The Baker's Wife | |
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Music | Stephen Schwartz |
Lyrics | Stephen Schwartz |
Book | Joseph Stein |
Basis | The film La Femme du Boulanger by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono |
Productions | 1989 West End 1997 Nappanee, Indiana 2005 Millburn, New Jersey 2017 Carlisle, Cumbria 2017 Kingston upon Hull, UK 2024 London, UK |
The Baker's Wife is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and the book by Joseph Stein, based on the 1938 French film of the same name by Marcel Pagnol and Jean Giono. The musical premiered in the West End in 1989 for a short run but, although establishing a dedicated cult following, has not been produced on Broadway.