What is "kean"

Kean is a musical with a book by Peter Stone and music and lyrics by Robert Wright and George Forrest.

Using material by Jean-Paul Sartre and Alexandre Dumas, père as its source, it centers on the adventures of Edmund Kean, considered the greatest Shakespearean actor of the early 19th century, focusing primarily mainly on his wild behavior offstage. Trouble ensues as Kean desperately tries to juggle the two women in his life - the Danish Ambassador's wife, Elena, and a young aspiring actress, Anna.

After one preview, the Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Jack Cole, opened on November 2, 1961 at the Broadway Theatre, where it ran for 92 performances. The cast included Roderick Cook, Alfred Drake, Larry Fuller, Christopher Hewett, Joan Weldon, and Lee Venora.

Drake was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and the show was nominated for Best Conductor and Musical Director.

An original cast recording was released by Columbia Records. This album is one of the most valuable original cast albums because of its scarcity.

Kean may refer to:

• Kean (name)
• Kean (musical), a 1961 musical by Peter Stone, Robert Wright, and George Forrest
• Kean (play), a play by Alexandre Dumas, père, and later adapted by Jean-Paul Sartre, nominated for the 1991 Laurence Olivier Award for Best Revival
• Kean (film), a 1924 silent film directed by Alexandre Volkoff
• Kean University, a university in Union, New Jersey
  • Kean University-Wenzhou, a campus of Kean University in Zhejiang, China, the first Western university in the country.
• KEAN-FM, a radio station in Abilene, Texas
• Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, a high school in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

Kean is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname:

• Edmund Kean (1789-1833), English actor
• Gareth Kean (born 1991), New Zealand swimmer
• Gerald Kean (born 1957), Irish celebrity solicitor
• Hamilton Fish Kean (1862–1941), United States Senator from New Jersey
• John Kean (New Jersey) (1852-1914), United States Senator, United States Representative from New Jersey
• John Kean (South Carolina) (1756–1795), delegate to the Continental Congress from South Carolina
• Robert Kean (1893-1980), United States Representative from New Jersey
• Sammy Kean (c. 1910–2003), Scottish football player and manager
• Steve Kean (born 1967), Scottish football player and manager
• Thomas Kean, Jr. (born 1968), American politician; New Jersey State Senator; United States Senate nominee
• Thomas Kean, Sr. (born 1935), American politician; former Governor of New Jersey; chairman of the 9/11 Commission

Given name:

• Kean Cipriano (born 1987), Filipino singer, composer, actor, and musician
• Kean Quinton, American inline hockey coach, three-time winner Founders Cup (PIHA)
• Kean Soo, Canadian engineer, creator of the children's comic character Jellaby

Fictional characters:

• Kean Atreides, character in the universe of the Dune novels

Kean, ou Désordre et génie (also known as Edmund Kean: Prince Among Lovers) is a 1924 French drama film directed by Alexandre Volkoff, and starring Ivan Mosjoukine as the actor Edmund Kean.