''Tracy's Tiger'' is a short novel by
William Saroyan. It was first published in 1951 by
Doubleday, illustrated with drawings by
Henry Koerner. It appears in the
short story collection "The William Saroyan Reader," first edition 1958, published by
George Braziller, Inc.
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The story of Tracy's Tiger was adapted into an original
musical
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in two acts for the
Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2007 season.
This world-premiere production, with books and lyrics by
Linda Alper
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, Douglas Langworthy and Penny Metropulos and music and additional lyrics by Sterling Tinsley, was directed by Penny Metropolus. Produced in the New Theatre, the smallest of
Oregon Shakespeare Festival's theaters, the musical met with a warm reception from critics and played to sold-out audiences for the entire season.
The Saroyan story was transplanted from
New York
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to 1950s
San Francisco for the musical. Twenty-something Tracy, whose jivey tiger is invisible to all but him (and the audience), falls instantly for Laura, who has her own invisible and very seductive tigress. But on his first visit to Laura's home, Tracy makes a possibly irremediable mistake. The tiger becomes visible and is hunted down on the streets of San Francisco by a compassionate police officer, under the orders of his bumbling chief. The moving finale is a scene of redemption and reincarnation of characters not seen since Act 1.
Tinsley, who also played the piano in this production, worked in a wide range of musical genres, matching the genre to the character.
Notes
1951 American novels
Novels by William Saroyan
Doubleday (publisher) books
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