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''ACE'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by Robert Taylor and Richard Oberacker, and music by Oberacker. The story is about a boy, separated from her mother, who discovers his past and himself through a series of dreams〔Diaries, in the 2008 production〕 about a flying ace. It was inspired by Robert Taylor's father training to be a pilot, and his mother having a near-fatal bout with depression. The musical premiered the The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Missouri, in 2006 and has played in several regional productions. ==Background and productions== Taylor and Oberacker met and began to discuss the show while touring in 2003 with ''The Lion King''.〔(Information about the background of the show )〕 Parts of ''Ace'' were shown at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's (NAMT) Festival of New Musicals in New York in September 2005. Cheyenne Jackson starred as Ace, with Christiane Noll featured.〔Gans, Andrew ("Cheyenne Jackson and Christiane Noll Cast in Ace Musical" ), playbill.com, August 18, 2005〕 The musical debuted at the The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Missouri, September 6 through October 1, 2006. It was directed by Stafford Arima and choreographed by Andrew Palermo.〔(Information from The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis website )〕 It then played at Playhouse in the Park in Cincinnati, Ohio, from October 17 through November 17, 2006. This production was also directed by Arima and choreographed by Palermo.〔(Information about the Cincinnati production )〕 Another production by the same team played at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, California from January 13 through February 18, 2007. The cast included Michael Arden as John Robert and Darren Ritchie as Ace.〔Hernandez, Ernio.("Ace Soars at Old Globe as Aviation Musical with Michael Arden Opens Jan. 18", ) playbill.com, Jan. 18, 2007]〕〔Welsh, Anne Marie. (Review from SignOnSanDiego.com ), January 20, 2007〕 The Signature Theatre in Arlington, Virginia production ran from August 26 through September 28, 2008. Directed by Eric D. Schaeffer and choreographed by Karma Camp, the cast featured Jill Paice, Emily Skinner, Jim Stanek and Christiane Noll.〔(Signature Show Information )〕〔("Signature Theatre Announces Full Cast of 'Ace' Including Jill Paice" ), broadwayworld.com, July 17, 2008〕 In the Signature production, the boy Billy is renamed Danny, and the past is revealed through diaries rather than through dreams. 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「Ace (musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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