York Theatre Royal has unveiled a major revival of “ The Secret Garden — The Musical,” with Tony Award-winning director John Doyle set to helm the production.

The musical, featuring music by Lucy Simon and book and lyrics by Pulitzer Prize winner Marsha Norman, marks a homecoming for Doyle, who served as artistic director of York Theatre Royal from 1993 to 1997.

Based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s beloved novel, “The Secret Garden” premiered on Broadway at the St. James Theatre in 1991 to critical acclaim, earning three Tony Awards and three Drama Desk Awards. The story follows newly orphaned Mary Lennox, who is sent to live with her widower uncle at the secluded Misselthwaite Manor in North Yorkshire in 1906. There, she discovers her Aunt Lily’s mysterious, neglected garden and learn

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