The Secret Garden

Summary of the musical:

When young Mary Lennox loses her parents to the cholera epidemic in India, she is sent to live with her uncle, the hermit Archibald Craven. He lives in an imposing isolated mansion in England. Mary discovers there ghosts and reclusive souls.
Since the death of his aunt Lily, Archibald has pushed away his relatives, leaving his sick son Colin alone. Colin, who is hidden at the back of the castle, carries the guilt of the death of his mother on his crippled shoulders. When Mary discovers the hidden garden of her aunt Lily, which is locked and overgrown with vines, Mary is determined to revive the beauty of this garden.
Surrounded by spirits from the past, who both warn and welcome her, Mary peels off the layers of sadness that cover the house and the garden, showing us the power that a "little girl" can have when she "wants to." grow and make grow. "

Discover some extracts from the 2016 concert with in particular Ramin Karimloo and Sierra Boggess:

General information
  • Style : Adventure, Children
  • Theme : Friendship, Illness, Religion, England
  • year of creation : 1989
Music
  • Composer :Lucy Simon
  • Lyricist : Marsha Norman
  • Librettist : Marsha Norman
  • famous songs : "There's a Girl" "The House Upon the Hill" "I Heard Someone Crying" "If I Had A Fine White Horse" "A Girl in the Valley" "It's a Maze" "Winter's on the Wing" "Show Me the Key" "A Bit of Earth" "Storm" "Lily's Eyes" "Round-Shouldered Man" "The Girl I Mean to Be" "Quartet" "Race You to the Top of the Morning" "Wick" "Come to My Garden ""Lift Me Up" "Come Spirit, Come Charm" "Disappear" "Hold On" "Letter Song" "Where in the World" "How Could I Ever Know"
  • Famous performers : Daisy Eagan, Mandy Patinkin, Rebecca Luker, Alison Fraser, John Cameron Mitchell, Robert Westenberg, Meredith Braun, Peter Polycarpou, Ramin Karimloo, Steven Pasquale, Laura Benanti, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Will Chase, Philip Quast, Sierra Boggess, Ramin Karimloo, Sydney Lucas, Ben Platt, Lucie Jones, Max von Essen, Jac Yarrow, Ben Forster, Celinde Schoenmaker, Adam J Bernard, Melanie La Barrie, Sarah Bakker, Michael Riseley, Bianca Baykara, Sejal Keshwala, Johndeep More, Louise Ellard- Turnbull.
kinships
  • Inspired by another work : The musical is based on the novel of the same name by Frances Hodgson Burnett, published in 1911.
Awards
  • Appointments and Awards : In 1991, the original production won 3 Tony and 4 Drama Desk Awards including
  • Number of years on display : 2
  • Number of performances : 709
  • anecdotes : Daisy Eagan, who played the lead role, Mary, received the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical when she was 12 years old. This makes her the youngest actress to win the award.
Currently on stage