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''See What I Wanna See'' is a musical by Michael John LaChiusa based on three short stories by Ryūnosuke Akutagawa: "Kesa and Morito", "In a Grove" (the inspiration also for Akira Kurosawa's ''Rashomon'') and "The Dragon". The story is told in two parts with two prologues. Each prologue involves the medieval lovers/killers Kesa and Morito. The first act follows a murder in Central Park in 1951 from the various perspectives of several different characters. Act two centers on a priest, wavering in his faith, who creates a hoax about a miracle. The musical played Off-Broadway in 2005 and has since been performed in the UK and in regional U.S. theatres. ==Production history== An early version of the show was mounted at the Williamstown Theater Festival from July 21, 2004 through August 1, 2004. The musical was titled ''R Shomon'' then. Directed by Ted Sperling, the cast featured Audra McDonald (Kesa/Wife/Actress), Henry Stram (Janitor/Priest); Michael C. Hall (Morito/Thief/Reporter), Tom Wopat (Husband/CPA), and Mary Testa (Medium, Aunt).〔Sommer, Elyse.(''Curtain Up Berkshires, WTF's Nikos Stage Plays for 2004," ) curtainup.com, accessed July 24, 2009〕〔Simonson, Robert. ("Public Will See More See What I Wanna See; Musical Extends," ) playbill.com, October 17, 2005〕〔(''R Shoman'' listing for Williamstown, MA, 2004 ) broadwayworld.com, accessed July 24, 2009〕 The musical premiered off-Broadway in New York at the Public Theater on October 30, 2005 (October 11 in previews) and ran through December 4, 2005. Directed by Ted Sperling, the cast included Idina Menzel as Kesa/Wife/Actress, Marc Kudisch as Morito/Husband/CPA, Henry Stram as The Janitor/Priest, Aaron Lohr as Thief/Reporter, and Mary Testa as Medium/Aunt.〔〔Brantley, Ben. ("Theatre Review:Truth Takes On a Really Tough Role," ) ''The New York Times'', October 31, 2005〕 The production received Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Musical, Actor in a Musical (Kudisch), Lead Actress in a Musical (Menzel), Featured Actress in a Musical (Testa), Music and Lyrics (LaChiusa), Orchestrations (Bruce Coughlin), Set Design (Thomas Lynch), and Sound Design (Acme Sound Partners).〔Simonson, Robert. ("The Drowsy Chaperone Leads 2006 Drama Desk Nominations ), playbill.com, April 27, 2009〕 Menzel also was nominated for the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance in 2006. The musical was next staged at Know Theatre of Cincinnati, Ohio, from September 2006 to November 4, 2006. Directed by Artistic Director Jason Bruffy, the cast included Liz Holt, Charlie Clark, Derek Snow, Molly Binder, and Robert Williams. The Music Director on the production was Alan Patrick Kenny, with Lighting Design by Sean Savoie, Scenic Design by Samantha Reno, Sound Design by Doug Borntrager and Costume Design by Liz Holt. This production was also nominated for many awards by both the Cincinnati Acclaim Awards Panel and the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards, winning many. At the Acclaims the production won "Lead Actress in a Musical"(Holt), "Supporting Actress in a Musical"(Binder), "Outstanding Direction" (Bruffy), "Musical Direction" (Kenny), "Lighting Design" (Sean Savoie), "Outstanding Ensemble", and "Outstanding Musical". The production also won "Outstanding Musical" at the Cincinnati Entertainment Awards, beating out Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park's production of ''Ace''.〔Cain, Scott.("Review:'See What I Wanna See' " ) talkinbroadway.com, retrieved January 3, 2010〕 The New England regional premiere was at Boston's Lyric Stage Company on January 5, 2007 and ran through February 3, 2007, directed by Stephen Terrell with musical direction by Jonathan Goldberg, scenic design by Brynna C. Bloomfield, costume design by Rafael Jaen, lighting design by Karen Perlow, and fight direction by Meron Langsner.〔Rossi, Carl A.(Review ) theatermirror.com, accessed July 24, 2009〕〔Murphy, Liza.("Sketchbook: Outfitting See What I Wanna See," ) livedesignonline.com, March 1, 2007〕〔Stackman, Will.(Review ) aislesay.com, accessed July 24, 2009〕 This production was nominated for an Elliot Norton Award for Outstanding Production of a Musical. The musical has also been presented by university groups in the UK and U.S. LaChiusa taught a four hour master class at Minnesota State University, Mankato, in November 2008 as part of that University's production.〔("Playwright attends opening night, holds master class, ''Backstage Pass Newsletter'' ) Minnesota State University, November 2008, accessed July 24, 2009〕 The first college to put on the production was Oberlin College in Ohio. In February 2009, the first New York City revival of ''See What I Wanna See'' was produced by ''5th Floor Productions''〔() 5thfloorproductions.org〕 at the Ida K. Lang Recital Hall at Hunter College in a limited engagement of two performances. It was produced by Michael Sancilio with direction by Corey Chambliss.〔BWW News Desk. ("''See What I Wanna See'' To Be Presented By 5th Floor 2/27-2/28," ) broadwayworld.com, February 25, 2009〕 The Signature Theatre, Arlington, Virginia, presented the musical from April 7, 2009 through May 31, 2009.〔(Signature Theatre listing ) www.sig-online.org, accessed July 24, 2009〕 In October 2013, a brand new production of the show opened in New York City at The Producers Club. Directed and Choreographed by Jason Wise, the cast featured Ben Liebert (Janitor/Priest), Brian Bailey (Medium/Aunt Monica), Parker Krug (Morito/Husband/CPA), Nate Suggs (Thief/Reporter), and Colby Levin (Kesa/Wife/Actress). Wise's production used a complex but streamlined draping system to differentiate environments and marked the premiere of a male playing the role of the Medium/Aunt Monica, as well as an actor playing a Trombone (which is not written into the licensed score) on stage.〔(" ''See What I Wanna See'' Set for The Producers Club" ) broadwayworld.com, August 1, 2013〕 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「See What I Wanna See」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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