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''Blackbeard'', or officially, ''Blackbeard: The Musical'' or ''Blackbeard: A New Musical'', is a musical created by Rob Gardner. The plot focuses on the notorious pirate Edward 'Blackbeard' Teach, and his blockade of Charles Town in South Carolina in 1718. The musical portrays Blackbeard as a compassionate person, who's deeply in love with a woman on his ship named Mary Ormond. Blackbeard struggles to maintain his fierce façade, while at the same time trying to win the heart of the pacifistic Mary. ''Blackbeard'' debuted at the Herberger Theatre Center in Phoenix, Arizona on September 5, 2008, under the direction of Cambrian James and the musical direction of Rob Gardner himself. Marketed as a 'pre-Broadway event', the musical received mixed to positive reviews from critics, and won 9 AriZoni Awards from 15 nominations. On May 1, 2009, ''Blackbeard'' made its Australian premiere in Bunbury, Western Australia. ==Background== In an interview with Broadway World, Gardner said his inspiration for creating the musical was a documentary he saw on television about Blackbeard. Fascinated, he researched his life, and found that most of his apparent deeds were legend, rather than fact. He also found that Blackbeard had a notable fondness for women, marrying fourteen women, of whom he only married Mary legitimately.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 url=http://www.thewayofthepirates.com/famous-pirates/blackbeard.php )〕 As Broadway World writes: "it was this multi-layered, paradoxical character that Gardner chose as the protagonist for his new musical".〔 ''Blackbeard'' had a successful workshop run in the summer of 2007 in Phoenix, for which it was nominated for all its AriZoni awards.〔 After the show was subsequently 'reworked and re-imagined', the show premiered globally on September 5 at Herberger Theatre Center in Phoenix, running until September 27.〔 In November 2007, the director of the Bunbury production negotiated the rights for the Australian premiere of ''Blackbeard'' with Gardner.〔 ''Blackbeard'' premiered in Bunbury on May 1, 2009, but only performed two shows. 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「Blackbeard (musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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