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Wolfgang Adenberg

A graduate in law, Wolfgang Adenberg is one of the most frequently performed musical authors and translators in Germany. In collaboration with Marc Schubring, he wrote the musicals »Cyrano de Bergerac«, »Moulin Rouge Story«, »Der Mann, der Sherlock Holmes war«, »Fletsch«, »Emil und die Detektive«, »Pünktchen und Anton«, »Tell« and »Zum Sterben schön«.

In 2002, the play »What a feeling!« brought him the greatest success in the history of the Contra-Kreis Theatre in Bonn. For the Brothers Grimm Fairytale Festival in Hanau, he wrote the musicals »Die 7 Raben«, »König Drosselbart« and »Dornröschen«. His children's opera »Prinzessin Anna« quickly became a perennial favourite on German stages.

As a translator, Wolfgang Adenberg is responsible for the German versions of more than 30 musicals, including »Mary Poppins«, »Love Never Dies«, »Titanic«, »42nd Street«, »Rent«, »We Will Rock You«, »Die Chroniken von Narnia«, »The Scarlet Pimpernel«, »Pinkelstadt«, »Rocky«, »Die letzten 5 Jahre«, »The Bridges of Madison County« and the new version of »Starlight Express«.

He worked with Pia Douwes on the production of her solo CD »Dezemberlieder«, for which he also wrote the German lyrics. Wolfgang Adenberg has been honoured for his work with a Golden Disc and the Stuttgart Audience Prize, among others.