A Doll's Life | |
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Music | Larry Grossman |
Lyrics | Betty Comden and Adolph Green |
Book | Betty Comden and Adolph Green |
Basis | A rehearsal of Henrik Ibsen's classic play A Doll's House |
Productions | 1982 Broadway |
A Doll's Life was a 1982 musical with music by Larry Grossman, and a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green. A sequel to the 1879 Henrik Ibsen play A Doll's House, it told the story of what happened to the lead character, Nora, after she left her husband and her old life behind to face the world on her own; in doing so, it examined several aspects of feminism and the ways in which women are treated.
A Doll's Life opened on Broadway at the Mark Hellinger Theatre on September 23, 1982, in a production directed by Hal Prince and starring Betsy Joslyn, George Hearn and Peter Gallagher. It closed three days later, after a run of 18 previews and 5 performances.