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The Secret Garden

Ages: 4+
Closing: December 05, 2005

The Secret Garden - 2005 New York History , Info & More


Based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Everyone will love this charming, upbeat musical adaptation of a literary classic. Mary Lennox is sent to live in England after her parents die in India. Misselthwaite Manor turns out to be a gloomy fortress. Her uncle is rarely home and his young son, Colin, never leaves his room, convinced he’s an incurable invalid. Mary discovers a strange walled garden that has been locked up for years. With the gardener’s apprentice, Dickon, a lad who can talk to the animals, Mary coaxes the garden back to life. The garden seems to have a wonderful, magical effect on all who come into it, allowing Mary to help restore Colin to health and a reunion with his father.


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The Secret Garden History

Other Productions of The Secret Garden

1991   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
1995   Milburn, NJ (Regional) Paper Mill Production
Milburn, NJ (Regional)
2001   West End London Revival
West End
2005   New York New York Concert
New York
2017   Regional (US) 5th Avenue Theatre Revival
Regional (US)
2026   West End
West End

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