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:''This article is about the stage musical. For the film, see ''Irma La Douce'' ''Irma la douce'' is a 1956 French musical with music by Marguerite Monnot and lyrics and book by Alexandre Breffort. The musical premiered in Paris in 1956, and was subsequently produced in the West End in 1958 and on Broadway, by David Merrick, in 1960. The English lyrics and book (1958) are by Julian More, David Heneker and Monty Norman. ==Productions== The musical premiered in Paris at the Théâtre Gramont on November 12, 1956, where it ran for four years. It was produced in the West End at the Lyric Theatre, opening on July 17, 1958, running for 1,512 performances, for three years.〔("Sweet Irma in a Wicked World" ), ''Life Magazine'', November 14, 1960.〕〔Hischak, Thomas. ''The Oxford Companion To the American Musical'' (2008), Oxford University Press US, ISBN 0-19-533533-3, p. 368.〕 The West End production was directed by Peter Brook with choreography by John Heawood, and starred Keith Michell as Nestor, Elizabeth Seal as Irma, and Clive Revill.〔Helfer, Richard; Loney, Glenn Meredith; and Brook, Peter. ''Peter Brook: Oxford to Orghast'' (1998), Taylor & Francis, ISBN 90-5702-208-7, pp. 99-101.〕 ''Irma La Douce'' opened on Broadway at the Plymouth Theatre (now the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre) on September 29, 1960, moved to the Alvin Theatre on October 30, 1961, and closed on December 31, 1961, after 524 performances. The production was directed by Peter Brook with choreography by Onna White. Repeating their roles from the London production were Michell, Seal, and Revill. Stuart Damon and Fred Gwynne also were featured. The story was made into a non-musical film in 1963 (''Irma la Douce''), starring Jack Lemmon and Shirley MacLaine. San Francisco's 42nd Street Moon presented a staged concert from September 25 to October 12, 2008. Alison Ewing starred as Irma with Kyle Payne in the dual role of Nestor-Le-Fripé/Oscar and Bill Fahrner as Bob-Le-Hotu, the narrator. Greg MacKellan directed, and Linda Posner choreographed.〔(" 'Irma La Douce' listing ) www.42ndstmoon.org, accessed February 3, 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「Irma La Douce (musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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