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Leonard Foglia (born August 24, 1954) is an American theatre director, librettist, and novelist. Foglia made his Broadway debut as the assistant director of ''The Heidi Chronicles'' in 1989. He also directed revivals of ''Wait Until Dark'' (1998) and ''On Golden Pond'' (2005). Foglia has collaborated with playwright Terrence McNally on three projects, ''Master Class'' (1995), ''By The Sea, By The Sea, By The Beautiful Sea'' (1996), and ''The Stendhal Syndrome'' (2004). Foglia's off-Broadway credits include ''A Backer's Audition'' (1992), ''Lonely Planet'' (1994), ''One Touch of Venus'' (1996), and ''If Memory Serves'' (1999). His regional theatre credits include ''The Subject Was Roses'', ''Thurgood'', and ''The Secret Letters of Jackie & Marilyn''. He wrote the libretto for Jake Heggie's opera ''The End of the Affair'' and conceived and directed ''Dreamland'', a revue featuring the songs of Harold Arlen. In 2008, Foglia directed the world premiere of Jake Heggie's opera ''Last Acts'' at the Houston Grand Opera. With Washington Post cultural correspondent David Richards, Foglia co-authored the 1997 suspense novel ''1 Ragged Ridge Road''. (ISBN 978-0671003555) Foglia directed the production of ''Thurgood'', a one man show about the life and work of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall at Booth Theatre. ''Thurgood'', starring Laurence Fishburne, opened officially on April 30, 2008. In the fall of 2009, Foglia will be directing the world premiere musical "Laughing Matters" by Iris Rainer Dart at the Pasadena Playhouse in California. In 2009, Foglia will be directing the production of ''LET ME DOWN EASY'' by Anna Deavere Smith; presented by Second Stage Theatre. In 2011 With David Richards, Foglia co-authored the 2011 suspense novel trilogy ''The Sudarium Trilogy''. ''The Surrogate - Book One'' (ISBN 978-1-4636-9263-6), ''The Son - Book Two'' (ISBN 978-1-4636-9271-1), and ''The Savior - Book Three'' (ISBN 978-1-4636-9284-1) He wrote the libretto for Ricky Ian Gordon's opera ''A Coffin in Egypt'' which had its world premiere at the Houston Grand Opera in 2014. ==References== 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「Leonard Foglia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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