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''Dear Edwina'' is a musical by Zina Goldrich (music) and Marcy Heisler (book and lyrics). A children's one-hour musical, it concerns a young girl who gives her neighborhood friends and family advice through singing in a musical show. It is set in the town of Paw Paw, Michigan, although the setting is more like Deerfield, Illinois, where Marcy Heisler was born. There is also a 'Dear Edwina Junior' which cuts the songs ''Seamus'' and ''RSVP''. ==Production history== The musical was written over a decade ago during a BMI Workshop. With no productions, it was finally licensed in 1998 to amateur groups, and has since been performed in schools.〔Suskin, Steven.(''Variety'' review ), variety.com, November 18, 2008〕 In July 2006, the Rattlestick Playwrights Theater, New York City, produced ''Dear Edwina'' as a special benefit for three performances, directed by Jen Bender and featuring Kate Wetherhead as Edwina.〔(Dear Edwina ) www.rattlestick.org〕 ''Dear Edwina'' premiered Off-Broadway at the DR2 Theatre in New York City, opening November 14, 2008 through April 19, 2009. Directed by Timothy McDonald with choreography by Steven G. Kennedy, the cast features Janice Mays as Edwina.〔Fuge, Tristan.(''Dear Edwina'' cast and production team ) theatermania.com, October 30, 2008〕 This production received two 2009 Drama Desk Award nominations, for Outstanding Music (Zina Goldrich) and Outstanding Lyrics (Marcy Heisler). A return engagement ran at the DR2 Theatre from December 11, 2009 to February 15, 2010. Directed by Timothy McDonald with choreography by Steven Kennedy, the cast featured Ephie Aardema as Edwina.〔( "Casting Complete for 'Dear Edwina' " ) Broadwayworld.com, November 4, 2009〕 The musical played a third holiday season run at the DR2 Theatre from December 17, 2010 to February 25, 2011. Again directed by Timothy McDonald and with Steven G. Kennedy's choreography, this cast featured Counrtney Ann Sanderson as Edwina.〔("'Dear Edwina' Will Play Holiday Engagement at the DR2 Theatre; Casting Announced" ) playbill.com, November 15, 2010〕 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「Dear Edwina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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