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''The Secret Garden'' is a musical based on the 1911 novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The musical's script and lyrics are by Marsha Norman, with music by Lucy Simon. It premiered on Broadway in 1991 and ran for 709 performances. The story is set in the early years of the 20th century.〔In the original script of the play, the date is indicated as 1906, but the libretto for the Broadway cast album has the conflicting date of 1911.〕 Mary Lennox, a young English girl born and raised in the British Raj, is orphaned by a cholera outbreak when she is eleven years old. She is sent away from India to Yorkshire, England, to live with relatives whom she has never met. Her own personality blossoms as she and a young gardener bring new life to a neglected garden, as well as to her sickly cousin and uncle. == Productions == The musical had its world premiere at the Wells Theatre, Norfolk, Virginia in a Virginia Stage Company production, running from November 28, 1989 to December 17, 1989. Direction was by R.J. Cutler, with scenic design by Heidi Landesman, lighting by Peter Kaczorowski and costumes by Martin Pakledinaz.〔("Stage Company To Have World Premiere Of Musical" ) ''Daily Press'', October 23, 1989〕 ''The Secret Garden'' premiered on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on April 31, 1991 and closed on January 3, 1993 after 709 performances. The musical was directed by Susan H. Schulman with choreography by Michael Lichtefeld. The cast featured Daisy Eagan as Mary Lennox, Mandy Patinkin, Howard McGillin, Rebecca Luker, Robert Westenberg and John Cameron Mitchell. It won the 1991 Tony Awards for Best Book of a Musical, Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Daisy Eagan), and Best Scenic Design (Heidi Landesman). 〔("'The Secret Garden' Broadway Production" ) playbillvault.com, accessed October 14, 2015〕 Eagan at age 11 was the youngest female recipient of a Tony Award. The set resembled an enormous Victorian toy theatre with pop-out figures, large paper dolls, and Joseph Cornell-like collage elements.〔Rich, Frank. ('Garden': The Secret Of Death And Birth, ) ''The New York Times'', April 26, 1991〕 Costumes were by Theoni V. Aldredge, who was nominated for the Tony Award, Best Costume Design. The wardrobe is on display at the Costume World Broadway Collection in Pompano Beach, Florida. The musical was produced in Australia in 1995 in Brisbane (opened on 27 July 1995), Sydney (opened on 7 September 1995), and Melbourne (opened on 20 December 1995). Directed by Schulman and with sets by Landesman, the cast starred Philip Quast as Neville Craven and Anthony Warlow as Archibald Craven.〔( ''The Secret Garden'' listing ) allthingsquast.info, accessed February 27, 2009〕 A heavily revised Royal Shakespeare Company production ran at Stratford (UK) from November 13, 2000 until January 27, 2001, with Philip Quast and Meredith Braun and directed by Adrian Noble, staged and choreographed by Gillian Lynne.〔(Royal Shakespeare Company press release ) 〕〔Morley, Sheridan. ("British Theater : RSC's Smashing 'Secret Garden'" ) ''New York Times'', December 6, 2000〕 The RSC production transferred to the West End Aldwych Theatre, running from February 2001 until June 2001.〔Simonson, Robert. ("Revamped London Secret Garden May Grow on Broadway" ), playbill.com, February 28, 2001〕〔Wolf, Matt.("Review:"The Secret Garden", ) ''Variety'', March 5, 2001〕 ''The Secret Garden'' was produced by Mirvish Productions at the Royal Alexandra Theatre, Toronto from February 13, 2011 to March 19. The production was originally produced at the Festival Theatre in Edinburgh, Scotland.〔Terauds, John. ("'The Secret Garden': Can’t see the tender shoots for the grown-up trees" ) ''The Star'', February 13, 2011〕 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「The Secret Garden (musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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