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''The Goodbye Girl'' is a musical with a book by Neil Simon, lyrics by David Zippel, and music by Marvin Hamlisch, based on Simon's original screenplay for the 1977 film of the same name. ==Production history== ''The Goodbye Girl'' opened in out-of-town tryouts at the Shubert Theatre, Chicago, from December 29, 1992 to January 30, 1993. The original director, Gene Saks, was fired during the Chicago try outs and replaced by Michael Kidd.〔Weber, Bruce. ("On Stage, and Off" ), ''The New York Times'' (abstract), January 1, 1993, Section C, p.2〕 During the try outs, a new opening song was put in, sung by Bernadette Peters as Paula and Tammy Minoff as her daughter Lucy. "An exuberant song about their hoped-for move to California from New York City, it's meant to help Paula lighten up; in the first act, she has been perceived as a drip."〔Weber, Bruce. "On Stage, and Off", ''The New York Times'', February 5, 1993, Section C, p.2〕 Ticket sales were "brisk" for the Chicago run and the musical had a $10 million advance for Broadway.〔Weiss, Hedy. "'Goodbye Girl': As They Like It On Broadway; Show Survives Chicago Hubbub", ''Chicago Sun-Times'', January 31, 1993, p.5〕 The musical, directed by Michael Kidd and choreographed by Graciela Daniele, opened on Broadway at the Marquis Theatre on March 4, 1993 and closed on August 15, 1993 after 188 performances and 23 previews. The opening cast included Bernadette Peters as Paula McFadden and Martin Short as Elliot Garfield, with Carol Woods as Mrs. Crosby and Tammy Minoff as Lucy. This musical marked Martin Short's Broadway debut. The musical was produced at the Marriott Theatre, Lincolnshire, Illinois, in February through April 1994. This version featured some modifications by lyricist David Zippel, who also co-directed the production.〔Bommer, Lawrence. ("Review: Revived `Goodbye Girl' Worth A Hello" ), ''Chicago Tribune'', February 4, 1994〕 This represents the version preferred by the authors and is currently licensed by the licensing agent, MTI. After several previews, a revised version (with new lyrics by Don Black) opened on April 17, 1997 at the Albery Theatre in the West End, and closed on June 28, 1997. It starred Gary Wilmot and Ann Crumb. The new lyrics in this production were not well received.〔Molnar, Joseph. ("Sound Advice: Review of London cast album" ), talkinbroadway.com〕 Wilmot subsequently toured the UK in 1997 and 1998 opposite Marti Webb, Sophie McShera (alternating with Hannah Chick) as Lucy, Hope Augustus as the landlady,〔("'The Goodbye Girl' at Bristol Hippodrome, July 1997" ), hippodromebristol.co.uk, accessed April 22, 2011〕〔Shepherdson, Lynne. ("Great song and dance on way to romance; The Goodbye Girl The Belgrade Theatre, Coventry" ), The Free Library, 11 February 1998. accessed 22 April 2011〕Steve Elias and West End veteran Katie Verner. 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 Goodbye Girl (musical)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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