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''They're Playing Our Song'' is a musical with a book by Neil Simon, lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, and music by Marvin Hamlisch. In a story based on the real-life relationship of Hamlisch and Sager, a wisecracking composer finds a new, offbeat lyricist, but initially the match is not one made in heaven. The two undergo a series of trials and overcome a number of hurdles before finding true love by the final curtain. ''They're Playing Our Song'' is essentially a two-character show. Vernon and Sonia are the sole characters on stage; each character has a three-person Greek chorus acting as their inner voices, and there are no big production numbers. ==Productions== Produced by Emanuel Azenberg, the musical had its world premiere at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles in December 1978. After eleven previews, the Broadway production, directed by Robert Moore, choreographed by Patricia Birch, and starring Robert Klein and Lucie Arnaz (in her Broadway debut), opened on February 11, 1979 at the Imperial Theatre, where it ran for 1,082 performances. Ann Roth designed the costumes and lighting was by Tharon Musser. Notable cast replacements included Tony Roberts, Stockard Channing, Victor Garber, Anita Gillette, and Ted Wass. An original cast recording was released by Casablanca Records. The 1st U.S. national tour production opened in 1979 with Victor Garber and Ellen Greene. The West End production opened on October 1, 1980 at the Shaftesbury Theatre with Tom Conti and Gemma Craven, who won a Laurence Olivier Award for her performance. Among the "Inner Voices" was Deena Payne. Notable replacements during its original London run included Martin Shaw and Diana Terry. It closed on May 8, 1982.〔(Listing ) thisistheatre.com, retrieved January 18, 2010〕 A London cast recording was released on the Chopper label. The original Australian production opened on August 23, 1980 at the Theatre Royal in Sydney. It starred John Waters and Jacki Weaver, with Rhonda Burchmore as one of the "Inner Voices." An Australian Cast Recording was released by Festival Records. The Argentinian production opened in 1980, it starred Valeria Lynch and Victor Laplace, in 1992 they starred a new production. Argentinian cast recording was released by Philips. The Singapore Repertory Theater production opened in the Philippines, from July 2000 to August 13. It starred Tony Award winner Lea Salonga as Sonia and Singaporean actor Adrian Pang as Vernon. The musical ran in the AFP Theatre.〔Llamas, Cora. "Lifestyle: They're Playing A Good Song", ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'', July 10, 2000, p. 6〕 A London revival opened at the Menier Chocolate Factory on August 4, 2008 to mixed reviews and closed on September 28. It starred ''How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria?'' winner Connie Fisher and Alistair McGowan.〔Shenton, Mark.("They're Playing Our Song, with Sound of Music's Fisher, Opens in London Aug. 4" ), playbill.com, August 4, 2008〕 A Brazilian production will open on March 2009, starring Tadeu Aguiar〔Tadeu Aguiar - They're playing our song - Brazil April/2009.〕 and Amanda Acosta. An Australian production has just concluded at St. Jude's in Brighton, Adelaide, South Australia. On August 30, 2010 Seth Rudetsky and Sutton Foster starred in a one-night only Actors Fund Benefit performance of the show at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater. 2011 played in Békéscsaba, Hungary. The name of show of Békéscsa version: Kapj el! (Falling (the name of 1. song)). Original crew: Sonia: Anna Balogh, Vernon: György Szomor, Voices: Árpád Burány, Róbert Nagy, Sándor Molnár, Boglárka Farkas, Tünde Judit Török / Anita Gábor,Enikő Szandra Litauszki. Directed by Zoltán Seregi,Choreographer: Judit Kerekes, set designer: Katalin Juhász, costume designer: Anikó Vesztergombi, lighting designer: Ferenc Takács, Péter Orbán, Viktor Szentgróti, Sound designer: Gábor Papp, Gergő Bajusz, projection designer: László Szalai, promoter and director assistant: Kata Kiss, stage manager: Károly Szente.〔http://jokaiszinhaz.hu/kapj-el-szereposztas〕 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「They're Playing Our Song」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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