Lost in the Stars
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Lost in the Stars is a 1949-premiered musical with book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson and music by Kurt Weill, based on the novel Cry, the Beloved Country (1948) by Alan Paton. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1949; it was the composer's last work for the stage before he died the following year.
- Opened
- 1949
- Performances
- 273
- Type
- Musical
- Era
- Golden Age
Productions2 on Broadway
| 1949 | Music Box Original. October 30, 1949 · Rouben Mamoulian | 281 performances |
| 1972 | Imperial Theatre Revival. April 18, 1972 · Gene Frankel | 39 performances |
Every Broadway staging held in broadway-data, sourced to IBDB. West End runs are not yet held.
Recordings 2 albums held
Licensing not confirmed
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Weill’s final work was this serious piece dealing with racial prejudice in South Africa. book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p339
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