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Anne of Green Gables, the Musical 101 Things You Didn't Know
Anne of Green Gables the Musical 101 Things You Didn't Know Author:Don Harron The year 2008 marks the hundredth anniversary of the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. It also marks the 44th consecutive season of continuous performance of the musical version of the novel on the stage of the Charlottetown Festival. Don Harron adapted the orphan and wrote half the lyrics for Norman Campbell's score. His bo... more »ok is a light-hearted look of on stage, off stage and backstage at a theatrical phenomenon that continues to fill up two and a half pages every month with requests for permission to stage stock and amateur productions. The show won the Musical of the Year award in London's West End in 1970. The Charlottetown production has toured Canada coast to coast and visited Japan four times. The Japanese have produced their own version three times, and will perform it again in the autumn of 2008 when they will present a special tour celebrating the centennial of the novel and ending up in Tokyo. Last time the ticket price was $175.00. This book will be a lot less expensive, and just as much fun.« less