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''The Apple Tree'' is a series of three musical playlets with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and a book by Bock and Harnick with contributions from Jerome Coopersmith. Each act has its own storyline, but all three are tied together by a common theme (someone who believes that they want something, but once they get what they wanted they realize that it wasn't what they wanted) and common references, such as references to the color brown. The first act is based on Mark Twain's ''The Diary of Adam and Eve''; the second act is based on Frank R. Stockton's ''The Lady or the Tiger?''; the third act is based on Jules Feiffer's ''Passionella''. The working title for the evening of three musicals was Come Back! Go Away! I Love You! ==Production history== The musical opened on Broadway on October 18, 1966 at the Shubert Theatre and ran for 463 performances, closing on November 25, 1967. It was produced by Stuart Ostrow, directed by Mike Nichols and starred Barbara Harris, Alan Alda, and Larry Blyden. Harris won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. ''The Apple Tree'' also received several other major Tony nominations: Bock and Harnick for Best Composer and Lyricist, Nichols for Best Direction of a Musical, Lee Theodore for Best Choreography, and the show itself for Best Musical. The Encores! staged concert production ran from May 12, 2005 through May 16, 2005, and starred Kristin Chenoweth, Malcolm Gets and Michael Cerveris.〔Simonson, Robert.("Chenoweth, Gets and Cerveris Shake The Apple Tree at Encores! May 12-16" ) playbill.com, May 12, 2005〕 The Roundabout Theatre Company mounted a revival that ran from December 14, 2006 until March 11, 2007 with Kristin Chenoweth in Harris' roles, Brian D'Arcy James in Alda's roles and Marc Kudisch in Blyden's. The consensus of reviews was that the playlets themselves are all creaky with age, the music interesting but not inspired, and Chenoweth's performance a marvel and the evening's only important attraction.〔Brantley, Ben.(New York Times review )''The New York Times'', December 15, 2006〕〔Saltzman, Simon.("The Apple Tree review" ), theaterscene.net, December 25, 2006〕 It ran for 18 previews and 99 regular shows for a total of 117 performances. This musical is popular for high school productions because of its ease of presentation. 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「The Apple Tree」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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