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''Billy Bishop Goes to War'' is a Canadian musical, written by John MacLachlan Gray in collaboration with the actor Eric Peterson. One of the most famous and widely-produced plays in Canadian theatre, it dramatizes the life of Canadian World War I fighter pilot Billy Bishop. The collaborative rehearsals took place in stage designer Paul Williams' studio in Toronto. ==Productions== The play premiered at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 3, 1978. Peterson played 18 different characters, and Gray accompanied on piano and vocals. The original production toured across Canada, and also was staged in Washington, DC, both on Broadway and off-Broadway in New York City, at the Edinburgh Festival, in Los Angeles and at the Comedy Theatre in London. During the international tour, a second production, starring Cedric Smith with musical accompaniment by Ross Douglas, continued touring across Canada. The libretto was published in 1981 by Talonbooks. The show was produced on Broadway at the Morosco Theatre from May 29, 1980 to June 7, 1980, closing after 12 performances and 7 previews.〔( Internet Broadway Database listing ) ibdb.com, retrieved March 12, 2010〕 It then moved to Off-Broadway at the Lucille Lortel Theatre from June 17, 1980 to August 24, 1980. 〔("'Billy Bishop Goes to War' Internet Off-Broadway listing" ) Internet Off Broadway Database listing, retrieved March 12, 2010〕 In 1998, Gray and Peterson revised the show, adding one new song and presenting events through the eyes of a much older Bishop recalling his wartime exploits. They again toured the new production across Canada. The show was produced at the Soulpepper Theatre in August 2009.〔Berketo, Steven.("Review, Soulpepper Theatre" ) theatermania.com, August 14, 2009〕 In 2010, a second revision was made and was performed, with the original actors, at the Soulpepper Theatre 〔("'Billy Bishop Goes to War' listing, January-February 2010" ) soulpepper.ca, retrieved March 12, 2010〕 in Toronto from January 22 to February 27, 2010. In an interview prior to that production, Eric Peterson stated: "We've gone through radical recasting! From a 32 year old to a 62 year old as the actor who's going to be narrating the show. In a two man play like this, it has incredibly different resonance depending on who's telling that story. In many cases, we've taken some minor rewriting for the production we did when we were 52 and updated them and changed the ending. Now at 62 we're older than Bishop ever was in the play before."〔(Eric Peterson and John Gray interview ) soulpepper.ca, retrieved March 12, 2010〕 In 2011 the show was performed as part of the repertory summer season at Frinton-on-Sea. The production was directed by Tom Littler. Many Canadian theatre companies have also staged productions of ''Billy Bishop'' with other actors, and the show has received hundreds of productions in the United States. The Persephone Theatre, Saskatoon, performed the show March 3–17, 2010.〔("'Billy Bishop Goes to War' listing, March 2010" )〕 In the fall of 2010, the Citadel Theatre in Edmonton produced a revival. For his performance as Billy Bishop, John Ullyatt was awarded an Elizabeth Sterling Haynes Award. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Billy Bishop Goes to War」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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