| Anne of Green Gables | |
|---|---|
| The Musical | |
 | |
| Music | Norman Campbell |
| Lyrics | Don Harron Norman Campbell Elaine Campbell Mavor Moore |
| Book | Don Harron |
| Basis | Lucy Maud Montgomery's novel Anne of Green Gables |
| Productions | 1965 Charlottetown Festival annually until 2019; biennially from 2022 1969 London 1971 Off-Broadway 2018 Adelaide |
Anne Of Green Gables – The Musical is a musical based on the 1908 novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery. The book was written by Don Harron exclusively, the music by Norman Campbell and the lyrics in a joint venture by Harron, Norman Campbell, Elaine Campbell and Mavor Moore. It has been Canada's longest-running musical,[1] performed annually from its opening in 1965 until 2019, with the planned 2020 and 2021 productions cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] In March 2014, it was officially recognised as the longest running annual musical theatre production in the world by Guinness World Records.[3]
Anne returned to the Charlottetown Festival stage for the 2022 season, however organisers announced late in the year that the show would be produced only in alternating years from then on. The musical is planned to return in 2024, coinciding with the 150th anniversary of Montgomery's birth.[4]
- ^ The enduring lure of Anne of Green Gables. BBC. Event occurs at 2:14. Retrieved 2012-05-25.
- ^ MacLeod, Nicola (April 25, 2020). "Impact of COVID-19 on Confederation Centre 'well into the millions'". CBC News. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
- ^ "Anne of Green Gables musical hits world record". CBC. Archived from the original on 2014-03-09.
- ^ "How not doing Anne of Green Gables opens new artistic possibilities for the Charlottetown Festival". CBC News. November 24, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.