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''Bugs Bunny on Broadway'' (also titled ''Bugs Bunny at the Symphony'' and ''Bugs Bunny at the Symphony II'') is a concert musical featuring ''Looney Tunes'' characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd. The production was conceived by George Daugherty, incorporating scores by Carl Stalling and Milt Franklyn. The musical, and its 2010 sequel ''Bugs Bunny at the Symphony'', combines classic Warner Bros. ''Looney Tunes'' projected on a large screen accompanied by a live orchestra performing the original score. This production has been touring the world continuously since 1990 and has played to a total international audience of almost two million people. == History == ''Bugs Bunny'' premiered in 1990 at the Civic Theatre in San Diego, California.〔Culture Monster (February 14, 2010). ("'Bugs Bunny on Broadway' gets classic makeover" ). ''Los Angeles Times''. Retrieved 15 April 2011.〕 A limited Broadway run of the show played at the George Gershwin Theatre from October 4, 1990, to October 23, 1990, with all performances sold-out. Voice characterizations were by Arthur Q. Bryan and Mel Blanc, with The Warner Brothers Symphony Orchestra. Animation direction was by Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Robert McKimson and Robert Clampett.〔("Bugs Bunny on Broadway" ), ibdb.com, accessed October 12, 2010.〕 In 1996, a production played in Sydney, Australia.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/watertower-music-to-release-new-bugs-bunny-at-the-symphony-cd-recorded-live-at-the-sydney-opera-house-97931459.html )〕 The original concert toured from 1990 until 2010, appearing with virtually every major American symphony orchestra, and with major symphonic ensembles in Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia.〔(''imgartists.com'' )〕 Among its major achievements were a sold-out week in Moscow's Kremlin Palace, a performance for The British Royal Family at London's Royal Festival Hall (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra), fifteen separate performances at The Hollywood Bowl with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and a benefit concert with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra on July 17, 2009. A revised version, ''Bugs Bunny at the Symphony'', was created by Daugherty and David Ka Lik Wong. It began a United States national tour in July 2010, at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, played by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, followed by an East Coast premiere with the National Symphony Orchestra at Wolf Trap. An Australian touring production had opened in May 2010 at the Sydney Opera House prior to touring to additional Australian cities, including Adelaide and Perth.〔 A new international tour premiered in October 2010 with the RTE Concert Orchestra in Dublin, Ireland at the Grand Canal Theatre, followed by Asian premieres in 2011 in Taiwan, and with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra at the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas Concert Hall in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.〔("Bugs Bunny at the Symphony" ), imgartists.com〕 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「Bugs Bunny on Broadway」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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