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''King Kong'', is a musical with music by Marius de Vries, lyrics by Michael Mitnick and Craig Lucas, a book by Lucas and additional musical and lyrical contributions by 3D, Sarah McLachlan, Guy Garvey, Justice and The Avalanches. It is based on the 1933 film of the same name and is produced by Global Creatures, who partnered with animatronics workshop The Creature Technology Company who designed the six-metre animatronic silverback title character.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Homepage )〕 Under the direction of Daniel Kramer, the musical is choreographed by John O’Connell. ==Production== The musical opened at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne, Australia on 15 June 2013, following previews from 28 May 2013. Originally booking through 28 July 2013, the musical extended its booking period three times,〔(" ''King Kong'' Musical Extends Melbourne Run to August" ) playbill.com〕 with its final performance on 16 February 2014, concluding an almost nine-month run. According to producer Carmen Pavlovic of ''Global Creatures'', who told ''The Times'' that she anticipates launching a second production of ''King Kong'' in 2014, with a third to follow in 2015. Plans have been announced to bring the show to the United States, England, South Korea, Germany, Japan and the Netherlands, among other markets. The Broadway premiere of ''King Kong'' had been reported to take place in late 2014,〔Hetrick, Adam. (" ''King Kong'' Musical May Conquer Broadway Next" ) playbill.com, 26 June 2013〕 due to the availability of one of Broadway's largest venues, the Foxwoods Theatre. Gerry Ryan of ''Global Creatures'' told Australian Radio Station ''3AW'' in January 2014, "I was in New York recently and went to the theatre, and so, they're getting ready — ''Spider-Man (Off the Dark )s closed there at the Foxwoods and we'll be opening on December 12 ()."〔Hetrick, Adam. ("Megamusical 'King Kong' Stalks Broadway's Foxwoods Theatre" ) playbill.com, 28 January 2014〕 However, the producers announced in March 2014 that the Broadway production has been delayed, because of the large scale of the musical and the time needed to make creative changes. They said "We will announce our plans when we can confirm our timeline to open on Broadway."〔Stevens, Beth. ("Monster Musical ''King Kong'' Delays Its Stomp to Broadway" ) broadway.com, March 6, 2014〕 According to an article in ''Playbill'' on September 5, 2014, the director Daniel Kramer and book writer Craig Lucas are no longer with the production and Marsha Norman will rewrite the book. No further details have been announced, although the article noted that the Broadway Theatre has been mentioned as a possible venue.〔Hetrick, Adam. (" ''King Kong'' Revamped for U.S. Premiere as Original Creative Team Departs" ) playbill.com, September 5, 2014〕 Jason Robert Brown has joined Marsha Norman to help put together the planned Broadway show.〔Imogen Lloyd Webber . (" Monstrous ''King Kong'' Musical Taps Bridges of Madison County's Jason Robert Brown & Marsha Norman " ) broadway.com, September 17, 2015〕 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「King Kong (2013 musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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