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''A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'' is a musical with a book by George Abbott and Betty Smith, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, and music by Arthur Schwartz. The musical is based on Smith's autobiographical novel ''A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'', but when Shirley Booth was cast as Aunt Sissy, a secondary character in the novel, the prominence of this role was expanded and tailored to Booth's comedic talents, diminishing the relative importance of other characters, in particular young Francie, through whose eyes the plot of the novel unfolds. ==Productions== After two previews, the Broadway production, directed by Abbott and choreographed by Herbert Ross, opened on April 19, 1951 at the Alvin Theatre, where it ran for 267 performances. In addition to Booth, the cast included Johnny Johnston as Johnny, Marcia Van Dyke as Katie, and Nomi Mitty as Francie. Van Dyke was honored with a Theatre World Award. The musical director was Max Goberman.〔(IBDB )〕 Booth's performance proved to be both an asset and detriment to the production, since it was an audience pleaser but detracted from what should have been the story's primary focus, the struggles faced by Johnny and Katie as their marriage slowly crumbles.〔Details about this production are told for the first time in ''Love Is The Reason For It All...The Shirley Booth Story'' by Jim Manago, with radio research by Donna Manago, and foreword by Ted Key.BearManor Media, ISBN 978-1-59393-146-9.〕 Goodspeed Opera House mounted a revised production relegating Aunt Sissy to a supporting role in 2003. An ''Encores!'' staging at New York City Center two years later starred Emily Skinner. A cast recording of the original production is available on a compact disc released by Sony. 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 Tree Grows in Brooklyn (musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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