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词条 The Lorax (play)
释义

  1. Productions

      The Old Vic, London (2015 & 17)    North America (2017-18)  

  2. Musical numbers[7]

  3. Critical reception

  4. References

  5. External links

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The Lorax is a stage adaptation of the children's novel of the same name by Dr. Seuss, adapted by David Greig featuring songs by Charlie Fink.

The play made its world premiere for on 4 December 2015 at The Old Vic in London.

Productions

The Old Vic, London (2015 & 17)

In April 2015 it was announced that a stage adaptation of Dr. Seuss' The Lorax would be performed for the following Christmas as part of Matthew Warchus' first season as artistic director at The Old Vic. It was announced to be adapted by David Greig and directed by Max Webster.[1]

The production began on 4 December 2015 and finished on 16 January 2016. The production's creative team also consisted of Noah and the Whale frontman Charlie Fink writing music and lyrics, Drew McOnie as choreographer, Rob Howell as designer, John Clark as lighting designer, Tom Gibbons as sound designer, Phil Bateman as musical director/arranger and Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell as puppetry designers. The cast included Simon Lipkin as the title role of 'The Lorax' (assisted by Laura Cubitt and Ben Thompson as puppeteers) and Simon Paisley Day as 'The Once-ler'.[2]

The production will return to The Old Vic for three weeks only from 15 October to 7 November 2017. Casting is to be announced.[3]

North America (2017-18)

The production will transfer to the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto, Canada for a Christmas run from December 9 to January 21, 2018.[4]

Following the Toronto run, the show will be produced in partnership with The Old Vic and Children's Theatre Company in Minneapolis where it will be performed from April 17 to June 10, 2018,[5] before transferring to the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego from July 3 to August 12, 2018.[6]

Musical numbers[7]

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Act One
  • "Life is Tough" – Ensemble
  • "I Could be a Great Man" – The Once-ler, Ensemble
  • "It’s a Thneed" – The Once-ler
  • "Everything You Need’s Right Here" – The Lorax, The Once-ler, Ensemble
  • "When We Get Rich" – The Once-ler, Once-ler Family
  • "Great Man" – Von Goo, McGee, McGann
  • "Super Axe Hacker" – The Once-ler, Ensemble
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Act Two
  • "We Are One" – The Lorax, Ensemble
  • "Thneed 2.0" – The Once-ler, Ensemble
  • "When We Get Rich" (Reprise) – Once-ler Family
  • "Take It Wherever You Go" – The Lorax
  • "Take It Wherever You Go" Reprise – Ensemble
{{col-end}}

Critical reception

The production received rave reviews and was nominated for Best Entertainment and Family at the 2016 Laurence Olivier Awards.[8][9][10]

References

1. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.seetickets.com/news/the-old-vic-s-new-artistic-/1920|title=See Tickets News|website=See Tickets|access-date=2016-10-30}}
2. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/simon-lipkin-to-star-in-dr-seusss-the-lorax_38913.html|title=Simon Lipkin to star in Dr Seuss's The Lorax|newspaper=WhatsOnStage.com|access-date=2016-10-30}}
3. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.londontheatre1.com/news/137472/the-old-vic-2016-2017-season/|title=The Old Vic announces 2016-2017 season|date=2016-05-04|newspaper=London Theatre 1|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-10-30}}
4. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.mirvish.com/shows/the-lorax|title=Mirvish {{!}} Dr. Seuss's The Lorax|website=www.mirvish.com|language=en|access-date=2017-05-07}}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.childrenstheatre.org/plays/2017-2018-season/dr-seuss-s-the-lorax|title=Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax|last=Company|first=Children's Theatre|website=www.childrenstheatre.org|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-05-07}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.theoldglobe.org/news--media/latest-news/press-release-page/2017-2018/press-release-2017-2018-season-announcement/?id=25753|title=Press Release: 2017-2018 Season Announcement {{!}} The Old Globe|website=www.theoldglobe.org|language=en|access-date=2017-05-07}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://theoldglobe.org/globalassets/pdfs/programs/17-18/thelorax-spreadsweb-july.pdf?id=30830|title=Performaces, The Old Globe, The Lorax|website=The Old Globe|language=en|date=July 2018|access-date=2019-01-31}}
8. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/dec/17/dr-seuss-the-lorax-old-vic-london-family-show-david-greig|title=Dr Seuss's The Lorax review – the best family show since Matilda|last=Billington|first=Michael|date=2015-12-17|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-10-30}}
9. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/dec/20/the-lorax-dr-seuss-old-vic-review|title=Dr Seuss's The Lorax review – a joyful mix of flesh and fabric|last=Clapp|first=Susannah|date=2015-12-20|newspaper=The Guardian|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2016-10-30}}
10. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/news/2016/olivier-awards-2016-the-nominations-in-full/|title=Olivier Awards 2016: the nominations in full {{!}} News {{!}} The Stage|date=2016-02-29|newspaper=The Stage|language=en-US|access-date=2016-10-30}}

External links

  • Page for premiere on The Old Vic site
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