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Description
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.
Publication Date
Spring 1979
Document Type
Playbill
Keywords
apple tree, musical, bock, harnick
Disciplines
Acting | Other Theatre and Performance Studies
Recommended Citation
Alvin Community College, "The Apple Tree" (1979). Season 1979-1980. 3.
https://archives.alvincollege.edu/productions_1979-1980/3
Comments
Each act has its own storyline, but all three are tied together by a common theme (be careful what you wish for) 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!