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''The Boys in the Photograph'' is a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Ben Elton about a group of teenagers growing up during The Troubles in Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1969. The original title of the musical (''The Beautiful Game'') is taken from Pelé's autobiography ''My Life and the Beautiful Game''. The plot, which is centred on a local football (soccer) team, focuses on the attempt to overcome the violence that has engulfed their community. The Catholic team has one atheist player, Del (who comes from a Protestant family) and the coach is a priest. The musical chronicles some of the key players during the emerging political and religious violence. Some of the players become IRA volunteers, and another is knee-capped. The musical also chronicles the emotional change in the protagonist from political ambivalence to becoming an IRA volunteer. The most successful song from the score was "Our Kind of Love", which originally came from Lloyd Webber's older song "The Heart is Slow to Learn" sung by Dame Kiri Te Kanawa. "Our Kind of Love" was then cut and replaced by the song "The Boys in the Photograph" from the re-worked version in 2008, and used in the sequel to the Andrew Lloyd Webber musical ''The Phantom of the Opera'', ''Love Never Dies'' as the title song.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.loveneverdies.com/the-show/a-note-from-the-composer )〕 ==Production history== The world premiere production of ''The Beautiful Game'' opened on 26 September 2000 at the Cambridge Theatre in London and closed 1 September 2001, after a total run of slightly more than 11 months. Directed by Robert Carsen, the choreography was by Meryl Tankard.〔("'The Beautiful Game' 2000 production notes with reviews" ); retrieved 6 June 2010〕 The show was met with a mixed reception from the critics: while the production and Lloyd Webber's score were largely praised, Elton's book and lyrics came under fire for being crass, predictable and undistinguished although John Peter in his review in The Sunday Times wrote "Elton's book and lyrics burst with energy, indignation and intelligence. Brave and bitterly truthful...this show...need not fear comparison with West Side Story. Offhand, I cannot think of greater praise".〔Fick, David.("Review Roundup: 'The Beautiful Game'" ), ''Musical Cyberspace'', 1 October 2000〕 The show never made it to Broadway. The productions original Choreographer, Meryl Tankard, will be directing and choreographing the Australian premiere at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts in August 2016 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 Beautiful Game (musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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