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Mark Bramble (born December 7, 1950) is an American theatre director, author, and producer. He has been nominated for the Tony Award three times, for the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for ''Barnum'' and ''42nd Street'' (1981) and Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical, ''42nd Street'' (2001). ==Biography== Mark Bramble has been involved in the writing, directing and producing of stage musicals all over the world. He began his theatrical career working as an apprentice in David Merrick's office in 1971, and for whom he worked on many Broadway productions.〔Long, Robert Emmet. ''Broadway, the Golden Years'' (2001), Continuum International Publishing Group, ISBN 0-8264-1347-1, p. 214〕〔Fleming, John.("Renovating '42nd Street'" ), ''St Petersburg Times'', April 28, 2003〕 As author, his work includes the 1980 musical ''Barnum'', which introduced Glenn Close as a musical theatre actress, with songs by Cy Coleman and Michael Stewart.〔(Bramble listing ) doollee.com, accessed February 5, 2010〕〔(Internet Broadway Database listing ) ibdb.com, accessed February 5, 2010〕 He wrote the book for ''The Three Musketeers'' (1984) with music of Rudolph Friml.〔 He directed and was co-librettist for the 2001 revival of ''42nd Street'' with songs by Harry Warren and Al Dubin,〔Jones, Kenneth.( Bye, Bye, Lullaby: 42nd Street Ends Its Popular Revival Run Jan. 2; Tour Marches On" ) playbill.com, January 2, 2005〕 and was the co-author of the book for the original ''42nd Street'' in 1980, which was produced by David Merrick.〔Jones, Kenneth and Simonson, Robert.(Naughty, Gaudy, Bawdy, Sporty 42nd Street Revival Opens May 2" ), playbill.com, May 2, 2001〕 He directed many productions of ''42nd Street'', in London, Sydney, Shanghai, Tokyo, Amsterdam and Vienna.〔Jones, Kenneth.( "42nd Street Taps Its Way Into Shanghai Sept. 5, Launching Fall China Tour" ) playbill.com, September 5, 2007〕 He has collaborated with Michael Stewart on many shows, including ''The Grand Tour'' (1978) with songs by Jerry Herman,〔Gans, Andrew.(Jason Graae to Star in Revised Version of Herman's The Grand Tour" ), playbill.com, October 7, 2005〕 ''Pieces of Eight'', a musical adaptation of ''Treasure Island'' with songs by Jule Styne,〔Suskin, Steven. ''Show Tunes'' (2000), Oxford University Press US, ISBN 0-19-512599-1, p. 241〕 and the off Broadway opera ''Elizabeth & Essex'' based on Maxwell Anderson’s Elizabeth The Queen,〔Holden, Stephen.(The Stage: 'Elizabeth'" )''The New York Times'', May 29, 1984〕 and was an assistant on the 1974 musical ''Mack and Mabel''. Bramble wrote the libretto and directed, with music by Henry Krieger, for the musical ''Fat Pig'', which premiered at the Haymarket Theatre, in Leicester, England, in November 1987. The musical is a rock and roll extravaganza about health, based on the Colin McNaughton book about farmyard life and dangers.〔Kingston, Jeremy. "Simple circus delight / Review of 'Fat Pig' at the Haymarket, Leicester", ''The Times'' (London), November 25, 1987, Issue 62935 (no page number).〕 He adapted and staged ''Notre Dame'' (1991) at The Lillian Bayliss Theatre at Saddler's Wells, London.〔( Adam Price listing ) adamprice.biz, accessed February 5, 2010〕 He is a member of the Dramatist's Guild, the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and the Association of Theatrical Press Agents and Managers. 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「Mark Bramble」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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