''Maggie'' is a musical with book, music and lyrics by Michael Wild based on J.M. Barrie's play '' What Every Woman Knows''. After a premiere at the Forum Theatre in

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, the West End production opened at the

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on 12 October 1977 and played for 42 performances. The West End production featured

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, Peter Gale, and Anna Sharkey as Maggie. Sharkey received an Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Musical for the title role.

References

{{reflist West End musicals British musicals 1977 musicals