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Shows · Jamaica

Jamaica

Opened 1957

555 performances

Musical, Golden Age

Jamaica
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Jamaica is a musical with a book by Yip Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Harold Arlen. It is set on a small island off the coast of Jamaica, and tells about a simple island community fighting to avoid being overrun by American commercialism.

Music
Harold Arlen (dance music by Peter Matz)
Lyrics
E. Y. Harburg
Book
E. Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy

Productions1 on Broadway

1957
Imperial TheatreBroadway Original, opened October 31, 1957, directed by Robert Lewis
555 performances

Songs19 songs

Savannah, Savannah’s Wedding Day, Pretty to Walk With, Push the Button, Incompatibility, Little Biscuit, Cocoanut Sweet, Pity the Sunset, Yankee Dollar, What Good Does It Do?, Monkey in the Mango Tree, Take It Slow, Joe, Beach at Night, Beach Ballet, Ain’t It the Truth, Leave the Atom Alone, For Every Fish, I Don’t Think I’ll End It All Today, Napoleon

Recordings 1 recording

1995
Jamaica
Jamaica RCA Victor 09026 68041 2, released July 18, 1995
United States

Licensing 2 entries

US Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark available
UK Concord Theatricals Tams-Witmark available

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