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Susan H. Schulman is an American theater director. ==Biography== Intent on a career as an actress, Schulman studied drama at Hofstra University in Hempstead, Long Island, New York in the 1960s. She attended Yale University on a playwrighting fellowship, graduating with a Master's Degree. While performing at the Buffalo Studio Arena Theatre, she was presented with her first opportunity to mount a production when the director of an adaptation of ''Wind in the Willows'' abruptly left the project.〔("No Small Feat Bringing Life To Broadway's 'Little Women'" ) hofstra.edu, Vol. 18 No. 2, Spring 2005〕 She was the resident director for the Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera from 1981 to 1989.〔Fliotsos, Anne L. and Vierow, Wendy. "Schulman, Susan H." ''American Women Stage Directors of the Twentieth Century'', University of Illinois Press, 2008, ISBN 0252032268, p. 379〕〔("Biography" ) littlewomenonbroadway.com, accessed October 15, 2015〕〔("Schulman Credits" ) pittsburghclo.org, accessed October 15, 2015〕 She became involved with several productions at the off-off-Broadway Equity Library Theatre in New York City,〔 including directing ''A Little Night Music'' in 1985.〔("Theater listing" ) ''New York Magazine'', May 6, 1985, p. 106〕 She directed the York Theatre Company production of Stephen Sondheim's ''Sweeney Todd'' in 1989, which Sondheim happened to see.〔("'Sweenry Todd', 1989" ) sondheimguide.com, accessed October 14, 2015〕 Impressed by her work, he recommended her for the upcoming Broadway revival. She directed the 1989 Broadway revival, earning a Tony Award nomination as Best Director of a Musical.〔("'Sweeney Todd' 1989 Broadway" ) playbillvault.com, accessed October 14, 2015〕She then directed the 1991 musical version of ''The Secret Garden'' on Broadway, which garnered her a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Director of a Musical.〔("'The Secret Garden' 1991 Broadway" ) playbillvault.com, accessed October 14, 2015〕 In 1994, she returned to the York Theatre Company to direct a revised version of Sondheim's ''Merrily We Roll Along'', which won her an Obie Award. 〔("Merrily We Roll Along' 1994" ) lortel.org, accessed October 14, 2015〕 For the New York City Center Encores! staged concerts, she directed ''Allegro'' in 1994,〔Holden, Stephen. ("Review/Theater. 'Allegro'" ) ''New York Times'', March 5, 1994〕''The Boys From Syracuse'' in 1997〔Kissel, Howard. ("Encore For Encores! 'Syracuse' Rich Revival Will Have You 'Falling In Love' With Rodgers & Hart" ) ''New York Daily News'', May 3, 1997〕 and ''A Connecticut Yankee'' in 2001.〔("'A Connecticut Yankee' Holds Court at Encores!, Feb. 8-11" ) Playbill, February 2001〕 At Playwrights Horizons she directed ''Jack's Holiday'' in 1995 and ''Violet'' in 1997.〔("Schulman Off-Broadway" ) lortel.org, accessed October 14, 2015〕 She was nominated for the 1997 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical for ''Violet''.〔("Drama Desk Picks Performers, Presenters & Venue, May 18" ) Playbill, May 13, 1997〕 In 1998, Schulman had directed a Broadway revival of ''The Sound of Music''〔Brantley, Ben. ("Theater Review; Sweetness, Light and Lederhosen" ) ''New York Times'' March 13, 1998〕 when she was contacted by Andrew Lloyd Webber, who asked her to adapt a scaled-down production of ''Sunset Boulevard'' for a US tour starring Petula Clark. (A first attempt had been aborted due to exorbitant costs involved in transporting and time spent erecting the massive set.) The critically acclaimed run started in November 1998 in Pittsburgh and lasted seventeen months.〔Shirley, Don. (Cruising Along 'Sunset'" ) ''Los Angeles Times'', July 22, 1999〕〔Simonson, Robert. ("New 'Sunset Boulevard Tour Sets Dates Through May" ) Playbill, May 4, 1998〕 In 2005, Schulman returned to Broadway to direct a musical adaptation of the Louisa May Alcott story ''Little Women'', starring Sutton Foster as Jo and pop singer Maureen McGovern as Marmee. Although the production drew many mothers and daughters, mostly lackluster reviews prevented it from becoming a hit, and it closed after a five-month run. Following the Broadway closing, the production toured the US for a year.〔Jones, Kenneth.("Ready to Astonish, Little Women Tour Has Its Jo and Laurie" ), playbill.com, July 14, 2005〕〔Cain, Scott.(Review of tour, Cincinnati ) talkinbroadway.com, June 15, 2006〕〔("'Little Women, the Broadway Musical' Listing ) kennedy-center.org, accessed November 29, 2010〕 Schulman directed a musical adaptation of ''Peter Pan'', set in contemporary times, with Kurt Browning in the title role, at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto , beginning in November 2007.〔(''Peter Pan'' at RossPetty.com )〕〔Ouzounian, Richard. ("'Peter Pan' panto panned" ) ''The Star'', November 30, 2007〕 Schulman's work for the Stratford Festival of Canada includes ''Fiddler on the Roof'', ''Man of La Mancha'', ''The King and I'' (2003),〔Tannenbaum, Perry. ("Stratford and Shaw Festivals" ) theatremania.com, July 4, 2003〕 ''The Music Man'' (2008),〔Lessard, Cassie. ("'The Music Man' is a Sweet Swindler – Stratford Festival" ) grandbendstrip.com, June 28, 2008〕 ''Hello, Dolly!'', and a stage adaptation of ''To Kill a Mockingbird'' (2007).〔(Susan H. Schulman at StratordFestival.ca ) 〕〔("Stratford season offers musical feast" ) ctvnews.ca, June 24, 2007〕 In summer 2008, under the auspices of the Festival, she conducted a two-week workshop of ''Clara's Piano'', a blend of classical music and dance with music and lyrics by Neil Bartram and book by Brian Hill, based on Schulman's original concept.〔(''Clara's Piano'' at Web.Mac.com )〕 She directed the musical ''I Do! I Do!'' at the Westport Country Playhouse, starring Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale in August 2010.〔(Listing ) westportplayhouse.org, accessed July 24, 2010〕〔Hetrick, Adam. ("Kate Baldwin and Lewis Cleale Say 'I Do! I Do!' at Westport Beginning Aug. 10" ) Playbill, August 10, 2010〕 Schulman directs the new musical ''Stardust Road'', based on the songs of Hoagy Carmichael at the St. James Theatre in London beginning October 27 (previews).〔Shenton, Mark. ("Susan H. Schulman To Direct the World Premiere of Hoagy Carmichael's Stardust Road at London's St. James Theatre in October" ) Playbill, May 7, 2015〕 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「Susan H. Schulman」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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