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''Charlie and Algernon'' is a musical with a book and lyrics by David Rogers and music by Charles Strouse. It is based on the novel ''Flowers for Algernon'' by Daniel Keyes. It received its premiere on 21 December 1978 at The Citadel Theater, in Edmonton, Canada. ==Productions== On June 14, 1979, the musical opened titled ''Flowers for Algernon'' at Queen's Theatre in the West End with Michael Crawford as Charlie. In the West End staging, Michael Crawford performed one number in a spotlight while the trained white mouse ran from one of his hands to the other, by way of Crawford's shoulders and neck. The audience reaction to this was so positive that Crawford repeated it with another live mouse (while playing an entirely different character) in 2003 while starring in the West End musical ''The Woman in White''. The musical opened on Broadway at the Helen Hayes Theatre September 14, 1980 and closed on September 28, 1980 after 17 performances and 12 previews. Directed by Louis W. Scheeder and choreographed by Virginia Freeman, the cast featured P. J. Benjamin (Charlie) and Sandy Faison.〔(''Charlie and Algernon'' ) playbillvault.com, accessed August 25, 2015〕 ''Charlie and Algernon'' was nominated for the 1981 Tony Award for Best Original Score. A London cast album was released on the Original Cast Records label. 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「Charlie and Algernon」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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