Shows · The Civil War · St. James Theatre, 1999
The Civil War, 1999
Of the productions that opened in the 1990s, this had the 187th longest run.
Who was in it14 named
Michel Bell
Gilles Chiasson
Lawrence Clayton
Mike Eldred
Hope Harris
David M Lutken
Wayne W Pretlow
Creative team
- Director
- Jerry Zaks
- Choreographer
- Luis Perez
- Orchestrations
- Kim Scharnberg 2
Tony Awards 0 from 0 nominations
Recordings
1 recording of The Civil War exist, but none was released while this run was on. See The Civil War for all of them.
Around this production
The Civil War is a musical written by Gregory Boyd and Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics by Jack Murphy and music by Wildhorn. The musical centers on the American Civil War, with the musical numbers portraying the war through Union, Confederate, and slave viewpoints. The musical was nominated for two Tony Awards, including the Tony Award for Best Musical. Its styles include gospel, folk, country, rock, and rhythm and blues.
On April 22, 1999, The Civil War opened at the newly restored St. James. At This Theatre 100 Years of Broadway Shows Stories and Botto Louis Viagas Rober, p. 283
“Why are we here at the St. James Theater?” asked Ben Brantley in his New York Times review on April 23, 1999.
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