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''Music in the Air'' is a musical written by Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics and book) and Jerome Kern (music). It introduced songs such as "The Song Is You", "In Egern on the Tegern See" and "I've Told Ev'ry Little Star". The musical premiered on Broadway in 1932, and followed on the team's success with the musical ''Show Boat'' from 1927. ==Productions== The original Broadway production opened at the Alvin Theatre on November 8, 1932, moved to the 44th Street Theatre on March 31, 1933 and closed on September 16, 1933 after 342 performances.〔(''Music in the Air'' Original 1932 production listing ) ibdb.com, Retrieved November 17, 2007〕 It was directed by Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein, and featured in the cast Reinald Werrenrath (Cornelius), Natalie Hall (Frieda Hatzfeld), Tullio Carminati (Bruno Mahler), Katherine Carrington (Sieglinde Lessing), Al Shean (Dr. Walter Lessing), Walter Slezak (Karl Reder), Nicholas Joy (Ernst Weber), and Marjorie Main (Anna). The music was orchestrated by Robert Russell Bennett.〔("Orchestrator on His Own" ) – ''Time Magazine (Monday, Dec. 12, 1932)'', Retrieved May 1, 2008〕〔("Robert Russell Bennett" ) – ''Internet Broadway Database'', Retrieved May 1, 2008〕 The musical opened in the West End at His Majesty's Theatre on May 19, 1933 and ran for 199 performances.〔(Chronology for London, 1933 ) guidetomusicaltheatre.com, Retrieved January 2, 2009〕 The musical was staged at The Muny outdoor musical theatre, St. Louis, Missouri, in 1934, and again in 1937, 1944 and 1951.〔(Listing ) muny.org, Retrieved January 2, 2009〕 The 1934 film version starred Gloria Swanson, John Boles, Douglass Montgomery, June Lang, and Al Shean. The director was Joe May and the screenplay was by Howard Irving Young and Billy Wilder. It was released by Fox Film Corporation.〔(''Music in the Air'' (1934 film) ) Internet Movie Database, Accessed May 1, 2008〕 This is, so far, the only film ever made of ''Music in the Air'', although it contains several famous songs. The 1934 film, however, omitted the show's best-known number, ''The Song is You'', which has become a classic. The song was filmed, but deleted from the final release print at the last minute. A 1951 Broadway revival ran from October 8, 1951 through November 24, 1951 at the Ziegfeld Theatre. Directed by Oscar Hammerstein II the cast featured Jane Pickens, Dennis King and Charles Winninger.〔("Old Musical in Manhattan" ) – ''Time Magazine (Monday, Oct. 22, 1951)'', Retrieved May 1, 2008〕 Because of possible anti-German feeling after World War II Hammerstein changed the setting from Munich to Zurich with the resulting Swiss nationalities.〔Green, Stanley and Green, Kay. "Broadway Musicals, Show By Show" (1996). Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 0-7935-7750-0, p. 81〕 In 2009, Encores! at New York City Center presented a staged concert version of the show, starring Douglas Sills (Bruno Mahler), Sierra Boggess (Sieglinde Lessing), Dick Latessa (Herr Direktor Kirschner), Marni Nixon (Frau Direktor Kirschner), Ryan Silverman (Karl Reder) and Kristin Chenoweth (Frieda Hatzfeld). It ran from February 5 until February 8.〔Gans, Andrew.("There's Music in the Air at City Center Beginning Feb. 5" ) playbill.com, February 5, 2009〕 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「Music in the Air」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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