Burgfestspiele Bad Vilbel

For more than 30 years, the A-capella quintet has captivated audiences with their unique voices and absurd humor. The "band without instruments" regularly convinces self-proclaimed vocal opponents during their performances.

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox is a US-based music group with no fixed lineup. The repertoire consists of jazz arrangements and celebrates the hits of the 20th and 21st centuries.

The twin pair Lotte and Luise do not know about each other until they accidentally meet in a holiday home. The two become friends and decide to swap roles, returning home to each other's parents. This causes all sorts of confusion until, in the end, their parents find each other again and the family happy ending can be celebrated.

Directed by Ulrich Cyran | Set design by Jana Wassong

Three choirs invite you to the Gospelnight: The singers from Gospeltrain Bad Vilbel, For Heaven's Sake Bad Nauheim, Soulfood Bad Vilbel and friends present an exciting selection.

Wendy and her brothers are asleep in bed when Peter Pan comes in through the window in search of his shadow. Together with him, the three siblings fly to Neverland, where they experience one adventure after another and encounter Native American women and men, a ticking crocodile, and the feared Captain Hook …

Direction Christian H. Voss | Musical Direction Annalena Schwade | Choreography Martin Ruppel | Stage Oliver Kostecka | Costumes Monika Seidl

Vicky Leandros has sung her way into millions of hearts with her unmistakable voice. She moves, accompanies, and comforts people. For half a century, she has been singing about life and love.

Grandmother's coffee mill is gone. It can only have been the wicked robber Hotzenplotz. Kasperl wants it back at all costs and falls into the clutches of the wizard Petrosilius Zwackelmann, meets the fairy Amaryllis, and brings the good piece back with his best friend Seppel.

Director Johanna Landsberg | Set design Johanna Rehm

Annett Louisan is the voice of the German-speaking chanson. To date, she has sold well over a million records and has thrilled, enchanted, and touched as many people with her concerts.

Four bar stools, four microphones, four voices. The Hamburg full-blood musicians LaLeLu perform their successful program „unplugged“ full of captivating songs and grand jazz, opera, and hit titles at the Hessentag.

Priol is always in sync with the times. Spontaneously and on the news, he often mocks faster than his shadow can think. He grumbles, thunders, flashes and lets so much shine in a bright, cheerful light.

If you are looking for a name that embodies untamed energy, joy of life, and musical diversity: Jimmy Kelly. With his blend of folk music, rock, and pop elements, he brings the feeling of an Irish pub to the stage.

The former defense attorney Björn Diemel runs his own kindergarten with his criminal partner, a former educator. He lives on the first floor of the stylish old building, and in the basement, a brutal criminal is locked up. Plenty of material for an entertaining crime evening with psychological units ...

Directed by Ulrich Cyran | Set design by Dorothea Mines

Here is Shakespeare just as everyone loves him: two feuding pairs of brothers, a lovesick girl in men's clothing who leads the equally lovesick young man around by the nose. The Forest of Arden is a place of refuge as well as a place of threat. The fool Jacques finds in this exceedingly funny comedy the right words for human existence: "The whole world’s a stage, and men and women merely players…".

Directed by Milena Paulovics | Set design by Pascale Arndtz

The former defense attorney Björn Diemel runs his own kindergarten with his criminal partner, a former educator. He lives on the first floor of the stylish old building, and in the basement, a brutal criminal is locked up. Plenty of material for an entertaining crime evening with psychological units ...

Directed by Ulrich Cyran | Set design by Dorothea Mines

Here is Shakespeare just as everyone loves him: two feuding pairs of brothers, a lovesick girl in men's clothing who leads the equally lovesick young man around by the nose. The Forest of Arden is a place of refuge as well as a place of threat. The fool Jacques finds in this exceedingly funny comedy the right words for human existence: "The whole world’s a stage, and men and women merely players…".

Directed by Milena Paulovics | Set design by Pascale Arndtz

Here is Shakespeare just as everyone loves him: two feuding pairs of brothers, a lovesick girl in men's clothing who leads the equally lovesick young man around by the nose. The Forest of Arden is a place of refuge as well as a place of threat. The fool Jacques finds in this exceedingly funny comedy the right words for human existence: "The whole world’s a stage, and men and women merely players…".

Directed by Milena Paulovics | Set design by Pascale Arndtz

The former defense attorney Björn Diemel runs his own kindergarten with his criminal partner, a former educator. He lives on the first floor of the stylish old building, and in the basement, a brutal criminal is locked up. Plenty of material for an entertaining crime evening with psychological units ...

Directed by Ulrich Cyran | Set design by Dorothea Mines

Here is Shakespeare just as everyone loves him: two feuding pairs of brothers, a lovesick girl in men's clothing who leads the equally lovesick young man around by the nose. The Forest of Arden is a place of refuge as well as a place of threat. The fool Jacques finds in this exceedingly funny comedy the right words for human existence: "The whole world’s a stage, and men and women merely players…".

Directed by Milena Paulovics | Set design by Pascale Arndtz

Grandmother's coffee mill is gone. It can only have been the wicked robber Hotzenplotz. Kasperl wants it back at all costs and falls into the clutches of the wizard Petrosilius Zwackelmann, meets the fairy Amaryllis, and brings the good piece back with his best friend Seppel.

Director Johanna Landsberg | Set design Johanna Rehm

What to do with the lonely older gentlemen in the neighborhood? The two elderly and somewhat dotty sisters Abby and Martha have decided to relieve the poorest, with the help of elderberry wine and… arsenic. Unfortunately, their relatives get in the way, first the irreproachable nephew Mortimer, who seemingly wants to protect the aunts from themselves, and then the deformed mass murderer Jonathan, who wants to hide his own corpses in the cellar.

Director Harald Demmer | Stage Claus Stump | Costume Anja Jungheinrich

Wendy and her brothers are asleep in bed when Peter Pan comes in through the window in search of his shadow. Together with him, the three siblings fly to Neverland, where they experience one adventure after another and encounter Native American women and men, a ticking crocodile, and the feared Captain Hook …

Direction Christian H. Voss | Musical Direction Annalena Schwade | Choreography Martin Ruppel | Stage Oliver Kostecka | Costumes Monika Seidl

Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman | Book by Michael Stewart | Based on "The Matchmaker" by Thornton Wilder | German translation by Robert Gilbert

The bustling and lovable Dolly wants nothing but the best for everyone - especially for herself, she is looking for a new life, she wants to end her status as a widow and re-enter the enjoyable life - just please with the necessary pocket money. Everyone knows that Mr. Vandergelder, a wealthy merchant, will not escape her - except for him. A cheerful story with ultimately four happy endings. Thanks to Dolly!

Directed by Annette Lubosch | Musical direction by Jochen Kilian | Choreography by Stefanie Schwendy | Stage design by Valerie Lutz | Costumes by Cosima Winter |

Grandmother's coffee mill is gone. It can only have been the wicked robber Hotzenplotz. Kasperl wants it back at all costs and falls into the clutches of the wizard Petrosilius Zwackelmann, meets the fairy Amaryllis, and brings the good piece back with his best friend Seppel.

Director Johanna Landsberg | Set design Johanna Rehm

Music and lyrics by Jerry Herman | Book by Michael Stewart | Based on "The Matchmaker" by Thornton Wilder | German translation by Robert Gilbert

The bustling and lovable Dolly wants nothing but the best for everyone - especially for herself, she is looking for a new life, she wants to end her status as a widow and re-enter the enjoyable life - just please with the necessary pocket money. Everyone knows that Mr. Vandergelder, a wealthy merchant, will not escape her - except for him. A cheerful story with ultimately four happy endings. Thanks to Dolly!

Directed by Annette Lubosch | Musical direction by Jochen Kilian | Choreography by Stefanie Schwendy | Stage design by Valerie Lutz | Costumes by Cosima Winter |

The twin pair Lotte and Luise do not know about each other until they accidentally meet in a holiday home. The two become friends and decide to swap roles, returning home to each other's parents. This causes all sorts of confusion until, in the end, their parents find each other again and the family happy ending can be celebrated.

Directed by Ulrich Cyran | Set design by Jana Wassong

The former defense attorney Björn Diemel runs his own kindergarten with his criminal partner, a former educator. He lives on the first floor of the stylish old building, and in the basement, a brutal criminal is locked up. Plenty of material for an entertaining crime evening with psychological units ...

Directed by Ulrich Cyran | Set design by Dorothea Mines

What to do with the lonely older gentlemen in the neighborhood? The two elderly and somewhat dotty sisters Abby and Martha have decided to relieve the poorest, with the help of elderberry wine and… arsenic. Unfortunately, their relatives get in the way, first the irreproachable nephew Mortimer, who seemingly wants to protect the aunts from themselves, and then the deformed mass murderer Jonathan, who wants to hide his own corpses in the cellar.

Director Harald Demmer | Stage Claus Stump | Costume Anja Jungheinrich

The twin pair Lotte and Luise do not know about each other until they accidentally meet in a holiday home. The two become friends and decide to swap roles, returning home to each other's parents. This causes all sorts of confusion until, in the end, their parents find each other again and the family happy ending can be celebrated.

Directed by Ulrich Cyran | Set design by Jana Wassong

The former defense attorney Björn Diemel runs his own kindergarten with his criminal partner, a former educator. He lives on the first floor of the stylish old building, and in the basement, a brutal criminal is locked up. Plenty of material for an entertaining crime evening with psychological units ...

Directed by Ulrich Cyran | Set design by Dorothea Mines

What to do with the lonely older gentlemen in the neighborhood? The two elderly and somewhat dotty sisters Abby and Martha have decided to relieve the poorest, with the help of elderberry wine and… arsenic. Unfortunately, their relatives get in the way, first the irreproachable nephew Mortimer, who seemingly wants to protect the aunts from themselves, and then the deformed mass murderer Jonathan, who wants to hide his own corpses in the cellar.

Director Harald Demmer | Stage Claus Stump | Costume Anja Jungheinrich

The twin pair Lotte and Luise do not know about each other until they accidentally meet in a holiday home. The two become friends and decide to swap roles, returning home to each other's parents. This causes all sorts of confusion until, in the end, their parents find each other again and the family happy ending can be celebrated.

Directed by Ulrich Cyran | Set design by Jana Wassong

The murderous pleasure surrounding the former Federal Chancellor, read by Katharina Thalbach, enters its second round…
The gardener is not always the murderer; sometimes he is also the corpse. This becomes clear to retiree Angela when her pug discovers the body of the gardener in the small cemetery of Klein-Freudenstadt in the picturesque Uckermark. The murder suspects are all found in two feuding funeral director families and provide the master detective Miss Merkel with quite a headache. In her personal life, the second case also presents the former Chancellor with tricky problems.

The former defense attorney Björn Diemel runs his own kindergarten with his criminal partner, a former educator. He lives on the first floor of the stylish old building, and in the basement, a brutal criminal is locked up. Plenty of material for an entertaining crime evening with psychological units ...

Directed by Ulrich Cyran | Set design by Dorothea Mines

What to do with the lonely older gentlemen in the neighborhood? The two elderly and somewhat dotty sisters Abby and Martha have decided to relieve the poorest, with the help of elderberry wine and… arsenic. Unfortunately, their relatives get in the way, first the irreproachable nephew Mortimer, who seemingly wants to protect the aunts from themselves, and then the deformed mass murderer Jonathan, who wants to hide his own corpses in the cellar.

Director Harald Demmer | Stage Claus Stump | Costume Anja Jungheinrich

German version by Frank Thannhäuser and Nico Rabendals | The world premiere was directed and choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS | Original Broadway production by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince | In agreement with Roger L. Stevens | The transfer of performance rights is done in agreement with MUSIC THEATER INTERNATIONAL (www.mtishows.co.uk) by the MUSIK UND BÜHNE Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Wiesbaden.

I like to be in America, sing the Sharks, the young immigrant Puerto Ricans and express the hopes and dreams they associate with their new homeland. The rhythm of the song still has roots in South America, while the content is already about the American Dream. A Shark girl, Maria, falls in love at first sight with Tony, the founding member of the rival Jets, the "Americans," who are also immigrants, but from Europe and much earlier, and therefore believe they can look down on the Sharks. The enmity of the youth gangs becomes fatal for the lovers, who, like Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, are driven into catastrophe by a hate-filled environment. Leonard Bernstein brought Shakespeare's fairy-tale story to the here and now of urban hotspots with rapid rhythms and captivating melodies, where it still resonates.

Director Christian H. Voss | Musical Direction Philipp Polzin | Choreography Kerstin Ried | Stage Oliver Kostecka | Costumes Monika Seidl

Three comical actors, 37 full-length plays: From the comedies to the royal dramas, no opportunity is missed to unearth, with British humor, what really lies behind Shakespeare's theater: "To be or not to be!" The great master would - probably - have enjoyed this breathtaking ride. "Well roared, lion!"

Directed by Stephan Bestier | Set design by Tilo Staudte

German version by Frank Thannhäuser and Nico Rabendals | The world premiere was directed and choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS | Original Broadway production by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince | In agreement with Roger L. Stevens | The transfer of performance rights is done in agreement with MUSIC THEATER INTERNATIONAL (www.mtishows.co.uk) by the MUSIK UND BÜHNE Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Wiesbaden.

I like to be in America, sing the Sharks, the young immigrant Puerto Ricans and express the hopes and dreams they associate with their new homeland. The rhythm of the song still has roots in South America, while the content is already about the American Dream. A Shark girl, Maria, falls in love at first sight with Tony, the founding member of the rival Jets, the "Americans," who are also immigrants, but from Europe and much earlier, and therefore believe they can look down on the Sharks. The enmity of the youth gangs becomes fatal for the lovers, who, like Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, are driven into catastrophe by a hate-filled environment. Leonard Bernstein brought Shakespeare's fairy-tale story to the here and now of urban hotspots with rapid rhythms and captivating melodies, where it still resonates.

Director Christian H. Voss | Musical Direction Philipp Polzin | Choreography Kerstin Ried | Stage Oliver Kostecka | Costumes Monika Seidl

The tenors Thomas Heyer, Michael Kurz, and Stefan Lex present a very special homage to the outstanding musical masterpieces of European culture. The repertoire of the three charming gentlemen offers a cross-section through the great world of opera, operetta, and canzone, with compositions by Verdi, Puccini, Leoncavallo, de Curtis, and others in the highest perfection. Emotionally accompanied in their performances, the radiant tenor voices, which sing both solo and with combined strength, are accompanied by the award-winning pianist Sigrid Althoff. 

Three comical actors, 37 full-length plays: From the comedies to the royal dramas, no opportunity is missed to unearth, with British humor, what really lies behind Shakespeare's theater: "To be or not to be!" The great master would - probably - have enjoyed this breathtaking ride. "Well roared, lion!"

Directed by Stephan Bestier | Set design by Tilo Staudte

German version by Frank Thannhäuser and Nico Rabendals | The world premiere was directed and choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS | Original Broadway production by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince | In agreement with Roger L. Stevens | The transfer of performance rights is done in agreement with MUSIC THEATER INTERNATIONAL (www.mtishows.co.uk) by the MUSIK UND BÜHNE Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Wiesbaden.

I like to be in America, sing the Sharks, the young immigrant Puerto Ricans and express the hopes and dreams they associate with their new homeland. The rhythm of the song still has roots in South America, while the content is already about the American Dream. A Shark girl, Maria, falls in love at first sight with Tony, the founding member of the rival Jets, the "Americans," who are also immigrants, but from Europe and much earlier, and therefore believe they can look down on the Sharks. The enmity of the youth gangs becomes fatal for the lovers, who, like Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, are driven into catastrophe by a hate-filled environment. Leonard Bernstein brought Shakespeare's fairy-tale story to the here and now of urban hotspots with rapid rhythms and captivating melodies, where it still resonates.

Director Christian H. Voss | Musical Direction Philipp Polzin | Choreography Kerstin Ried | Stage Oliver Kostecka | Costumes Monika Seidl

German version by Frank Thannhäuser and Nico Rabendals | The world premiere was directed and choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS | Original Broadway production by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince | In agreement with Roger L. Stevens | The transfer of performance rights is done in agreement with MUSIC THEATER INTERNATIONAL (www.mtishows.co.uk) by the MUSIK UND BÜHNE Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Wiesbaden.

I like to be in America, sing the Sharks, the young immigrant Puerto Ricans and express the hopes and dreams they associate with their new homeland. The rhythm of the song still has roots in South America, while the content is already about the American Dream. A Shark girl, Maria, falls in love at first sight with Tony, the founding member of the rival Jets, the "Americans," who are also immigrants, but from Europe and much earlier, and therefore believe they can look down on the Sharks. The enmity of the youth gangs becomes fatal for the lovers, who, like Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, are driven into catastrophe by a hate-filled environment. Leonard Bernstein brought Shakespeare's fairy-tale story to the here and now of urban hotspots with rapid rhythms and captivating melodies, where it still resonates.

Director Christian H. Voss | Musical Direction Philipp Polzin | Choreography Kerstin Ried | Stage Oliver Kostecka | Costumes Monika Seidl

Grandmother's coffee mill is gone. It can only have been the wicked robber Hotzenplotz. Kasperl wants it back at all costs and falls into the clutches of the wizard Petrosilius Zwackelmann, meets the fairy Amaryllis, and brings the good piece back with his best friend Seppel.

Director Johanna Landsberg | Set design Johanna Rehm

German version by Frank Thannhäuser and Nico Rabendals | The world premiere was directed and choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS | Original Broadway production by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince | In agreement with Roger L. Stevens | The transfer of performance rights is done in agreement with MUSIC THEATER INTERNATIONAL (www.mtishows.co.uk) by the MUSIK UND BÜHNE Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Wiesbaden.

I like to be in America, sing the Sharks, the young immigrant Puerto Ricans and express the hopes and dreams they associate with their new homeland. The rhythm of the song still has roots in South America, while the content is already about the American Dream. A Shark girl, Maria, falls in love at first sight with Tony, the founding member of the rival Jets, the "Americans," who are also immigrants, but from Europe and much earlier, and therefore believe they can look down on the Sharks. The enmity of the youth gangs becomes fatal for the lovers, who, like Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, are driven into catastrophe by a hate-filled environment. Leonard Bernstein brought Shakespeare's fairy-tale story to the here and now of urban hotspots with rapid rhythms and captivating melodies, where it still resonates.

Director Christian H. Voss | Musical Direction Philipp Polzin | Choreography Kerstin Ried | Stage Oliver Kostecka | Costumes Monika Seidl

Grandmother's coffee mill is gone. It can only have been the wicked robber Hotzenplotz. Kasperl wants it back at all costs and falls into the clutches of the wizard Petrosilius Zwackelmann, meets the fairy Amaryllis, and brings the good piece back with his best friend Seppel.

Director Johanna Landsberg | Set design Johanna Rehm

German version by Frank Thannhäuser and Nico Rabendals | The world premiere was directed and choreographed by JEROME ROBBINS | Original Broadway production by Robert E. Griffith and Harold S. Prince | In agreement with Roger L. Stevens | The transfer of performance rights is done in agreement with MUSIC THEATER INTERNATIONAL (www.mtishows.co.uk) by the MUSIK UND BÜHNE Verlagsgesellschaft mbH, Wiesbaden.

I like to be in America, sing the Sharks, the young immigrant Puerto Ricans and express the hopes and dreams they associate with their new homeland. The rhythm of the song still has roots in South America, while the content is already about the American Dream. A Shark girl, Maria, falls in love at first sight with Tony, the founding member of the rival Jets, the "Americans," who are also immigrants, but from Europe and much earlier, and therefore believe they can look down on the Sharks. The enmity of the youth gangs becomes fatal for the lovers, who, like Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, are driven into catastrophe by a hate-filled environment. Leonard Bernstein brought Shakespeare's fairy-tale story to the here and now of urban hotspots with rapid rhythms and captivating melodies, where it still resonates.

Director Christian H. Voss | Musical Direction Philipp Polzin | Choreography Kerstin Ried | Stage Oliver Kostecka | Costumes Monika Seidl

Grandmother's coffee mill is gone. It can only have been the wicked robber Hotzenplotz. Kasperl wants it back at all costs and falls into the clutches of the wizard Petrosilius Zwackelmann, meets the fairy Amaryllis, and brings the good piece back with his best friend Seppel.

Director Johanna Landsberg | Set design Johanna Rehm

What to do with the lonely older gentlemen in the neighborhood? The two elderly and somewhat dotty sisters Abby and Martha have decided to relieve the poorest, with the help of elderberry wine and… arsenic. Unfortunately, their relatives get in the way, first the irreproachable nephew Mortimer, who seemingly wants to protect the aunts from themselves, and then the deformed mass murderer Jonathan, who wants to hide his own corpses in the cellar.

Director Harald Demmer | Stage Claus Stump | Costume Anja Jungheinrich

The twin pair Lotte and Luise do not know about each other until they accidentally meet in a holiday home. The two become friends and decide to swap roles, returning home to each other's parents. This causes all sorts of confusion until, in the end, their parents find each other again and the family happy ending can be celebrated.

Directed by Ulrich Cyran | Set design by Jana Wassong

The former defense attorney Björn Diemel runs his own kindergarten with his criminal partner, a former educator. He lives on the first floor of the stylish old building, and in the basement, a brutal criminal is locked up. Plenty of material for an entertaining crime evening with psychological units ...

Directed by Ulrich Cyran | Set design by Dorothea Mines