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The Singing Gate
The Singing Gate (German: Der singende Tor) is a 1939 German-Italian musical film directed by Johannes Meyer and starring Beniamino Gigli, Kirsten Heiberg and Hilde Körber. It was a co-production made at Cinecittà Studios in Rome with a German director and a cast of mixed nationalities. The film's sets were designed by the art director Otto Guelstorff. A separate Italian version "Casa lontana" was also made.
Cast.
- Beniamino Gigli as Carlo Franchetti
- Kirsten Heiberg as
first and last line all given by audience members. The cast members used their skills of foreign accents, dialects, singing, mime and writing.
In 1991, the group branched out and another troupe was formed to perform at the Top Of The Gate, a club run by Manny Roth, former manager of the Village Gate Theater. Roth persuaded Stan Taffel to create and take charge of the new group. Speakeasy played to packed houses until 1993 and moved to other venues before Taffel joined the Off Broadway company of The