Landestheater Linz

Best Musical and Hope with Männerliebe

"Tom auf dem Lande", a play about homosexuality(Bild: Herwig PRAMMER)

The musical division of the Landestheater Linz triumphs with "Die Königinnen" at the German Musical Theater Award 2024 in Berlin and secures five awards, including the supreme discipline "Best Musical 2024". And hopes are pinned on a Nestroy for the play "Tom auf dem Lande".

"We are delighted that 'The Queens', a project that we initiated almost four years ago with Henry Mason and Thomas Zaufke, has been so enthusiastically received," says musical director Matthias Davids, beaming with joy about the "Best Musical 2024" award.

Musical thriller "The Queens": Daniela Dett as Elizabeth I (right), Alexandra-Yoana Alexandrova as Mary Stuart(Bild: barbara palffy)

A total of five awards
The successful production "The Queens", which premiered at the Landestheater Linz in February 2024, won in a total of five of the 16 categories, with Alexandra-Yoana Alexandrova winning "Best Actress in a Leading Role".

Minichmayr also nominated for Nestroy
However, the Landestheater Linz is only sparsely represented at this year's Nestroy Prize, which will be awarded on November 24 at the Volkstheater in Vienna. Sara Ostertag's production "Tom auf dem Lande" was only nominated in the category "Best Provincial Performance". Ostertag's brilliant direction showed that homosexuality has still not reached the center of society - we reported on it.

Incidentally, Linz-born Birgit Minichmayr is nominated for best actress in Thomas Bernhard's "Heldenplatz" at Vienna's Burgtheater.

Felix Mitterer honored for his life's work
The Nestroy for Lifetime Achievement has already been decided: the Tyrolean playwright and author Felix Mitterer (76) will be honored. The Nestroy Gala in Vienna's Volkstheater will be broadcast live on ORF III on November 24 from 21:05.