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''Metro Street'' is an original Australian musical with book, music and lyrics by Matthew Lee Robinson. It was awarded the Pratt Prize for Musical Theatre in 2004, and went through many workshops and readings, including at The Adelaide Cabaret Festival in 2006, before its world premiere season with the State Theatre Company of South Australia in April 2009. ==Development== Robinson conceived the title song to ''Metro Street'' while catching a tram in Melbourne in 2002. In 2004 Robinson wrote a first draft script for submission to the New York Musical Theatre Festival, and fleshed out this draft to enter for the Pratt Prize. The first two workshops for the piece occurred in August 2004. This first draft which won he Pratt Prize had a mother, her son, his girlfriend, a country girl and a street-side busker; the busker was cut in draft two, and replaced with the grandma character.〔Robinson, Matthew, "The Road To Metro Street" http://www.artshub.com.au/au/news.asp?sId=95701 June 2006〕 In 2005 ''Metro Street'' received its Pratt Prize workshop and showcase production at Chapel off Chapel in Melbourne, with a cast of Carrie Barr, Lucy Durack, Verity Hunt-Ballard, Benjamin Lewis and Sally-Anne Upton, directed by Tom Healey and music directed by Michael Tyack.〔Murphy, Jim, "On The Street where you live" The Age http://www.theage.com.au/news/Arts/On-the-Street-where-you-live/2005/06/13/1118645744808.html June 2005〕 A concert version of ''Metro Street'' was presented for one performance at the Adelaide Cabaret Festival, 2006, with an entirety Adelaide based cast of Nicholas Cannon, Melissa McCaig, Jacqy Phillips, Sky Ingram and Libby O'Donovan, directed by Terance O'Connell, with Matthew Lee Robinson as the music director.〔Adelaide Cabaret Festival, "Metro Street" http://www.adelaidefestivalcentre.com.au/adelaidecabaret/archive/2006/program/playhouse/metro/index.html〕 ''Metro Street'' was also presented as part of the Magnormos OzMade Musicals〔http://www.magnormos.com/ozmade_metrostreet.htm〕 in 2004 and 2005, and many readings and workshops through 2007 and 2008 in Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. In October 2008, ''Metro Street'' was announced as a part of the 2009 season for the State Theatre Company of SA. 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「Metro Street」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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