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Coraline the musical was commissioned in 2004<ref>{{Cite web|last=July 2|first=NewMusicBox Staffon|last2=2004|date=2004-07-02|title=Meet The Composer awards $200,000|url=https://nmbx.newmusicusa.org/Meet-The-Composer-awards-200000/|access-date=2020-10-04|website=NewMusicBox|language=en}}</ref> by St. Ann Warehouse in association with Meet the Composer Commissioning Music/USA.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hernandez|first=Ernio|date=Mon Jun 01 02:00:00 EDT 2009|title=Merritt and Greenspan Musical Coraline Opens Off-Broadway June 1|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/merritt-and-greenspan-musical-coraline-opens-off-broadway-june-1-com-161341|access-date=2020-10-04|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref> In January 2008, Merritt told the Los Angeles Times that the composition approached its final stages, and he hoped it would premiere later in the year.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Facebook|last2=Twitter|last3=options|first3=Show more sharing|last4=Facebook|last5=Twitter|last6=LinkedIn|last7=Email|last8=URLCopied!|first8=Copy Link|last9=Print|date=2008-01-27|title=He's trying to weather L.A. 69 love songs to 50 musicals|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-jan-27-ca-merritt27-story.html|access-date=2020-10-04|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}}</ref>
=== MCC (Original Off-Broadway) Premiere (2009) ===
With previews starting May 8, 2009 at the [[Lucille Lortel Theatre]], the show finally premiered June 1, 2009, marking the first time a musical has been produced by [[MCC Theater]]. Originally scheduled to run till June 20, the production was extended to July 5 due to popular demand.<ref>http://www.broadway.com/buzz/98559/new-musical-coraline-extends-a-week-before-opening-at-mcc/</ref>
The original production crew for the MCC World Premiere.▼
As Leigh Silverman, director of the world premiere, stated, “Coraline is a wildly unconventional musical”.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hernandez|first=Ernio|date=Mon Jun 01 02:00:00 EDT 2009|title=Merritt and Greenspan Musical Coraline Opens Off-Broadway June 1|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/merritt-and-greenspan-musical-coraline-opens-off-broadway-june-1-com-161341|access-date=2020-10-04|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref> [[Jayne Houdyshell]], then 55, played the titular nine-year-old protagonist. Julian Fleisher played the Cat, while librettist David Greenspan played the Other Mother. Four ensemble actors portrayed the story’s numerous other characters across the show’s 90-minute, intermissionless runtime.▼
Props and sets were minimalist, and the script often features characters describing their surroundings verbally. Notably, the only instruments used in the musical are pianos, in traditional and toy varieties. The musical also calls for two prepared pianos. All instruments were played by Phyllis Chen during the original run. ▼
In February 2010, an original cast album produced by Ghostlight Records was released.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hernandez|first=Ernio|date=Tue Feb 23 12:28:00 EST 2010|title=Original Off-Broadway Cast Album of Coraline Now Available|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/original-off-broadway-cast-album-of-coraline-now-available-com-166142|access-date=2020-10-04|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref>▼
▲The production crew for the MCC World Premiere.
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▲As director Leigh Silverman
▲Props and sets were minimalist, and the script often features characters describing their surroundings verbally. Notably, the only instruments used in the musical are pianos, in traditional and toy varieties. The musical also calls for two prepared pianos. All instruments were played by Phyllis Chen during the original run.
=== Original Cast ===
* [[Jayne Houdyshell]] as Coraline.
* [[David Greenspan]] as Other Mother.
* [[January LaVoy]] as Mother, Miss Spink, and Other Miss Spink.
* [[Francis Jue]] as Father, Miss Forcible, Other Miss Forcible, Winged Girl, and Tall Girl.
* [[William Youmans]] as Other Father, Usher Dog, Little Boy, and Policeman.
* Elliot Vallar as Mr Bobo and Other Mr Bobo.
* Jullian Fleisher as Cat.
=== Recording ===
▲In February 2010, an original cast album produced by Ghostlight Records was released.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hernandez|first=Ernio|date=Tue Feb 23 12:28:00 EST 2010|title=Original Off-Broadway Cast Album of Coraline Now Available|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/original-off-broadway-cast-album-of-coraline-now-available-com-166142|access-date=2020-10-04|website=Playbill|language=en}}</ref>
==Casts==
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