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''Leave It to Me!'' is a 1938 musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The book was a collaborative effort by Samuel and Bella Spewack, who also directed the Broadway production. The musical was based on the play ''Clear All Wires'' by the Spewacks, which was performed on Broadway for 93 performances in 1932,〔(''Clear All Wires'' ) on IBDB.com〕 and which was filmed in 1933, starring Lee Tracy, Benita Hume, Una Merkel and James Gleason. Set in Stalinist Russia in the 1930s, with Stalin himself appearing at the end, in the Cold War era after World War II its comic treatment of Soviets and Nazis seemed misplaced, and the show was not revived until the late 1980s. Mary Martin made her Broadway debut in this musical,〔Ewen, David. ("Cole Porter: The Great Sophisticate" ) theatrehistory.com (originally published in ''The Story of America's Musical Theater'', 1961), accessed January 11, 2011〕〔 which introduced the songs "Get Out of Town" and "My Heart Belongs to Daddy." ==Productions== The musical had pre-Broadway tryouts at the Shubert Theatre, New Haven, starting on October 13, 1938 and then at the Shubert Theatre, Boston, starting on October 17, 1938.〔("'Leave It to Me'" ) sondheimguide.com, accessed January 11, 2011〕 It opened on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on November 9, 1938 and closed on July 15, 1939 after 291 performances. It reopened on September 4, 1939 and closed September 16, 1939 for another 16 performances.〔 The choreography was by Robert Alton, costumes by Raoul Pene du Bois and the set was by Albert Johnson. The cast featured William Gaxton, Victor Moore, Sophie Tucker, Mary Martin, Tamara Drasin, and Alexander Asro.〔 In his first Broadway show, Gene Kelly had a role as a dancer and Secretary to Mr. Goodhue.〔Krebs, Albin. ("Gene Kelly, Dancer of Vigor and Grace, Dies" ) ''New York Times'', February 3, 1996〕 The original production ended with the appearance of Joseph Stalin, who led a final dance to the Soviet anthem The Internationale. After the signing of the Nazi-Soviet pact, Stalin was dropped from the show.〔Bordman, Gerald Martin and Hischak, Thomas S. ''The Oxford Companion to American Theatre'', New York: Oxford University Press, 2004, p.379.〕 The Equity Library Theater in New York City presented a revival of the show – the first time it was revived in the United States – in March 1988.〔Gussow, Mel. ("Review/Theater; Reluctant Envoy's Tale: Porter's 'Leave It to Me!'" ) ''New York Times'', March 14, 1988〕 The "Musicals Tonight!" series, New York City, held a staged concert in March 2001.〔( "'Leave it to Me Listing" ) musicalstonight.org, accessed January 11, 2011〕 42nd Street Moon Theatre Company, San Francisco, presented the musical in November–December 2001.〔("'Leave It to Me!' listing" ) 42ndstmoon.com, accessed January 11, 2011〕 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「Leave It to Me!」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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