Editing Brigadoon (section)

==Productions==
The show opened in Philadelphia pre-Broadway (tryout) at the [[Forrest Theatre]] on February 24, 1947, for two weeks.<ref>The Philadelphia Inquirer, Tuesday February 25, 1947, p. 14</ref>  The original [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production, directed by [[Robert Lewis (actor)|Robert Lewis]] and [[choreographed]] by [[Agnes de Mille]], opened March 13, 1947, at the [[Ziegfeld Theatre (1927)|Ziegfeld Theatre]], where it ran for 581 performances.<ref name=ibdb/> It starred [[David Brooks (actor)|David Brooks]] as Tommy, George Keane as Jeff, [[Marion Bell]] as Fiona, Lee Sullivan as Charlie, [[Virginia Bosler]] as Jeannie, [[James Mitchell (actor)|James Mitchell]] as Harry, and [[Pamela Britton]] as Meg.<ref>[[Stanley Green (historian)|Green, Stanley]].[https://books.google.com/books?id=iUJPcFgsEyYC&dq=Brigadoon+%22Robert+Goulet%22&pg=PA442 "'Brigadoon'"] ''The World of Musical Comedy'' (4 ed.), Da Capo Press, 1984, {{ISBN|0-306-80207-4}}, p. 442</ref> The concertmistress of the orchestra was noted American violinist [[Joan Field]]. De Mille won the [[Tony Award]] for Best Choreography, and Bell and Mitchell won the [[Theatre World Award]]. The show returned to Philadelphia post-Broadway at the Shubert Theatre on Monday, September 6, 1948, for two weeks.<ref>The Philadelphia Inquirer, Sunday September 5, 1948, p. 39</ref> The production then enjoyed an extended North American tour.

The musical's original [[West End theatre|West End]] production opened on April 14, 1949, at [[Her Majesty's Theatre]], running for 685 performances. It starred Philip Hanna as Tommy, Patricia Hughes as Fiona, [[James Jamieson (dancer)|James Jamieson]] as Harry, and [[Noele Gordon]] as Meg. Bruce Trent took the leading role in 1949 at His Majesty's Theatre. Two telegrams, one from impresario Emile Littler and another where the signature is difficult to identify, to Bruce Trent are dated 24 February 1949.

David Brooks reprised his role of Tommy in the Summertime Light Opera's production in Houston, Texas in 1950, with Gregg Juarez as Jeff and Dorothy MacNeil of the New York City Opera as Fiona.  Stage direction was by John Brownlee, principal baritone of the Metropolitan Opera, and the musical director and conductor was Frederick Fennell of the Rochester Eastman Kodak Symphony.

The musical was revived at [[New York City Center]] in May 1950.<ref name=IBDBlist>[http://www.ibdb.com/show.php?ID=2218 List of Broadway productions of Brigadoon] at the IBDB database</ref> It was revived on Broadway seven years later, directed by George H. Englund and choreographed by De Mille, opening on April 15, 1957, at the [[George Abbott Theatre|Adelphi Theatre]], where it ran for 24 performances. The cast included [[David Atkinson (baritone)|David Atkinson]], [[Helen Gallagher]], [[Patricia Birch]], and [[Marilyn Cooper]]. Another Broadway revival, directed by John Fearnley and choreographed by De Mille, opened on January 30, 1963, at [[New York City Center]], where it ran for 16 performances. The cast included [[Peter Palmer (actor)|Peter Palmer]], [[Russell Nype]], [[Sally Ann Howes]], and [[Edward Villella]]. It was Tony-nominated for Best Actress in a Musical (Howes), Best Direction of a Musical, and Best Conductor and Musical Director.<ref name=IBDBlist/>

The next Broadway revival, directed by [[Vivian Matalon]] and choreographed by De Mille, opened on October 16, 1980, at the [[Majestic Theatre (Broadway)|Majestic Theatre]], where it ran for 133 performances and eight previews. The cast included [[Meg Bussert]], [[Martin Vidnovic]], and [[John Curry]]. Vidnovic received Tony and [[Drama Desk Award]] nominations, Bussert earned a Tony nomination and won the [[Theatre World Award]], and the production was Tony-nominated for Best Reproduction.<ref name=IBDBlist/>

[[New York City Opera]] staged the musical in 1986 and 1991.<ref>Rothstein, Edward. [http://theater.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9D0CE2D9143CF93AA35752C1A967958260 "''Brigadoon'' Is Back Early (After Five Years, in Fact)"], ''The New York Times'', November 9, 1991, accessed 6 November 2009</ref>

The musical was revived in the West End at the [[Victoria Palace Theatre]], opening on October 25, 1988, and closing August 5, 1989, starring [[Robert Meadmore]] (Tommy), Jacinta Mulcahy, and [[Lesley Mackie]]. The director was Roger Redfarn and de Mille's dances were rechoreographed by Tommy Shaw. ''The Times'' reviewer noted that those dances were "the main source of the magic".<ref>[http://www.thisistheatre.com/shows/victoriapalace96.html "'Brigadoon', Victoria Palace Theatre, 1988-89"] thisistheatre.com, retrieved March 7, 2010</ref><ref>Wardle, Irving.  "'Brigadoon'; Victoria Palace; Theatre", ''The Times'' (London), October 27, 1988, no page number (Issue 63223)</ref>

In 2014, a major revival was staged at the [[Goodman Theater]] in Chicago.  Directed and choreographed by [[Rachel Rockwell]], with a revised book by [[Brian Hill (author)|Brian Hill]], [[Charles Isherwood]] of ''The New York Times'' called the production "a first-class revival that boasts an infectious buoyancy of spirit and a welcome absence of postmodern flourishes".<ref name="Isherwood">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/15/theater/brigadoon-a-musical-revival-at-the-goodman-theater.html?_r=0|title=It's Almost Like Being in Love With a Fantasy|work=The New York Times |date=14 July 2014 |access-date=10 September 2018|last1=Isherwood |first1=Charles }}</ref> This version with the revised book by Hill was staged at the [[Shaw Festival]] in 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.shawfest.com/announcing-the-shaws-2019-season/ |title=Announcing The Shaw's 2019 Season |publisher=Shaw Festival|access-date=February 18, 2019}}</ref>

The 2017 Melbourne production by [[The Production Company]] at the [[State Theatre (Melbourne)|State Theatre]], with [[Rohan Browne]], Genevive Kingsford and [[Nancye Hayes]] and directed by Jason Langley, updated the setting of the world outside Brigadoon to contemporary times.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.theage.com.au/entertainment/stage/melbourne-stage/brigadoon-review-abrim-with-mystical-charm-amid-the-purple-heather-20171026-gz8q5o.html|title=Brigadoon review: Mystical charm amid the purple heather|last=Woodhead|first=Cameron|date=2017-10-29|work=The Age|access-date=2017-11-05|language=en-US}}</ref>

A staged concert was presented at [[New York City Center]] from November 15 to 19, 2017, with [[Stephanie J. Block]] as Meg Brockie, [[Aasif Mandvi]] as Jeff Douglas, [[Kelli O'Hara]] as Fiona and [[Patrick Wilson]] as Tommy Albright.  It was directed and choreographed by [[Christopher Wheeldon]].<ref>[https://www.nycitycenter.org/events-tickets/brigadoon/ ''Brigadoon''] nycitycenter.org, retrieved November 17, 2017</ref>  Reviews for this production were uniformly positive.