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Corny Littmann Marks 50 Years on Stage With Reeperbahn Retrospective

A celebratory evening at the Schmidt Theater traced his journey from Brühwarm’s activist roots to leading three Hamburg venues.

Overview

  • The Tuesday night program at the Schmidt Theater unfolded as a career-spanning retrospective moderated by Anke Harnack and Helge Fuhst.
  • The tribute recalled his 1976 debut with Brühwarm at the Fabrik in Altona, underscoring the troupe’s openly gay, activist character.
  • Anecdotes and musical numbers extended the evening to roughly four hours, with Littmann performing and musical turns featuring Martin Lingnau and Gunter Schmidt.
  • Guests included Jutta Wübbe (Marlene Jaschke), Mary Roos, Wolfgang Trepper, Rolf Zuckowski and attendees from Hamburg politics and FC St. Pauli.
  • Reports highlighted his ongoing stewardship of the Schmidt Theater, Schmidts Tivoli and Schmidtchen, alongside his recent production “Der 50-Dollar-Diktator.”