| The Apple Tree | |
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| Music | Jerry Bock |
| Lyrics | Sheldon Harnick |
| Book | Jerry Bock Sheldon Harnick Jerome Coopersmith |
| Basis | Mark Twain's The Diaries of Adam and Eve[1] Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?" Jules Feiffer's Passionella |
| Productions | 1966 Broadway 2005 Encores! 2006 Broadway revival |
The Apple Tree is a series of three musical playlets with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and a book by Bock and Harnick with contributions from Jerome Coopersmith. Each act has its own storyline, but all three are tied together by a common theme (someone who believes that they want something, but once they get what they wanted they realize that it wasn't what they wanted) and common references, such as references to the color brown. The first act is based on Mark Twain's The Diaries of Adam and Eve; the second act is based on Frank R. Stockton's "The Lady, or the Tiger?"; the third act is based on Jules Feiffer's Passionella. The working title for the evening of three musicals was Come Back! Go Away! I Love You![2]
- ^ Twain, Mark (1997). The Diaries of Adam and Eve. Oxford University Press, Incorporated. ISBN 0195114221.
- ^ Filichia, Peter (May 8, 2005). "Come Back, Apple Tree, I Love You". TheaterMania.