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\n\tYork Theatre Royal has unveiled a major revival of \u201cThe Secret Garden \u2014 The Musical,\u201d with Tony Award-winning director John Doyle set to helm the production. <\/p>\n
\n\tThe musical, featuring music by Lucy Simon and book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman, marks a homecoming for Doyle, who served as artistic director of York Theatre Royal from 1993 to 1997.<\/p>\n
\n\tBased on Frances Hodgson Burnett\u2019s beloved novel, \u201cThe Secret Garden\u201d premiered on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in 1991 to critical acclaim, earning three Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards. The story follows newly orphaned Mary Lennox, who is sent to live with her widower uncle at the secluded Misselthwaite Manor in North Yorkshire in 1906. There, she discovers her Aunt Lily\u2019s mysterious, neglected garden and learns the power of connection and nature\u2019s restorative magic.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe production will feature a cast of actor-musicians. Doyle won Tony Awards for directing \u201cSweeney Todd\u201d and \u201cCompany,\u201d and earned a Tony for best revival of a m usical for \u201cThe Color Purple.\u201d His extensive credits span theater, film and opera, with recent work including the world premiere of \u201cAlfred Hitchcock Presents\u201d at Theatre Royal Bath.<\/p>\n
\n\tNorman, who received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play \u201c\u2018night, Mother,\u201d won both Tony and Drama Desk Awards for her book for \u201cThe Secret Garden.\u201d Composer Lucy Simon, a Grammy winner, earned Tony and Drama Desk nominations for the musical\u2019s original score.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI\u2019m thrilled to be returning to York Theatre Royal and equally thrilled to be directing this beautiful, hopeful musical,\u201d Doyle said.<\/p>\n
\n\tPaul Crewes, CEO of York Theatre Royal, added: \u201cIt is wonderful to have John Doyle return to York Theatre Royal and direct this beautiful Yorkshire story. We are excited that this will be a fresh take on this critically acclaimed musical, and that our audiences will be the first to experience it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tThe production follows York Theatre Royal\u2019s upcoming world premiere of Debbie Isitt\u2019s \u201cMilitary Wives \u2014 The Musical,\u201d set to open this fall. \u201cThe Secret Garden\u201d will run March 17-April 4, 2026,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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