The Secret Garden 1991 - Articles Page 9

Ages: 4+
Opened: April 25, 1991
Closing: January 03, 1993

The Secret Garden - 1991 - Broadway History , Info & More

St. James Theatre (Broadway)
246 West 44th St. New York, NY

Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Everyone will love this charming, upbeat musical adaptation of a literary classic. Mary Lennox is sent to live in England after her parents die in India. Misselthwaite Manor turns out to be a gloomy fortress. Her uncle is rarely home and his young son, Colin, never leaves his room, convinced he’s an incurable invalid. Mary discovers a strange walled garden that has been locked up for years. With the gardener’s apprentice, Dickon, a lad who can talk to the animals, Mary coaxes the garden back to life. The garden seems to have a wonderful, magical effect on all who come into it, allowing Mary to help restore Colin to health and a reunion with his father.


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Tickets to Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton, Mandy Patinkin and More at NJPAC on Sale 3/4
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 29, 2016


New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) located at 1 Center Street in Newark, New Jersey presents an evening of sensational soul music with Grammy winners and platinum plus performing vocalists Anthony Hamilton and Fantasia on Thursday, April 28, 2016 at 8pm. Then it's Mandy Patinkin in his much media acclaimed solo performance of Dress Casual, Celebrating the music of Sondheim and Mamaloshen on Thursday, May 22 at 3pm. On Saturday, September 24th at 8PM it is Salsapalooza- featuring salsa's legendary top singers Tito Rojas, Charlie Aponte, Raulin Rosendo and Ray De La Paz on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at 8pm.Tickets go On-Sale Friday, March 4, 2016 at 10am at NJPAC.org or 888.GO.NJPAC (888.466.5722).

Tony Winner Mandy Patinkin to Join Penelope Cruz in THE QUEEN OF SPAIN
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 22, 2016


According to The Hollywood Reporter, stage and screen star Mandy Patinkin has signed on to join Penelope Cruz in the upcoming Spanish-language film THE QUEEN OF SPAIN.

Top Stories You Missed on BWW This Weekend - 2/20-2/21/2016
by - Feb 21, 2016


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Lucy Simon: 'Women Are Still Perceived As Soft And Not Really Commercial'
by Michael Dale - Feb 17, 2016


THE SECRET GARDEN's composer talks of the special challenges to women composers in commercial theatre.

THE SECRET GARDEN, MACBETH & More Set for Shakespeare Theatre Company's 2016�"17 Season
by Tyler Peterson - Feb 10, 2016


Following the successes of the first half of this season-from the multiple Helen Hayes Award nominations for Salome and Kiss Me, Kate, to the critical acclaim of The Critic and The Real Inspector Hound-Artistic Director Michael Kahn announced today the Shakespeare Theatre Company's 2016-2017 season. Kahn has put together a season of new debuts of both artists and works, and one with innovative adaptations and classic tragedies that continue STC's mission to re-think, re-work, and re-introduce classic texts and themes to its contemporary D.C. audiences.

Review Roundup: Repertory Philippines' THE SECRET GARDEN
by Oliver Oliveros - Dec 11, 2015


Theatergoers have until this weekend to catch Repertory Philippines' take on the 1991 Tony Award-winning musical THE SECRET GARDEN, which features book and lyrics by Tony winner Marsha Norman ('The Color Purple,' 'The Bridges of Madison County') and music by Lucy Simon ('Doctor Zhivago'), at Onstage Theatre, Greenbelt 1, Makati City.

BWW Review: Mad Cow's THE SECRET GARDEN is Bleak, Uninspired Adaptation
by Matt Tamanini - Nov 25, 2015


Frances Hodgson Burnett's beloved novel THE SECRET GARDEN has been thrilling the imaginations of readers young and old since 1911, and in 1991 Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon's musical adaptation won three Tony Awards, bringing the classic story to life in a brand new way. Their musical, which is playing at Orlando's Mad Cow Theatre through December 20th, thrived on Broadway, and regionally ever since, because of its soaring music, life-affirming story, and the creativity that its magical world allows. Unfortunately, directed by Aradhana Tiwari, Mad Cow's production squanders a universally talented cast on a bleak and bland vision that lacks the magic and imagination that the story, on both page and stage, has inspired for over a century.

BWW Review: THE SECRET GARDEN at Center Stage - Simply Spectacular
by Charles Shubow - Nov 17, 2015


Tony-winning musical directed and choreographed by Marcia Milgrom Dodge should not be missed.

The Theatre People Podcast Welcomes Tony-Winner Daisy Eagan
by Theater People Podcast - Nov 13, 2015


On Friday, November 13th, the Theater People Podcast is releasing a bonus 'catching up' episode with previous guest, Tony Award-winner Daisy Eagan. Eagan became the youngest female Tony Award winner, when she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for originating the role of Mary Lennox in the 1991 Broadway production of THE SECRET GARDEN. She was also seen on Broadway in LES MISERABLES and JAMES JOYCE'S THE DEAD.

Mad Cow Theatre Presents THE SECRET GARDEN
by Sally Henry Fuller - Nov 5, 2015


Mad Cow Theatre is delighted to announce the cast and creative team for the poignant musical The Secret Garden, with book and lyrics by Marsha Norman and music by Lucy Simon, based on the 1911 classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The Secret Garden will open Nov. 20, 2015 in the Harriett Theatre at Mad Cow Theatre in downtown Orlando.

WAKE UP with BWW 11/4/2015 - PLOWBOY Off-Broadway, Paris in New York and More!
by Jessica Khan - Nov 4, 2015


Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? Today's big news: New York gets the Paris treatment and more!

Porchlight Music Theatre Launches New Music Series with NEW FACES SING BROADWAY 1991 Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Nov 3, 2015


Porchlight Music Theatre and Artistic Director Michael Weber are proud to announce the first production in a new musical revue series, New Faces Sing Broadway. The first edition with Director Porchlight Music Theatre Artistic Associate Christopher Pazdernik, Music Director Kory Danielson and Emcee Meghan Murphy is NEW FACES SING BROADWAY 1991, tonight, Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. at Uptown Underground, 4707 N Broadway.

BWW Review: Aesthetically Exquisite THE SECRET GARDEN at GLT
by Roy Berko - Oct 13, 2015


Every once in a while a theater-goer is privileged to participate in a staged production that aesthetically enfolds them. Under the creative direction of Victoria Bussert, Great Lakes Theater's THE SECRET GARDEN, is such a creation.

Mad Cow Theatre to Present THE SECRET GARDEN; Cast Announced
by Tyler Peterson - Oct 8, 2015


Mad Cow Theatre has announced the cast and creative team for the poignant musical The Secret Garden, with book and lyrics by Marsha Norman and music by Lucy Simon, based on the 1911 classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The Secret Garden will open Nov. 20, 2015 in the Harriett Theatre at Mad Cow Theatre in downtown Orlando.

BWW Review: Cincinnati's SECRET GARDEN Delights
by Jessica Dennett - Sep 24, 2015


I was shocked and then realized I was behind the eight ball when hearing that Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park would open its season with a musical interpretation of The Secret Garden. Shocked because I somehow missed that my beloved girlhood book and movie had been turned into a musical. Albeit this occurred back in 1991, but still I found myself curious as to how the story would translate into this medium. Well I watched the performance of this version and I have mixed thoughts.

Porchlight Music Theatre to Launch New Music Series with NEW FACES SING BROADWAY 1991, 11/3
by BWW News Desk - Sep 22, 2015


Porchlight Music Theatre and Artistic Director Michael Weber are proud to announce the first production in a new musical revue series, New Faces Sing Broadway. The first edition with Director Porchlight Music Theatre Artistic Associate Christopher Pazdernik, Music Director Kory Danielson and Emcee Meghan Murphy is NEW FACES SING BROADWAY 1991, Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 8 p.m. at Uptown Underground, 4707 N Broadway.

Stuart Ambrose and Teri Bibb Lead Rubicon Theatre's Concert Reading of THE SECRET GARDEN This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Aug 22, 2015


Rubicon's Broadway Musical Concert Series continues with three performances of a concert reading of THE SECRET GARDEN (based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett with Lyrics by Marsha Norman and Music by Lucy Simon.

Stuart Ambrose and Teri Bibb to Lead Rubicon Theatre's Concert Reading of THE SECRET GARDEN This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - Aug 20, 2015


Rubicon's Broadway Musical Concert Series continues with three performances of a concert reading of THE SECRET GARDEN (based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett with Lyrics by Marsha Norman and Music by Lucy Simon.

Photo Flash: Inside Opening Night of Theatre at the Center's ALL SHOOK UP
by Tyler Peterson - Jul 22, 2015


Overflowing with Rock n' Roll, romance, and mistaken identities, the Elvis fueled Broadway Musical, ALL SHOOK UP, rides into Theatre at the Center, July 16th through August 16th with a press opening on Sunday July 19th at 7 p.m. at 1040 Ridge Road in Munster, IN. Jeff Award-winning Artistic Director Bill Pullinsi joins forces with Jeff Award-winning Choreographer Danny Herman to co-direct the well-tuned, hot-rod musical, which continues Theatre at the Center's spectacular 25th Anniversary 2015 season. With a book by Tony Award-winning Joe DiPietro, nostalgic songs and sensational dance numbers, the hilarious musical will have audiences of all ages jumpin' out of their blue suede shoes!

Theatre at the Center Presents ALL SHOOK UP, Now thru 8/16
by BWW News Desk - Jul 16, 2015


Overflowing with Rock n' Roll, romance, and mistaken identities, the Elvis fueled Broadway Musical, ALL SHOOK UP, rides into Theatre at the Center, tonight, July 16th through August 16th with a press opening on Sunday July 19th at 7 p.m. at 1040 Ridge Road in Munster, IN.

Best Musical Loser! Shows You Won't Believe Didn't Win a Tony Award
by Nora Dominick - Jun 11, 2015


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Theatre at the Center to Present ALL SHOOK UP, 7/16-8/16
by Tyler Peterson - Jun 3, 2015


Overflowing with Rock n' Roll, romance, and mistaken identities, the Elvis fueled Broadway Musical, ALL SHOOK UP, rides into Theatre at the Center, July 16th through August 16th with a press opening on Sunday July 19th at 7 p.m. at 1040 Ridge Road in Munster, IN. Jeff Award-winning Artistic Director Bill Pullinsi joins forces with Jeff Award-winning Choreographer Danny Herman to co-direct the well-tuned, hot-rod musical, which continues Theatre at the Center's spectacular 25th Anniversary 2015 season. With a book by Tony Award-winning Joe DiPietro, nostalgic songs and sensational dance numbers, the hilarious musical will have audiences of all ages jumpin' out of their blue suede shoes!

Who Will Win the 2015 Tony Awards? We Compare Year By Year!
by BWW Special Coverage - Jun 6, 2015


The 69th Annual Tony Awards are this Sunday June 7th at 8/9c hosted by Kristin Chenoweth and Alan Cumming. It's the biggest award show of the Broadway season and it closes out a long award season for Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals and plays. We can't help but wonder what chances this year's Best Musical and Best Play nominees have of taking home the ultimate prize. 

BWW Reviews: Court Stages a Regal SECRET GARDEN Revival
by Misha Davenport - Jun 1, 2015


The Court Theatre ends its 60th with the extraordinary revival of THE SECRET GARDEN

L.A. Premiere of THE HEIR APPARENT Begins Next Month
by Tyler Peterson - May 27, 2015


Raucously witty and devilishly ribald, love and money are at stake in David Ives' hilarious, rhyming 'translaptation' of The Heir Apparent by Jean-Francois Regnard. Comedic director extraordinaire Matt Walker directs the Los Angeles premiere of Regnard's newly rediscovered 18th century comic masterpiece for a June 19 opening at International City Theatre. Two low-priced previews are set for June 17 and 18.

Other Productions of The Secret Garden

1991   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1995   Milburn, NJ (Regional) Paper Mill Production
Milburn, NJ (Regional)
2001   West End London Revival
West End
2005   New York New York Concert
New York
2017   Regional (US) 5th Avenue Theatre Revival
Regional (US)

The Secret Garden - 1991 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1991 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Actor - Musical Mandy Patinkin
1991 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Book of a Musical Marsha Norman
1991 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director - Musical Susan H. Schulman
1991 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actor - Musical John Cameron
1991 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical Alison Frase
1991 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical Rebecca Luker
1991 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lighting Design Tharon Musser
1991 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Lyrics Marsha Norman
1991 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Music Lucy Simon
1991 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Musical The Secret Garden
1991 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Set Design Heidi Handesman
1991 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Musical Lucy Simon
1991 New York Drama Critics Circle Awards Best Musical Marsha Norman
1991 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Actor - Musical Mandy Patinkin
1991 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Actress - Musical Daisy Eagan
1991 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Broadway Musical 0
1991 Outer Critics Circle Awards Best Set, Costume and Lighting Design 0
1991 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Marsha Norman
1991 Tony Awards Best Costume Design Theoni V. Aldredge
1991 Tony Awards Best Musical Dodger Theatricals
1991 Tony Awards Best Musical TV Asahi
1991 Tony Awards Best Musical Jujamcyn Theaters
1991 Tony Awards Best Musical Frederic H. Mayerson
1991 Tony Awards Best Musical Elizabeth Williams
1991 Tony Awards Best Musical Rick Steiner
1991 Tony Awards Best Musical Heidi Landesman
1991 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Marsha Norman
1991 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Lucy Simon
1991 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Daisy Eagan
1991 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Alison Fraser
1991 Tony Awards Best Scenic Design Heidi Landesman

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