The Secret Garden Musical Script
The secret garden is a musical based on the 1911 novel of the same name by frances hodgson burnett the musical s script and lyrics are by marsha norman with music by lucy simon it premiered on broadway in 1991 and ran for 709 performances.
The secret garden musical script. Mary lennox a young english girl born and raised in the british raj is orphaned by a cholera. In 1992 she won a tony award and a drama desk award for her book for the broadway musical the secret garden. Frances hodgson burnett s beloved victorian classic the secret garden blossoms anew in this enchanting musical by pulitzer prize winner marsha norman and lucy simon when young mary lennox loses her parents to a cholera outbreak in india she is sent to live with her uncle hermit archibald craven who lives in an imposing secluded manor on the british heath.
Her aunt lily had died many years ago but her widower archibald agreed to take the girl. When she was 10 years old her parents died of cholera. Allows you to immediately download pdfs of the script director s book and music scores for our shows.
Secret garden the synopsis broadway musical the young englishwoman mary lived in india from birth. She also wrote the book for the broadway musical the c. Aladdin and his wonderful magical lamp cinderella s glass slipper hi ho robin hood a little princess the musical wonderland.
Maurice emmanuel parent home. Original broadway cast recording. Marsha norman award winning playwright won the 1983 pulitzer prize blackburn prize hull warriner and drama desk awards for her play night mother.
The story is set in the early years of the 20th century.