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''Jerry's Girls'' is a musical revue based on the songs of composer/lyricist Jerry Herman. ==Production history== Created by Herman and Larry Alford in 1981, the show originated as a modest presentation at Onstage, a nightclub located in the Theater District in midtown-Manhattan (New York City). Writing in ''The New York Times'', John S. Wilson called it "a brilliantly lively and scintillating evening of cabaret."〔Wilson, John S.("'Jerry's Girls' review" )''New York Times'', August 20, 1981〕 After ''La Cage aux Folles'' opened to rave reviews two years later, producer Zev Bufman approached the pair and suggested they mount a full-scale, all-star version. On February 28, 1984, the expanded ''Jerry's Girls'' premiered at the Royal Poinciana Playhouse in Palm Beach, Florida, with Carol Channing, Andrea McArdle, and Leslie Uggams, backed by an all-female chorus, recreating scenes and songs from Herman's hits, including ''Hello, Dolly!'', ''Mame'', and ''Mack and Mabel''. ''Jerry's Girls'', the show's opening number set to the music of "It's Today" from ''Mame'', enumerated the many actresses who had appeared in Herman productions over the years.〔("'Jerry's Girls' listing ) guidetomusicaltheatre.com, retrieved April 19, 2010〕 An original cast recording was released by Polydor Records. After fourteen previews, the Broadway production, directed by Alford and choreographed by Wayne Cilento, opened on December 18, 1985 at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 141 performances. Uggams was joined by new cast members Dorothy Loudon and Chita Rivera. In a continuously critical review, Frank Rich of ''The New York Times'' wrote "The only thing that ''Jerry's Girls'' has in common with a bona fide Jerry Herman musical is that it occupies the St. James, the theater where Dolly once promised she'd never go away again... Whatever the point of the all-female cast, one must still wonder why the show's particular female stars were chosen. None of them have been associated with Mr. Herman's musicals. Only one (Miss Uggams) is primarily a singer. All three have strident mannerisms that the director, Larry Alford, takes sadistic glee in calling to our attention."〔Rich, Frank.("Theater Review" )''New York Times'', December 19, 1985〕 Chita Rivera received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. 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「Jerry's Girls」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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