# Nine (musical)

Nine is a musical initiated by and with music and lyrics by Maury Yeston and a book by Arthur Kopit. It is based on the 1963 film 8½.
The show tells the story of film director Guido Contini, who is dreading his imminent 40th birthday and facing a midlife crisis, which is blocking his creative impulses and entangling him in a web of romantic difficulties in early-1960s Venice.
Conceived and written and composed by Yeston as a class project in the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop in 1973, it was later adapted with a book by Mario Fratti, and then with another book by Arthur Kopit. The original Broadway production opened in 1982 and ran for 729 performances, starring Raul Julia. The musical won five Tony Awards (including Best Musical) and has enjoyed a number of revivals.
A film adaptation was released in 2009.

## Plot

Guido Contini, a famous Italian film director, has turned forty and faces double crises: he has to shoot a film for which he can't write the script, and his wife of twenty years, the film star Luisa del Forno, may be about to leave him if he can't pay more attention to their marriage.
Luisa's efforts to talk to him are drowned out by voices in his head: voices of women in his life whom he has loved ("Overture delle Donne").
In an attempt to find some peace and save the marriage, they go to a spa near Venice ("Spa Music"), where they are immediately hunted down by the press with intrusive questions about their marriage and Guido's imminent film project, which he has not told Luisa about ("Not Since Chaplin").
As Guido struggles to find a story for his film, he becomes increasingly preoccupied, his interior world sometimes becoming indistinguishable from reality ("Guido's Song"). His mistress Carla arrives in Venice, calling him from her hotel room ("A Call from the Vatican"). His producer Liliane La Fleur, former vedette of the Folies Bergeres, insists he make a musical, an idea which veers off into a vivid fantasy ("The Script / Folies Bergeres"). All the while, Luisa watches, the resilience of her love being consumed by anxiety for him and a gathering dismay about their life together ("My Husband Makes Movies / Only With You").
In Guido's imagination, he encounters his mother bathing a nine-year-old boy—his own young self ("Nine"). The vision leads him to re-encounter a moment on a beach with Saraghina, a prostitute to whom he went as a curious child, sneaking out of his Catholic boarding school St. Sebastian, to ask her to tell him about love. Her answer, to be yourself ("Ti Voglio Bene / Be Italian"), and the dance she taught him reminds the forty-year-old Guido of the consequences of that night—punishment by the nuns and rejection by his mother ("The Bells of St. Sebastian"). Unable to bear the adults, the little boy runs back to the beach to find no one.
Back into the present, Guido is on a beach once more. With him is Claudia Nardi, a film star and his muse, who has flown in from Paris for him; however, she does not want the role. He is enraged by her rejection. Claudia loves him but wants him to love her as a person and not a "spirit", which he cannot do. She calls him "My charming Casanova!", thereby involuntarily giving Guido the inspiration he needs ("A Man Like You"). Claudia lets him go ("Unusual Way"), Guido has an idea for a movie set on the Grand Canal and cast with every woman in his life ("The Grand Canal").
During the filming of the movie, Carla races onto the set to announce her divorce and her delight that they can be married, only to be rejected by Guido in his fixation on the film. Luisa is enraged and saddened by his use of their intimacy and her words as a source for the film. Guido keeps the cameras rolling, capturing the desolation of the women he loves ("Cut, Print!").
The film is dead. Carla leaves with a broken heart ("Simple"). Claudia sends a letter from Paris to say that she has married. Luisa ends their marriage ("Be On Your Own").
Guido is alone and directionless, contemplating suicide ("I Can't Make This Movie"). As the gun is at his head, he is interrupted by his nine-year-old self telling him it is time to grow up and move on, and Guido surrenders the gun ("Getting Tall"). The women return, this time to let him go, with the exception of Luisa ("Reprises"). Guido feels the aching void left by the only woman he will ever love. In the 2003 Broadway production, as the boy leads the women off, Luisa steps into the room on the final note, and Guido turns toward her.

## Productions
### Workshop

Originally conceived as a male/female cast, many of the changes into a mostly all women cast were created in a workshop that rehearsed in the upstairs theatre at the New Amsterdam Theatre in the Fall of 1981. For their participation, the workshop cast was given a small percentage of the show for a limited amount of time. Kathi Moss was the only cast member of the original Broadway cast that did not participate in the workshop (Pat Ast played the role of Saraghina in the workshop).

### Original Broadway production

After nineteen previews, the Broadway production, directed by Tommy Tune and choreographed by Thommie Walsh, opened on May 9, 1982, at the 46th Street Theatre, where it ran for 729 performances. The cast included Raul Julia as Guido, Karen Akers as Luisa, Liliane Montevecchi as Liliane, Anita Morris as Carla, Shelly Burch as Claudia, Camille Saviola as Mama Maddelena, Kathi Moss as Saraghina, Cameron Johann as Young Guido, and Taina Elg as Guido's mother. Rounding out the cast were Christopher Evans Allen, Jeanie Bowers, Stephanie Cotsirilos, Kim Criswell, Kate DeZina, Colleen Dodson, Lulu Downs, Louise Edeiken, Laura Kenyon, Linda Kerns, Nancy McCall, Cynthia Meryl, Rita Rehn, Dee Etta Rowe, Jadrien Steele, Frankie Vincent, Patrick Wilcox, Alaina Warren Zachary. Raul Julia played Guido for one year, from May 9, 1982, to May 8, 1983. (Bert Convy replaced Julia while he was on vacation for two weeks, beginning January 10, 1983.) Sergio Franchi starred as Guido for 330 performances, from May 9, 1983, to February 4, 1984, the date the production closed; composer Maury Yeston added a Franchi-style ballad, "Now Is the Moment", to the lovely Italian-sounding score. Other replacements were Maureen McGovern and then Eileen Barnett as Luisa, Wanda Richert as Carla, Priscilla Lopez as Liliane, and Barbara Stock as Claudia. Once the original boys reached the required height for their roles, they were replaced by Derek Scott Lashine as Little Guido, Jeffrey Vitelli (also the understudy for Little Guido), Braden Danner, and Peter Brendon. The musical won five Tony Awards, including best musical and three Drama Desk Awards, including Best Music, Best Lyrics, and Best Musical. An original cast recording was released by Sony and was nominated for a Grammy Award.

### National tour

The original plans were for the Broadway show to continue even as the National tour commenced. However the new producers (James Nederlander and Zev Buffman) made the right offer for the road show, and the Broadway production was closed so that the whole Broadway cast could go on the road with Sergio Franchi as the headliner. Nineteen cities were originally planned, but several venue changes were made during the tour. The most prominent was the canceling of a Baton Rouge venue so that show could serve for the Grand Opening of the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera season. This was to accommodate the cancellation of On Your Toes after Leslie Caron (the star) was hospitalized due to a hip injury. When the decision was made to close the road show after the San Francisco shows, Louisiana fans were upset that an alternate date had not been created for them. (Sergio Franchi was extremely popular in Louisiana.) The reviews were generally very favorable, although a DC reviewer lamented some production changes (although admitting that they had not viewed the original Broadway production). The production venue was changed from a spa to a railroad station, principally to accommodate the volume of scenery that needed to be transported from location to location. The other change lamented in DC was the lighting. One review of the Florida production acknowledged that the grey railroad station with light-studded arches may have been "even more surreal than its creators may have intended." In contrast, the San Diego reviewer expressed admiration for Marcia Madeira's "flattering light design" and declared "Nine" to be "wonderful to watch."
* 1984 "Nine" – The National tour – Sergio Franchi starring as Guido Contini (although not a complete list, the following references were found):
                Washington, DC – Kennedy Center Opera House – April 4, 1984 through April 21, 1984
                Miami Beach, FL – Miami Beach Theater of Performing Arts – May 4, 1984 through May 17, 1984
                Los Angeles – Dorothy Chandler Pavilion Music Center - May 23, 1984 through June 1, 1984
                Dallas, TX – Majestic Theater – June 5, 1984 through June 17, 1984
                San Diego, CA - Fox Theater - July 2, 1984 through July 7, 1984
                Seattle, WA - 5th Avenue Theater - July 10, 1984 through July 15, 1984
                San Francisco, CA - Week of August 24, 1984

### London productions

On June 7, 1992, the largest production of Nine to date was presented in concert in London at Royal Festival Hall with Jonathan Pryce, Becky Norman, Elizabeth Sastre, Ann Crumb, Kate Copstick, Meg Johnson and Liliane Montevecchi. 165 people were in the cast, including male characters, as originally conceived. The production was directed by Andrew MacBean and a recording of the concert (with Elaine Paige stepping in as Claudia) was released by RCA Victor.
On December 12, 1996, a small-scale production directed by David Leveaux and choreographed by Jonathan Butterell opened at the Donmar Warehouse, where it ran for three months. Performers included Larry Lamb (Guido Contini), Ian Covington (Young Guido), Sara Kestelman (Liliane La Fleur), Clare Burt (Carla), Eleanor David (Claudia), Susannah Fellows (Luisa), Jenny Galloway (Saraghina), Ria Jones (Stephanie Necrophorus), Dilys Laye (Guido's Mother), Kiran Hocking (Our Lady of the Spa). Other cast members included Emma Dears, Kristin Marks, Tessa Pritchard, Sarah Parish, Norma Atallah and Susie Dumbreck. It was designed by Anthony Ward.

### Broadway revival

In 2003, the Roundabout Theatre Company produced a Broadway revival with director Leveaux and choreographer Butterell. It opened on April 10, 2003, at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre, where it ran for 283 performances and 23 previews and won two Tony Awards, including Best Revival of a Musical. The cast included Antonio Banderas as Guido, Mary Stuart Masterson as Luisa, Chita Rivera as Liliane (all receiving Tony Award nominations), Jane Krakowski as Carla (winning the Tony), Laura Benanti as Claudia, and Mary Beth Peil as Guido's mother. Replacements later in the run included John Stamos as Guido, Eartha Kitt as Liliane, Rebecca Luker as Claudia, and Marni Nixon as Guido's mother. Yeston replaced a waltz dance from the original Folies Bergere number with a showstopping Tango Duet for Banderas and Rivera, a revival cast recording was released by PS Classics. Jenna Elfman was hired and advertised to join the cast as Carla at the same time that Stamos and Kitt were joining the production. A few days before the opening it was announced she needed more rehearsal time and that her understudy Sara Gettelfinger would take over temporarily. Elfman never did join the company and Gettelfinger played the rest of the run.

### International productions

The European premiere of Nine opened in Sweden, at the Oscarsteatern, Stockholm, September 23, 1983, with Ernst-Hugo Järegård (Guido), Siw Malmkvist (Luisa), Viveka Anderberg (Claudia), Suzanne Brenning (Carla), Anna Sundqvist (Saraghina), Berit Carlberg (Liliane La Fleur), Helena Fernell (Stephanie), Maj Lindström (Guido's Mother), Moa Myrén (Lady of the Spa), Ewa Roos (Mama Maddalena), Lena Nordin(Maria). Other cast members included Monica Janner, Marit Selfjord, Berit Bogg, Ragnhild Sjögren, Solgärd Kjellgren, Ann-Christine Bengtsson, Siw Marie Andersson, Anna Maria Söderström, Susanne Sahlberg, Vivian Burman, Hanne Kirkerud, Susie Sulocki, Annika Persson, Charlotte Assarsson, Anna-Lena Engström, and Kim Sulocki (Guido as a child).
The Australian premiere of Nine was staged in Melbourne at the Comedy Theatre in 1987. John Diedrich produced, directed and starred as Guido Contini. As Luisa Contini, Maria Mercedes's portrayal received critical acclaim and nominations for Best Actress in a Musical at the Melbourne Green Room Awards and the Sydney Theatre Critics Circle Awards . Maury Yeston after attending the Sydney opening night proclaimed that Maria Mercedes was the definitive Luisa Contini. The cast also included a young Tina Arena, the Australian singer, songwriter and actress who went on to have an international recording and performing career. Other cast members included Nancye Hayes (as Liliane La Fleur), Peta Toppano as Claudia, Caroline Gillmer as Sarragina, Jackie Rees, Gerda Nicholson, Kerry Woods, Anna Lee, Sally Anne Bourne, Alana Clark, Sally Clark, Alison Jiear, Donna Lizzio, Cammie Munro, Marie-Jackson, Sharon Jessop, Alix Longman, Lisa O'Dea, Anne Sinclair, Janice Torrens, Penny Richards, and Mimi Rubin. A cast recording of the Australian production was recorded for Polydor and later released on CD by the TER record label. It won the ARIA Award for Best Original Soundtrack or Cast Album.
The Argentinian premiere of Nine (1998) won several ACE Awards including Mejor Musical. Performers included Juan Darthes (as Guido), Elena Roger, Ligia Piro, Luz Kerz, Sandra Ballesteros and Mirta Wons.
The musical premiered in Germany at the Theater des Westens in 1999 in Berlin.
The musical played in Malmö, Sweden at Malmö Opera in 2002 with Jan Kyhle (Guido), Marie Richardson (Luisa), Sharon Dyall (Claudia), Petra Nielsen (Carla), Marianne Mörck (Sarraghina), Lill Lindfors (Liliane La Fleur), Annica Edstam (Stephanie), Victoria Kahn (Gudio's Mother).
A Dutch production of Nine opened in an open-air theatre in Amersfoort in June 2005. Directed by Julia Bless, the production starred René van Zinnicq Bergmann, Frédèrique Sluyterman van Loo, Marleen van der Loo, Kirsten Cools, Tine Joustra, Veronique Sodano, Aafke van der Meij and Donna Vrijhof. The Dutch translation was by Theo Nijland.
The original Japanese production premiered in Tokyo in 2005 with Tetsuya Bessho as Guido Contini and Mizuki Ōura as Liliane La Fleur. In 2021 the Umeda Arts 2021 production in Tokyo and Osaka Nine won Japan's Yomiuri Theatre Award for Best Musical, Best Leading Actor: Yu Shirota, and Best Director: Shuntaro Fujita.
The musical premiered in San Juan, Puerto Rico in the fall of 2010 with Ernesto Concepción (Guido), Sara Jarque (Luisa), Wanda Sais (Carla), Marian Pabón (Lilliane Le Fleur), Tita Guerrero (Lina Darling), Michelle Brava (Claudia), Aidita Encarnación (Saraghina), Yezmín Luzzed (Stephanie), and Hilda Ramos (Mamma). The production was directed by Miguel Rosa who previously directed the Puerto Rico premiere of Rent in 2009.
The Phoenix Theatre in Arizona revived Nine in the spring of 2011, starring Craig Laurie (Guido), Patti Davis Suarez (Mother), Jeannie Shubitz (Luisa), Kim Manning (Liliane), Jenny Hintze (Claudia), and Johanna Carlisle (Saraghina).
The musical premiered in Manila, the Philippines, in September 2012, produced by Atlantis Productions. Jett Pangan (Guido) alongside an all-star cast of women, scenic design by Tony Award-winning David Gallo and costume design by Robin Tomas.
The musical premiered in the Czech Republic, at the Josef Kajetán Tyl Theatre in Plzeň in December 2012.
The Greek production opened in Pantheon Theatre in Athens in November 2015, starring Vassilis Charalampopoulos as Guido, Helena Paparizou as Saraghina.
The musical premiered in Brazil, at Teatro Porto Seguro, in São Paulo, directed by Charles Möeller and Claudio Botelho, starring Italian actor Nicola Lama as Guido, Carol Castro as Luisa, Totia Meireles as Lili la Fleur, Malu Rodrigues (Carla), Karen Junqueira and Vanessa Costa alternating as Claudia, Letícia Birkheuer (Stephanie), Beatriz Segall and Sonia Clara alternating as Guido's mother and Myra Ruiz (Saraghina).
A Spanish production premiered on June 7, 2018, at the Teatro Amaya in Madrid, with a cast formed by Alvaro Puertas (Guido), Roko (Luisa), Patrizia Ruiz (Claudia), Chanel Terrero (Carla), Marcela Paoli (Liliane Le Fleur), Idaira Fernández (Saraghina), Chus Herranz (Stephanie), and Angels Jiménez (Guido's Mother).

## Musical numbers

* Maury Yeston added a new number, "Now is the Moment", for Sergio Franchi.
* The 2003 revival eliminated "The Germans at the Spa".

## Background

Maury Yeston began work on the musical in 1973. As a teenager, he had seen the Federico Fellini film 8½ and was intrigued by its themes. "I looked at the screen and said 'That's me.' I still believed in all the dreams and ideals of what it was to be an artist, and here was a movie about an artist in trouble. It became an obsession," Yeston told the New York Times. He would go on to say "Nine was the thing I really desperately wanted to write—never thinking for a minute that it would ever be produced. The movie had a phenomenal impact on me when I saw it as a teenager when it first came out. I was fascinated with Guido who was going through a second adolescence when I was going through my first! As I grew I began to realize that there was room to explore the reactions of the inner workings of the women in Guido's wake. I think that's what opened the gateways of creativity for Nine—to hear from these extraordinary women. The great secret of Nine is that it took 8 1/2 and became an essay on the power of women by answering the question, 'What are women to men?' And Nine tells you: they are our mothers, our sisters, our teachers, our temptresses, our judges, our nurses, our wives, our mistresses, our muses." Playwright Mario Fratti began working on the book of the musical in 1977, but the producers and director Tommy Tune eventually decided his script did not work, and brought in Arthur Kopit in 1981 to write an entirely new book, working (as Fratti had) with Yeston as composer/lyricist, but now using Yeston's music, and Fellini's film, as the source. Kopit's new book, along with Yeston's now completed score, became the script produced on Broadway in 1982.
Fellini had entitled his film 8½ in recognition of his prior body of work, which included six full-length films, two short films, and one film that he co-directed. Yeston's title for the musical adaptation adds another half-credit to Fellini's output and refers to Guido's age during his first hallucination sequence. Yeston called the musical Nine, explaining that if you add music to 8½, "it's like half a number more."

## Casting

| Character | 1982 Broadway | 1984 National tour | 1992 London | 1996 Donmar Warehouse | 2003 Broadway | 2024 Kennedy Center |
| Guido Contini | Raul Julia | Sergio Franchi | Jonathan Pryce | Larry Lamb | Antonio Banderas | Steven Pasquale |
| Luisa Contini | Karen Akers | Diane M. Hurley | Ann Crumb | Susannah Fellows | Mary Stuart Masterson | Elizabeth Stanley |
| Carla Albanese | Anita Morris | Karla Tamburrelli | Becky Norman | Clare Burt | Jane Krakowski | Michelle Veintimilla |
| Liliane La Fleur | Liliane Montevecchi | Jacqueline Doughet | Liliane Montevecchi | Sara Kestelman | Chita Rivera | Carolee Carmello |
| Claudia Nardi | Shelly Burch | Lauren Mitchell | Elizabeth Sastre | Eleanor David | Laura Benanti | Shereen Ahmed |
| Guido's Mother | Taina Elg | Leigh Beery | Fiona O'Neill Eileen Page | Dilys Laye | Mary Beth Peil | Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio |
| Young Guido | Cameron Johann | Danny Barak | Danny Mertsoy | Ian Covington | William Ullrich | Charlie Firlik |
| Saraghina | Kathi Moss | Camille Saviola | Ellen O'Grady | Jenny Galloway | Myra Lucretia Taylor | Lesli Margherita |
| Stephanie Necrophorus | Stephanie Cotsirilos | Kathryn Skatula | Anita Dobson | Ria Jones | Saundra Santiago | Jen Sese |
| Our Lady of the Spa | Kate Dezina | O'Hara Parker | Sarah Payne | Kiran Hocking | Deidre Goodwin | Sasha Hutchings as Asa Nisi Masa |
| Lina Darling | Laura Kenyon | Chikae Ishikawa | Nadia Strahan | Norma Atallah | Nell Campbell | Lily Ling |
| Mama Maddelena | Camille Saviola | Holly Lipton Nash | Meg Johnson | — | — | Allison Blackwell |
| Diana | Cynthia Meryl | Margareta Arvidsson | — | Tessa Pritchard | Rachel deBenedet | Haley Fish |
| Juliette | — | — | — | — | Rona Figueroa | — |
| Maria | Jeanie Bowers | Candace Rogers | — | Sarah Parish | Sara Gettelfinger | Paloma Garcia-Lee |
| Annabella | Nancy McCall | Nancy McCall | — | Kristin Marks | Kristin Marks | Georgina Pazcoguin | Georgina Pazcoguin |
| Olga von Hesse | Dee Etta Rowe | Lou Ann Miles | — | Susie Dumbreck | Linda Mugleston | — |
| Renata | Rita Rehn | Pegg Winter | — | Emma Dears | Elena Shaddow | — |
| Sofia | — | — | — | — | Kathy Voytko | — |
| Francesca | Kim Criswell | Barbara Walsh | — | — | — | — |
| Giulietta | Louise Edelken | Louise Edelken | — | — | — | — |
| Gretchen von Krupf | Lulu Downs | Mary Stout | — | — | — | — |
| Heidi von Sturm | Linda Kerns | Mary Chesterman | — | — | — | — |
| Ilsa von Hesse | Alaina Warren Zachary | Melody Jones | — | — | — | — |
| A Venetian Gondolier | Colleen Dodson | Philip Maranges | — | — | — | — |
| Young Guido's Schoolmate | Evans Allen Jadrien Steele Patrick Wilcox | Jason Dinter Jonathan H. Florman | — | — | — | — |
| Sister Vincenza | — | — | — | — | — | Marina Pires |
| Giorgia | — | — | — | — | — | Lucia Giannetta |
| Camilla | — | — | — | — | — | Yani Marin |
| Norma | — | — | — | — | — | Morgan Marcell |
| Leonor | — | — | — | — | — | Kamille Upshaw |
| Dr. Ernst | — | — | — | — | — | Dylis Croman |

## Awards and nominations
### Original Broadway production

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 1982 | Tony Award | Best Musical | Best Musical | Won |
| 1982 | Tony Award | Best Book of a Musical | Arthur Kopit | Nominated |
| 1982 | Tony Award | Best Original Score | Maury Yeston | Won |
| 1982 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Raul Julia | Nominated |
| 1982 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Karen Akers | Nominated |
| 1982 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Liliane Montevecchi | Won |
| 1982 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Anita Morris | Nominated |
| 1982 | Tony Award | Best Direction of a Musical | Tommy Tune | Won |
| 1982 | Tony Award | Best Choreography | Thommie Walsh | Nominated |
| 1982 | Tony Award | Best Scenic Design | Lawrence Miller | Nominated |
| 1982 | Tony Award | Best Costume Design | William Ivey Long | Won |
| 1982 | Tony Award | Best Lighting Design | Marcia Madeira | Nominated |
| 1982 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Musical | Outstanding Musical | Won |
| 1982 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Shelly Burch | Nominated |
| 1982 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Liliane Montevecchi | Won |
| 1982 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Anita Morris | Won |
| 1982 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Director of a Musical | Tommy Tune | Won |
| 1982 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Lyrics | Maury Yeston | Won |
| 1982 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Music | Maury Yeston | Won |
| 1982 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Costume Design | William Ivey Long | Won |
| 1982 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Lighting Design | Marcia Madeira | Won |
| 1982 | Theatre World Award | Theatre World Award | Karen Akers | Won |
| 1983 | Grammy Award | Best Musical Show Album | Nine | Nominated |

### Original London production

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 1996 | Laurence Olivier Award | Best New Musical | Best New Musical | Nominated |

### 2003 Broadway revival

| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
| 2003 | Tony Award | Best Revival of a Musical | Best Revival of a Musical | Won |
| 2003 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical | Antonio Banderas | Nominated |
| 2003 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Jane Krakowski | Won |
| 2003 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Mary Stuart Masterson | Nominated |
| 2003 | Tony Award | Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical | Chita Rivera | Nominated |
| 2003 | Tony Award | Best Direction of a Musical | David Leveaux | Nominated |
| 2003 | Tony Award | Best Lighting Design | Brian MacDevitt | Nominated |
| 2003 | Tony Award | Best Orchestrations | Jonathan Tunick | Nominated |
| 2003 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Revival | Outstanding Revival | Won |
| 2003 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Antonio Banderas | Won |
| 2003 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Mary Stuart Masterson | Nominated |
| 2003 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Chita Rivera | Nominated |
| 2003 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical | Jane Krakowski | Won |
| 2003 | Drama Desk Award | Outstanding Director of a Musical | David Leveaux | Nominated |
| 2003 | Theatre World Award | Theatre World Award | Antonio Banderas | Won |
| 2003 | Theatre World Award | Theatre World Award | Mary Stuart Masterson | Won |
| 2004 | Grammy Award | Best Musical Show Album | Nine | Nominated |

## Film adaptation

On April 12, 2007, Variety announced that Rob Marshall would direct a feature film adaptation of Nine for the Weinstein Company. Marshall had previously directed Chicago for the Weinsteins while they were still at Miramax. The screenplay is written by Anthony Minghella with Michael Tolkin serving as an uncredited co-scripter. The cast consists of Academy Award winners Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Penélope Cruz, Judi Dench, Nicole Kidman, and Sophia Loren, with Academy Award nominee and Golden Globe winner Kate Hudson and Grammy winning singer Fergie. Among other cast changes in the film version, the character of Mama Maddelena does not appear, and Claudia's surname was changed from Nardi to Jenssen. The script makes Guido 50 (Day-Lewis's actual age), not 40 as in the stage original. The film's final coda is more hopeful and optimistic than the stage version. In addition, director Marshall cut most of the original production's score, with only "Overture delle Donne", "Guido's Song", "A Call from the Vatican", "Folies Bergeres", "Be Italian", "My Husband Makes Movies", "Unusual Way", and an extended version of "I Can't Make This Movie" making it into the final edit of the film. Composer Maury Yeston wrote three new songs for the movie including "Cinema Italiano", "Guarda la Luna" to replace the title song, and "Take It All" in place of "Be On Your Own", as well as the instrumental concluding the film. The film is co-produced by Marshall's own production company Lucamar Productions. The film was released in the US on December 18, 2009, in New York and Los Angeles and opened for wide release on December 25, 2009.