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''Darling of the Day'' is a musical with a book by Nunnally Johnson, lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, and music by Jule Styne. It is based on Arnold Bennett's novel ''Buried Alive'' and his play ''The Great Adventure''. The show closed after only 31 performances on Broadway in 1968. ==Production history== Despite a score still admired by many critics, the show's pre-Broadway run was plagued by difficulties, with three directors and five librettists attempting to resolve perceived problems. The show marked Vincent Price's first appearance on Broadway since 1954. It was budgeted at $500,000, $150,000 of which came from a record sale to RCA.〔VINCENT PRICE DUE IN MUSICAL HERE: Actor Returning in Show by Styne, Harburg, Johnson By SAM ZOLOTOW. New York Times (1923-Current file) (York, N.Y ) 24 Aug 1967: 42.〕 The musical finally reached New York City where, following three previews, it opened on January 27, 1968 at the George Abbott Theatre and closed after only 31 performances. Choreography was by Lee Theodore, staging by Noel Willman, scenic design by Oliver Smith, costumes by Raoul Pene Du Bois, and lighting by Peggy Clark. Johnson, upset with all the changes, demanded his name be removed from the credits. The musical starred Vincent Price (in his first and only Broadway musical) as Priam Farll and Patricia Routledge as Alice Challice. Also featured were Brenda Forbes, Peter Woodthorpe, and Teddy Green. Routledge won the 1968 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. Reviews were mixed. The show was Price's first singing role since the 1940 film ''The House of Seven Gables''. Price had once been a member of the Yale Glee Club and proved to have an adequate singing voice.〔Sullivan Dan. "Darling of the Day", ''The New York Times'', January 29, 1968, p. 26〕 Harburg and Styne considered the piece their best work.〔Bloom, Ken. "Broadway: Its History, People, and Places" (2004). Taylor & Francis. ISBN 0-415-93704-3, p. 220〕 An original cast recording was released by RCA Victor. Attempts at major revival have made little headway, although there have been several staged concerts and one fully staged revised version. 42nd Street Moon in San Francisco, California, presented the musical as a staged concert in 1994.〔(Listing ) 42ndstmoon.org, retrieved January 18, 2010〕 The York Theatre Company, in New York, presented the musical in two staged concerts, in 1998 and 2005.〔〔(Listing ) yorktheatre.org, retrieved January 18, 2010〕 Their 2005 concert starred Beth Fowler, Rebecca Luker, Simon Jones and Stephen Mo Hanan.〔Gans, Andrew. ("Fowler Replaces Moore in "Mufti" Darling of the Day" ) playbill.com, April 11, 2005〕 Light Opera Works, in Evanston, Illinois, presented a fully staged version in 2005 revised by Erik Haagensen based on his earlier work for the York Theatre Company concerts. This was the first complete staged production since the musical closed on Broadway.〔Jones, Kenneth. ( "Darling of the Day, Styne & Harburg's Romantic Spoof of Society's Obligations, Gets Full Staging" ) playbill.com, October 6, 2005〕 In 2010, the London Discovering Lost Musicals series presented the show in concert at the Oondatje Wing Theatre - National Portrait Gallery, starring Nicholas Jones as Priam and Louise Gold as Alice.〔Shane, Emma. (''Darling of the Day'' ). Louise Gold site, accessed 13 September 2010〕 The show received its first full production in England at the Union Theatre in March 2013, with James Dinsmore as Priam, Katy Secombe as Alice and Rebecca Caine as Lady Vale. 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「Darling of the Day」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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