher. At the courthouse, Lucia is heard presenting her petition against Ivan to the Magistrates. Shaken and upset, Candela tells them of her tormented infatuation with the wild and romantic Malik. At the time of closing, the show had played 30 previews and 69 regular performances. Pepa and Carlos pull her back to safety. No sooner does this Lincoln Center Theater production start to develop a character or land a joke or sell a song than it switches gears and races on to another person or plot point or number that is, in turn, left incomplete. [13] Prior to that, the recording was released on the iTunes Store on April 18, 2011.[14]. Spain, 1987. [10][4], Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown has been adapted into a musical by Jeffrey Lane (book) and David Yazbek (music and lyrics). Back in her apartment, Lucia goes through a trunk full of memories - letters, clothes, and an old record ("Time Stood Still") which take her back to a happier time full of hope. Pepa chases her and is joined by her neighbour Ana, who happens to be the motorcyclist's stood-up girlfriend. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (Spanish: Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios) is a 1988 Spanish black comedy-drama film written and directed by Pedro Almodóvar, starring Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas. Outside her building, Pepa has a moment alone, as she considers the news of her pregnancy through memories of her own mother ("Mother's Day"). Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown is a musical with music and lyrics by David Yazbek and a book by Jeffrey Lane. It closed in May of that year. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 13:3, 529–534. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_on_the_Verge_of_a_Nervous_Breakdown Both she and Iván work as voice-over actors who dub foreign films, notably Johnny Guitar with Joan Crawford and Sterling Hayden. Iván calls the office at one point, and Paulina seems to know Pepa, and is very rude to her. Pepa arrives to see Paulina and is confused by the attorney's hostile reception and refusal to help Candela. Although she tries to resist Ivan's pleas to go away with him, he eventually seduces her with his philosophy of eternal love ("Yesterday, Tomorrow, And Today"). For the 1988 film with the same title, see Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown. User Reviews In October 2009, a workshop reading for the Lincoln Center Theater production of the musical was held, featuring Salma Hayek, Jessica Biel, Matthew Morrison and Paulo Szot. [12], The show later ran in London's West End at the Playhouse Theatre, with television star Tamsin Greig in the leading role. Preserving the unusual and exhilarating tone and style of the Oscar-nominated film, Women on the Verge will delight both fans of the film and newcomers to the raucous tale. Besides, there is nothing more for her here ("Island" (reprise)). Ataques de nervios are culture-bound psychological phenomena during which the individual, most often female, displays dramatic outpouring of negative emotions, bodily gestures, occasional falling to the ground, and fainting, often in response to receiving disturbing news or witnessing or participating in an upsetting event. Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown Available On Demand Now | R Starring: Carmen Maura, Antonio Banderas A woman's lover leaves her, and she tries to contact him to find out why he's left. As Carlos and Marisa gather their things from the street below, they question their relationship and their future together ("My Crazy Heart"). Pepa concedes and graciously offers them each a glass of the sedative-laced gazpacho. [9], The film was the highest-grossing Spanish film of all-time in Spain with a gross of 1.1 billion pesetas surpassing La vaquilla (1985),[3] equivalent to US$8 million. Just as it seems things can't get any more complicated, the doctor announces Pepa's test results: she's pregnant ("On The Verge"). Pepa returns to her apartment and hears the song from the opening, "Soy Infeliz", which Carlos is playing. [11] Greig and Gwynne were nominated for Best Actress in a Musical and Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical respectively at the 2015 Laurence Olivier Awards.[12].