23.12.05: The production office is closed till the 8th of January 2006. We apologise for any inconvenience!

21.12.05: The diocese of Trier announces that it is not able - because of financial reasons - to realice the resumption of the production for 2006

17.-18.12.05: Farewell-Party for the ensemble at Marienburg

02.12.05: New informations concerning the production 2006. Look here

28.11.05: New pictures from Benedikt Drockur

11.11.05: The management of the 96th German Katholic-Day announces that RACHEL - THE MUSICAL is official part of the programme. We prepare the resumption of the production between 25th and 28th of May 2006 in Saarbrücken/Altenkessel

11.11.05: There won't be a additional show this year in Trier. We apologise for any inconvenience!

08.11.05: Pictures from the derniere in Luxemburg from Rom Baden

06.11.05: "Best of..." pictures from Telma

26.10.05: Something to laugh... Out of the diary from the producer: Breakfast at 05th of August 2005 (in German)

24.10.05: Articel from the show in Kettenis as .pdf download in "Grenzecho" / Eastbelgium (in German)

23.10.05: After 10 months with rehearsals and shows the international ensemble split up till a last meeting in the end of December at the Marienburg

22.10.05: Successful last show in Luxembourg with 500 invited guests; afterwards demounting the stage and loading the trucks; the crew of technique and stage finally is able to sleep after 48 hours of working

21.10.05: Completely sold out show in Eupen/Belgium with 1.200 visitors; afterwards transport to Luxembourg and rebuilding the stage there

20.10.05: Cast for the shows in Eupen and Luxembourg as .pdf

20.10.05: Transport and build up the stage and technique in Eupen for the show at 21st of October 2005 in Kettenis

19.10.05: Meeting between production management and management of the Arena Trier, in order to prepare the resumption of the production for the 29th/30th of December 2005 in Trier

17.10.05: Articel in the magazin "musicals" (October/05) in German

17.10.05: New pictures from the shows in Zell at 30th of September 05 and in Metz at 08th of October 05 from Robert Chrobot

16.10.05: New pictures from the presentation of the award in Sayn at 29th of September 05 from Robert Chrobot

12.10.05: The production-office is closed from 13th to 16th October 2005. We apologise for any inconvenience.

12.10.05: There are already sold over 1.000 tickets for the show in Eupen.

11.10.05: Ensemble-Informations about the tour in Eupen and Luxembourg in French

10.10.05: New pictures of the show at 14.08.05 (evening), placed at the disposal of Mr. Eric Nehrbaß

08.10.05: First internationale performance in France (parc Walibi, Lorraine, Metz) with 300 mainly invited guests in the audiance

07.10.05: Arrival of the ensemble and building up the stage in Metz

06.10.05: For the anticipatet production 2006 in Saarbrücken we publish the new rehearsal dates

04.10.05: Meeting in Parc Walibi/Metz between the techniqual director, the company management, the producer and the collegues in France to coordinate the show at the 08th of Oktober

01.10.05: In Germany arrives the new producer assistant, Belén Valero Zayas, from Spain; she will work for one year in our production; Bienvenida, Belén!!!

30.09.05: Show in Zell/Mosel with about 1.000 guests; This performance is the start of the European tour with shows in Belgium, France and Luxembourg

29.09.05: The ensemble gets the award "Filippas Angel" from the director of the European Youth Orchestra, Mr. Bernd Rasehorn, and the Princ and the Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein. press article as pdf-download (in German)

26.09.05: The office of the Katholic-Day 2006 in Saarbrücken writes the production that they wish to have a new restaging of Rachel - The Musical for the 24th to the 28th of May 2006

22.09.05: The new poster for the international Tour as pdf-download

21.09.05: New pictures from the arena... mixed

15.09.05: The DVD is ready and can be ordered in three different live versions. More here

14.09.05: Meeting in Metz; the producer, Johannes M. Schatz, and the assistant of the director, Björn Butzen, have a look to the performing place and talk with the French collegues

13.09.05: Important ensemble-informations for the days between 28.09. and 01.10.05

09.09.05: New rehearsal-informations for the cast

09.09.05: The new poster for the show in Zell as download.

08.09.05: Invitation for the presentation of the award "Filippas Engel" in Sayn as download.

08.09.05: We publish the interim cast list for the Europe-Tour; please give us a call if we made mistakes or if we have to change anything because of problems with settled days

02.09.05: The next show will take place in the sports hall in the school centre of Zell/Kaimt at the 30th of September at 08.00 p.m. Start of advance booking at Mo 12th of September 05. More informations here

29.08.05: Pictures from the backstage-area are online

28.08.05: After one year our 2nd production assistant, Raquel Diana da Silva, leaves the project and returns home to Portugal. We wish you, Raquel, all the best and a sucessful future! Muito obrigado!!!

23.08.05: Meeting with Gabriela princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein because of the presentation of the award

22.08.05: Unloading of the scenery in Alf; the last crew members are flying into their countries from Frankfurt/Hahn (Lithuania, Eire, Spain, Sweden, USA)

21.08.05: Thomas Gabriel directs the "Miss of the World" at the service with Pope Benedict XVI. for the World Youth Day 2005 in Cologne

20.08.05: Demounting in Cologne; afterwards the ensemble separates till the presentation of the award in Sayn and the international tour

19.08.05: Last show in Palladium/Cologne; in three shows 4.000 guests of the WYD saw the musical; altogether more than 18.000 spectators visited the performances till now

16.08.05: Set up in Cologne

15.08.05: Removal of the ensemble, transport of the technique and the stage to Cologne/Mühlheim

14.08.05: With standing ovations the spectators in Trier bid farewell to the ensemble. The crew of the Trier Arena tanks with a surprising after show party

13.08.05: New pictures online

13.08.05: Recording of the orchestra-playback for Cologne and a further show with 4.100 spectators

12.08.05: Two shows with 5.500 spectators altogether

11.08.05: First show for the guests of the WYD with 2.600 spectators; the SWR (German TV) is broadcasting

10.08.05: Premiere of RACHEL - THE MUSICAL in the Arena of Trier with 1.100 spectators and more than 40 journalists; the medias are enthustiastic

10.08.05: The WDR (German TV) broadcasts three times seven minutes live from the arena in Trier; the BRF (Belgium TV) boadcasts, too.

09.08.05: Last rehearsal with 800 spectators; The SR (German TV) is boadcasting

06.08.05: First rehearsals in dresses

05.08.05: The orchestra (12 professional musicians) is arriving.

03.08.05: First rehearsals on stage

02.08.05: Set up from the rig and the scenery in the Trier Arena

29.07.05: Day of arrival from the ensemble and the crew in Trier. We wish everyone a good flight or a good trip! We are really looking forward to see you all!!!

28.07.05: Transport of the stage and the technic to the Trier Arena. Moving of the production office. We apologise for any inconvenience because of the delay in answering the emails and the post. Our phone-number and email-account has NOT changed!

27.07.05: All Informations for the ensemble and the crew (in French)

26.07.05: By popular request we publish a rehearsal of the complete pas de deux. (solo dancers: Marie Lebeau & Marcel Schnieber; Choreography: Angel Blasco)

25.07.05: PLEASE NOTICE: The performances in the afternoon at the 11th, 12th and 13th of August 2005 will start half an hour earlier at 4.30 p.m.!

23.07.05: Order new merchandise articles, now!

22.07.05: The Paulinus - media partner of the production - raffles off in its new edition 3 x 2 tickets for the world premiere.

22.07.05: Meeting of Thomas Gabriel and Johannes M. Schatz (composer & author) in the studio of Freyräume, Events & Medias in Simmern in order to finish the master CD

21.07.05: ARD, the first channel of German TV signals, that it will broadcast on the 09th or 10th of August 2005 three times seven minutes live from the Arena in order to report about the production.

20.07.05: The "International Youth Exchange from Germany (IJAB) e.V" is our new partner. Among others it will raffel tickets off for the premiere.

18.07.05: The priliminarily cast list for the tour in Trier and Cologne is published

17.07.05: Pictures of the rehearsal weekend from the 16.07.05

15.-17.07.05: Rehearsal weekend from 15.-17.07.05 at the Marienburg with the whole ensemble and orchestra

14.07.05: Mr. Martin Keß from Cologne supports our production. We thank for his friendly support!

12.07.05: Meeting of the productionteam and the partners in Luxembourg to coordinate the tour perfomance at the 22nd of October 2005

11.07.05: The Flyer as .jpg download: exterior / interior view. We thank, as always... Götz for his design and Mrs. Bärbel Blees for the photo-shooting!

11.07.05: Meeting of the production and mayor Mr. Simon in order to coordinate a additional performance in Zell at the 30th of September 2005

05.07.05: New informations about the premiere-orchestra

04.07.05: Merchandising Articels to order

03.07.05: Rehearsal pictures from 30.06.05 to 03.07.05

01.07.05: New press artikels

25.04.05: Gabriela Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein announces that the foundation of Filippas-Engel presents the production and the whole ensemble of "Rachel - The Musical" the award of her deceased daughter Filippa.

The Princess writes: "Wir meinen, dass Filippa beeindruckt gewesen wäre von den vielen jungen Menschen, die sich über einen so langen Zeitraum hinweg auf ein Ereignis vorbereiten, weil sie in kreativer, darstellender Art eine religiöse Botschaft übermitteln möchten. Die Preisverleihung wird am 29.September bei uns in Sayn stattfinden, wozu ich Sie alle jetzt schon herzlich einlade."

We are proud to get this award and congratulate our team and our ensemble! Of cource, we thank the Princess and the foundation for that noble distinction!!!

March 2005

18.03.05: The Zeller Land Nachrichten is publishing a call to take part at the patronage programm.

25.02.05: New article in the News-Paper: click here.

19.02.05: The city of Ulmen takes part in our patronage programme and asks companies and private sponsors in the "Vulkan Echo" to support the four ensemblme members: Dominik Prem, Inge Kauter, Alina Linden (all from Alflen) and Marie-There Schmitz (from Ulmen).

18.02.05: The World Youth Day office in Cologne advice us, that we are now official part of the Youth Festival. From 600 applications from all over the world there have been choosen 200: RACHEL - THE MUSICAL ist one of them.

09.02.05: The MEISER Group (Schmelz-Limbach) will support us as Sponsors.

03.02.05: We have a new art consultant and coordinator: Doris Schaefer. Marlies Leibitzki leaves the project in mutal agreement.

26.01.05: The foundation Rhineland-Palatine for culture sends us a letter and supports us with a big amount of money.

12.01.05: New artikels (in German language) were published in newspapers here.

05.01.05 - 09.01.05: The official rehersals start in Marienburg with an ensemble of 59 singers and dancers. Pictures from 06.01.05; Pictures from 07.01.05; Pictures from 08.01.05 and Pictures from 09.01.05.

24.12.04: The Team wishes you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Premier Year 2005!!!! We are happy to see you on the 6 of January!

23.12.04: Our office is closed till the 05.01.2005.

22.12.04: The emsemble 2005 is build! We publish the results and changes from the casting here.

21.12.04: Today we have the last round of casting. After that we make the final decisions about the ensemble. Pictures here.

15.12.04: We sended the info-packages to the ensemble members. Inside of it there are the notes, the libretto, the rehersal plane and other important informations. IMPORTANT: : Each ensemble member has to contact our office till the 21.12.2004.

03.12.04: The Project "5000x Zukunft" supports our production in stage design with a bigger amount.

02.12.04: Today ends the possibility to send applications for the post casting.

29.11.04: In front of seven Euregio Bishops form Belgium, Germany, France and Luxembourg Raquel Diana, Mathias und Johannes are presenting the production. The bishops wishes us all the best.

24.11.04: The production team beginns to prepare the info-packages for the ensemble.

20.11.04: In the magazine "Blickpunkt-Musical" from November/December there is an artikel about RACHEL - DAS MUSICAL.

18.11.04: The choreographer and the producer decide that the post casting is also for male dancers.

15.11.04: We got a letter that we have a second patron - His Royal Majesty - The Grand Duke Guillaume from Luxembourg!

10.11.04: The production team begins to phone up the members that participated in the casting. It maybe still needs a few days till everybody is reached on the phone.

09.11.04: We publish the provisionally results of the audition under Casting (at the moment just in german). Thanks to all members of the casting and please understand, that we can not took everyone for our ensemble!

08.11.04: The producer decides to have a post-audition for the cast of Rachel and the men-casts. New applications could be send till the 17th of December.

03.11.04: Sarah Bremm beginns her job as first assistant of the stage management.

02.11.04: We have two new team members, which are responsible for the kostume design: Ruth Gibbert und Ursula Zimmer.

29.10.04: In the next three days the team responsibles have a meeting in Vallendar. Thomas Gabriel presents his composition and Marlies Leibitzki introduces into her staging concept. Images here. At Sunday the ensemble will be constituted. Our office is closed from 01.11. to 08.11.04.

28.10.04: Additional pictures from the audition at 22.10.2004, at 23.10.2004 and at 24.10.2004.

27.10.04: From 26. to 27.10.04 Raquel D. da Silva, Mathias Frey, Martin Richerzhagen and Johannes M. Schatz have been in Barcelona, in order to see the architecture and art of Antoni Gaudi. In his style the stage design shall be build. Of cource there also has been a meeting with Stefanie Geisler (Stage Management), who is working at the moment in Barcelona. Images here.

21.10.04: Further images from the audition at 15.10.2004, at 16.10.2004, at 20.10.2004, at 21.10.2004 and at 22.10.2005.

20.10.04: Since today we have the second part of audition. We can pick you up at the train station, if you call us early enough. We have two hotline-numbers if you don't get someone in the office: 0049 - 175 - 20 78 252 (Björn) or 0049- 163 - 254 73 17 (Susi).

18.10.04: The first audition is over. Here you have images.

06.10.04: Stefanie Geisler, our Stagemanager, asks for applications to her team. Task description of stage management here. Applications directly to her or to the productionteam.

05.10.04: First images from the prototype of stage here. (stage size 20 x 10 m).

04.10.04: The correpetitor, Uli Kreiter, offers to have a look to your notes before. Therefore we must have the notes till 11.10.04 in the office. Please sign them with your names!!!

30.09.04: Schedule of "Casting" is published. Dates still are variable!

28.09.04: The castingteam begins to contact the applicants to fix the audition dates.

27.09.04: The producer decides which applicants are being invited.

20.09.04: Stage Holding - The Theatre Company will support our production in stage, technics and costumes.

09.09.04: We decided to fill the cast of José (bass) and Lea (alto) with older actors. We are looking for thus two actors each between 30 and 50 years.

08.09.04: Susi begins with the preparations for the audition. There are only 10 days left to the audition deadline!!!

07.09.04: After arrangement with Angel, our choreographer, applicants for the dance team will be invited all together to the audition; after a warm-up Angel will rehearse two choreographies with you (a slow and a fast one); next the possibility exists of showing individually parts of you. Date: Between 20 and 24.10.04. Because of the many applications there won't be a dance-audition for the leading roles.

03.09.04: Johannes, Mathias and Thomas are meeting each other in Seligenstadt. Thomas presents a first piano/songversion of RACHEL. Now the musical has finally also melodies!!! (pictures); a CD version of RACHEL is arranged, which should be ready to the premiere.

02.09.04: Thomas Gabriel, the composer of RACHEL, will be responsible for the music at the final WYD-Service with the pope at 21.08.2005

31.08.04: We decided us for a casting associate: Susi Nilles is planing the audition, and will be there for you, your questions and desires during the casting.

31.08.04: The SWR sends a call for audition applications.

27.07.04: The youth-representive of the German bishop conference, Bishop Dr. Franz-Josef Bode, is writing in his letter to the producer: "It is in all his aspects a quite impressing project. I wish everyone in the team and in the ensemble deeply all the best for realization. I give the team and the 150 children, youngsters and adults who participate in the musical my unqualified blessing."