Coraline

Coraline is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephin Merritt and a book by David Greenspan. It is based on the 2002 novella of the same name by Neil Gaiman. The story follows Coraline Jones, a young girl who discovers a parallel world beyond a secret door in her new home. The world has everything Coraline dreams of, but hides an ominous secret. Coraline premiered off-Broadway in June 2009, four months after the film adaptation's release. Original production Coraline was commissioned in 2004 by St. Ann Warehouse in association with Meet the Composer Commissioning Music/USA. The musical approached completion in 2008, but was not premiered until the following year. Coraline began previews on May 8, 2009 at the Lucille Lortel Theatre. It premiered on June 1, 2009 and was originally scheduled to close on June 20. Due to popular demand, its run was extended first to July 5, then July 7. Coraline was produced by MCC Theater in association with True Love Productions. It was the first musical to be produced by MCC Theater.