Shows · The Scottsboro Boys · Production, 2010
The Scottsboro Boys, 2010
Opened 2010
Closed December 12, 2010
49 performances
Original
Broadway
Of the productions that opened in the 2010s, this had the 351st longest run.
Other stagings of The Scottsboro Boys 1 more
Who was in it12 named
Derrick Cobey
Jeremy Gumbs
Kendrick Jones
Julius Thomas Iii
Christian Dante White
Creative team
- Director
- Susan Stroman
- Choreographer
- Susan Stroman
- Orchestrations
- Larry Hochman
Tony Awards 0 from 1 nomination
Recordings 1 released while this run was on
Around this production
The Scottsboro Boys is a musical with a book by David Thompson, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. Based on the Scottsboro Boys trial, the musical is one of the last collaborations between Kander and Ebb prior to the latter's death. The musical has the framework of a minstrel show, altered to "create a musical social critique" with a company that, except for one, consists "entirely of African-American performers". The musical debuted Off-Broadway and then moved to Broadway in 2010 for a run of only two months. It received twelve Tony Award nominations, but failed to win any. The previous record for nominations without a win was eleven, held by Steel Pier and the original production…
Opening night on Broadway was the cherry on top, and a big family affair. The Playbill Broadway Yearbook June 2010 To May 2011 Edited By Robert Viagas 7th, p. 337
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