Soldier of Orange – The Musical

Oland is excited to announce that her hit musical “Soldier of Orange” (“Soldaat van Oranje”) – based on the eponymous Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated film of WWII hero Erik Hazelhoff’s daring and bravery – has to-date sold more than 300,000 tickets and is currently playing through January 31, 2012. The cast album reached No. 7 on the Dutch pop charts.

This exciting WWII cinematic musical extravaganza breaks new ground in its airplane hangar staging, with revolving seating for 1100. Co-created with frequent collaborator composer Tom Harriman and renowned Dutch screenwriter Edwin DeVries, “Soldaat Van Oranje the Musical ” as it is known in Holland, is considered that country’s most successful musical to-date.

The October 30, 2010 premiere was attended by Queen Wilhelmena, Princess Irene and Prince Pieter Christian, to whom the 3 co-creators were presented at the black-tie event. Producers are multi-Tony-winning Robin Delevita, and Fred Boot. The remarkable staging was conceived by Director Theu Boermanns and Austrian set designer Bernhard Hammer.