A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
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SHOW INFORMATION
CURRENTLY CLOSED
Opened Oct 10, 2003
Closed Dec 14, 2003
Opened Oct 10, 2003
Closed Dec 14, 2003
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http://www.goodspeed.org
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WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
A salute to turn of the century America, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn tells the spirited tale of sisters Katie and Cissy and their misfortunate adventures in love and family. The soaring score includes "Make the Man Love Me," "I'll Buy You a Star," "Look Who's Dancing" and "Love is the Reason." Based on the Betty Smith autobiographical novel, the musical has a book by George Abbott and Smith, and features lyrics by Dorothy Fields and music by Arthur Schwartz.
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When an outfit such as the Goodspeed Opera House announces a "revisal" of an old musical, my first instinct is to run in the other direction. It's a fair bet that the score will be tampered with, old hit songs dragged into the show whether they fit or not, roles associated with legends will be assigned to competent but less distinctive actors, and lush orchestrations will be scaled down to something a few steps above a kazoo. Worst of all, the original book will be "improved" -- which is to say that its messiness, political incorrectness, scene-change crossovers, and archaic jokes will be replaced with something neater and blander, keyed to please a TV-jaded audience. You know the kind of fr[...]