Rauma’s drama team did a miracle and got permission from Paula Koivuniemi for a musical about her life

Three people are standing on the theater stage.  A man and a woman look admiringly at the oldest man standing next to the Paula ad.
Composer Esa Nieminen’s work in creating the musical about Paula Koivuniemi is valuable, praise the screenwriters Kaisa Kuikkaniemi and Otto Kanerva.

The musical Paula! will have its premiere in Rauma theater next September. It features Paula Koivuniemi’s story and 15 hit songs. The main part is done with the tactics of two Paulas.

It’s a small miracle.

– 13 LPs, Nieminen mentions.

He has also been involved in writing the script for the musical and does the music adaptation work. He also acts as a rehearsal conductor.

In practice, scriptwriting has meant, for example, remembering the incidents that happened in recording situations. The creditor’s musical license was released, even though Koivuniemi has previously summed up his philosophy in biographies: \”My songs remain.\”

Before this, it has been enough.

– Now is the time. Paula had decided to end her career, although we didn’t know that when planning the musical began, Esa Nieminen said.

Thanks for the script

Esa Nieminen thanks the script.

– When I read the second version, I recognized the main character’s way of speaking, language and character very well.

The working group reminds us that we are not making a sugar-coated story, but a realistic description of a singer who has had a long career.

There are two women in front of an ad on the theater stage.  It says Paula!  The women hold each other's hands.
There are two Paulas in the main role: Rauma theater’s own actress Ninni Kekki and guest actress Maarit Peltomaa.