| Chaplin, A Memory as Entertainment | |
|---|---|
| Music | Roger Anderson |
| Lyrics | Lee Goldsmith |
| Book | Ernest Kinoy |
| Productions | 1993 Shores Performing Arts Center, Miami, Florida 2001 Golden Apple Theatre, Sarasota, Florida 2007 Guildford Conservatoire, Guildford, United Kingdom 2012 Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Barbican, London, UK |
Chaplin is a musical about the early life of the silent film star Charlie Chaplin. The first act is portrayed in the genre of the British music hall, while in the second act, Chaplin goes to Hollywood, where he becomes "the Little Tramp".
The musical was announced to premiere on Broadway in 1981, but the project was cancelled. An abridged version premiered in Miami, Florida, in 1993 and played in Sarasota, Florida, in 2001. The musical had a brief run in London in 2012.