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''A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'' is a musical comedy, with the book and lyrics by Robert L. Freedman and the music and lyrics by Steven Lutvak. It is based on the 1907 novel ''Israel Rank: The Autobiography of a Criminal'' by Roy Horniman.〔Haun, Harry. ("Jefferson Mays Brings Multiple Personalities to Broadway in 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder' " ) Playbill.com, October 27, 2013〕 The play opened on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre in 2013. The Broadway production ultimately won four Tony Awards, including Best Musical at the 68th Tony Awards. The novel was also the source for the 1949 British film ''Kind Hearts and Coronets''; however, apparently for legal reasons, that title was not permitted to be used. ==Productions== ''A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'' premiered at the Hartford Stage, Hartford, Connecticut, running in October through November 2012, with direction by Darko Tresnjak. The cast featured Jefferson Mays, Ken Barnett and Lisa O'Hare.〔(" 'Gentleman's Guide' Listing" ) hartfordstage.org, accessed April 11, 2014〕 The musical is a co-production of the Hartford Stage and the Old Globe Theatre.〔Jones, Kenneth. (" 'Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder', the Musical, Opens in CT; Jefferson Mays Is Multifarious" ) playbill.com, October 19, 2012〕 The musical then opened at the Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, California in March 2013. Directed by Darko Tresnjak, the cast featured Jefferson Mays, Ken Barnett and Lisa O’Hare.〔Smith, Jeff. ("The Old Globe presents 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder'" ) sandiegoreader.com, March 20, 2013〕〔("A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder" ) "The Old Globe", accessed April 11, 2014〕 The musical opened on Broadway at the Walter Kerr Theatre on November 17, 2013 after previews from October 22, 2013, with direction by Darko Tresnjak and choreography by Peggy Hickey. The cast stars Jefferson Mays, Lisa O'Hare, Lauren Worsham, and Bryce Pinkham.〔Hetrick, Adam. ("The Verdict: Critics Review 'A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder', Starring Tony Winner Jefferson Mays" ) playbill.com, November 18, 2013〕 Jefferson Mays plays eight roles, all of the D’Ysquith family.〔Isherwood, Charles. ("Theater Review. 'A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder' on Broadway" ) ''The New York Times'', November 17, 2013〕 Its capitalization cost was $7.5 million.〔Healy, Patrick. ("Tony For Best Musical is Nice But a Profitable Hit is Better" ) ''The New York Times'', June 15, 2014〕 It was announced on September 8, 2015 that the Broadway production of ''Gentleman's Guide'' will close on January 17, 2016. A national tour of the production opened on September 19 at Proctor's Theatre in Schenectady, New York. 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「A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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