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''Tobacco Road'' is a play by Jack Kirkland first performed in 1933, based on the novel of the same name by Erskine Caldwell. The play ran on Broadway for a total of 3,182 performances, becoming the longest-running play in history at the time.〔("Long Runs in Theatre" ), Clair Sedore (2008)〕 As of 2014, it is still the 18th longest-running Broadway show in history, as well as being the second longest-running non-musical ever on Broadway.〔("Long Runs on Broadway" ) playbill.com, July 3, 2011〕 ==Productions== ''Tobacco Road'' opened on Broadway at the Theatre Masque (now the John Golden Theatre) on December 4, 1933, transferred to the 48th Street Theatre (demolished in 1955), where it ran from July 16, 1934 through September 1934, and then moved to the Forrest Theatre (now the Eugene O'Neill Theatre) where it ran until May 31, 1941, for a total of 3,182 performances. It was revived three times on Broadway: *From September 5, 1942 through October 3, 1942 at the Forrest Theatre; *September 4, 1943 through October 30, 1943 at the Ritz Theatre; and *March 6, 1950 through March 18, 1950 at the 48th Street Theatre. It was banned in the UK for many years, finally being licensed for public performance in 1949.〔("Tobacco Road" ) sotherans.co.uk〕 The La Jolla Playhouse (California) production ran from September 30 through October 26, 2008.〔(La Jolla Playhouse schedule ) lajollaplayhouse.org〕〔Jones, Kenneth.("Meet the Lesters: Tobacco Road, Paved Anew at La Jolla Playhouse, Opens Oct. 5" ), playbill.com, Oct. 5, 2008〕 The American Blues Theater (Chicago) production ran from May 21 through June 20, 2010. 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「Tobacco Road (play)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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