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MusicalDramaOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jan 09, 1947
Closing Date
May 17, 1947
Performances
148
MusicalDramaOriginalBroadway
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Open Date: Jan 09, 1947
Close Date: May 17, 1947
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
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Setting
A sidewalk in New York City.
Media
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PeopleProduced by Dwight Deere Wiman and The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)Music by Kurt Weill; Lyrics by Langston Hughes; Book by Elmer Rice; Based on the play by Elmer Rice; Musical Director: Maurice AbravanelStaged by Charles Friedman; Musical Staging by Anna Sokolow
Adelphi Theatre (Jan 09, 1947 - May 17, 1947)
Cast
Dr. John Wilson
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Songsmusic by Kurt Weill; lyrics by Langston HughesAct 1Sung ByAin't It Awful, the Heat?Greta Fiorentino, Emma Jones, Olga Olsen, Abraham Kaplan, Carl Olsen and NeighborsI Got a Marble and a StarHenry DavisGet a Load of ThatEmma Jones, Greta Fiorentino and Olga OlsenWhen a Woman Has a BabyDaniel Buchanan, Greta Fiorentino, Emma Jones and Anna MaurrantSomehow I Never Could BelieveAnna MaurrantGet a Load of ThatEmma Jones, Greta Fiorentino, George Jones and Carl OlsenIce CreamLippo Fiorentino, Emma Jones, Greta Fiorentino, Henry Davis, George Jones, Carl Olsen and Olga OlsenLet Things Be Like They Always WasFrank MaurrantWrapped in a Ribbon and Tied in a BowJennie Hildebrand and NeighborsLonely HouseSam KaplanWouldn't You Like to be on BroadwayHarry EasterWhat Good Would the Moon BeRose MaurrantMoon-Faced, Starry-EyedDick McGann and Mae JonesRemember That I CareSam Kaplan and Rose MaurrantAct 2Sung ByCatch Me If You CanCharlie Hildebrand, Mary Hildbrand, Willie Maurrant and ChildrenThere'll Be TroubleFrank Maurrant, Anna Maurrant and Rose MaurrantA Boy Like YouFrank MaurrantWe'll Go Away TogetherSam Kaplan and Rose MaurrantThe Woman Who Lived Up ThereEnsembleLullabyNursemaidsI Loved Her, TooFrank Maurrant, Rose Maurrant and EnsembleDon't Forget the Lilac BushSam Kaplan and Rose MaurrantAin't It Awful, the Heat (Reprise)Greta Fiorentino, Emma Jones, Olga Olsen and Abraham Kaplan
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Awards
Tony Award®
Best Original Score
1947 Winner
Music by Kurt Weill
Best Costume Design
1947 Winner
Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard
Produced by Dwight Deere Wiman and The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; S.N. Behrman; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Sidney Howard)
Music by Kurt Weill; Lyrics by Langston Hughes; Book by Elmer Rice; Based on the play by Elmer Rice; Musical Director: Maurice Abravanel
Staged by Charles Friedman; Musical Staging by Anna Sokolow
Adelphi Theatre (Jan 09, 1947 - May 17, 1947)
Cast
Dr. John Wilson
music by Kurt Weill; lyrics by Langston Hughes
Act 1
Sung By
Ain't It Awful, the Heat?
Greta Fiorentino, Emma Jones, Olga Olsen, Abraham Kaplan, Carl Olsen and Neighbors
I Got a Marble and a Star
Henry Davis
Get a Load of That
Emma Jones, Greta Fiorentino and Olga Olsen
When a Woman Has a Baby
Daniel Buchanan, Greta Fiorentino, Emma Jones and Anna Maurrant
Somehow I Never Could Believe
Anna Maurrant
Get a Load of That
Emma Jones, Greta Fiorentino, George Jones and Carl Olsen
Ice Cream
Lippo Fiorentino, Emma Jones, Greta Fiorentino, Henry Davis, George Jones, Carl Olsen and Olga Olsen
Let Things Be Like They Always Was
Frank Maurrant
Wrapped in a Ribbon and Tied in a Bow
Jennie Hildebrand and Neighbors
Lonely House
Sam Kaplan
Wouldn't You Like to be on Broadway
Harry Easter
What Good Would the Moon Be
Rose Maurrant
Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed
Dick McGann and Mae Jones
Remember That I Care
Sam Kaplan and Rose Maurrant
Act 2
Sung By
Catch Me If You Can
Charlie Hildebrand, Mary Hildbrand, Willie Maurrant and Children
There'll Be Trouble
Frank Maurrant, Anna Maurrant and Rose Maurrant
A Boy Like You
Frank Maurrant
We'll Go Away Together
Sam Kaplan and Rose Maurrant
The Woman Who Lived Up There
Ensemble
Lullaby
Nursemaids
I Loved Her, Too
Frank Maurrant, Rose Maurrant and Ensemble
Don't Forget the Lilac Bush
Sam Kaplan and Rose Maurrant
Ain't It Awful, the Heat
(Reprise)
Greta Fiorentino, Emma Jones, Olga Olsen and Abraham Kaplan
Tony Award®
Best Original Score
1947 Winner
Music by Kurt Weill
Music by Kurt Weill
Best Costume Design
1947 Winner
Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard
Costume Design by Lucinda Ballard
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