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''Strike Up the Band'' is a musical with a book by Morrie Ryskind, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, and music by George Gershwin. The musical ran on Broadway in 1930 after the original book by George S. Kaufman was revised. The story satirizes America's taste for war: America declares war on Switzerland over a trivial trade issue. Aside from the title tune, the 1940 Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney musical film ''Strike Up the Band'' had no relation to the stage production. The 1927 version will get a rare stage production in Cheltenham, England at the Cheltenham Playhouse on 21, 22, 26 - 29 November 2014. This will use the original libretto and score and not interpolate any of the 1930 songs. The overture is often performed as a stand-alone concert work. ==Libretto== The original book by George S. Kaufman centered on Horace J. Fletcher, a Babbitt-like cheese tycoon who tries to maintain his monopoly on the American market by convincing the United States government to declare war on Switzerland. The story ended darkly. The 1930 plot by Ryskind, softened the political overtones, increased the emphasis on romance and added a happy ending. It relegated the war plot to a dream sequence. The incident that incites war concerned chocolate instead of cheese.〔 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「Strike Up the Band (musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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