Shows · Lost in the Stars

Lost in the Stars

Opened 1949

273 performances

Musical, Golden Age

Todd Duncan, who was in the 1949 production. Photo by Vandamm, New York-impressed mark at lower left

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.

Music: Kurt Weill
Lyrics: Maxwell Anderson
Book: Maxwell Anderson

Productions2 on Broadway

1949

Music BoxBroadway Original, opened October 30, 1949, directed by Rouben Mamoulian

281 performances

1972

Imperial TheatreBroadway Revival, opened April 18, 1972, directed by Gene Frankel

39 performances

Songs10 songs

The Hills of Ixipo, Thousands of Miles, Train to Johannesburg, The Little Grey House, Trouble Man, Lost in the Stars, Stay Well, Cry, the Beloved Country, Big Mole, A Bird of Passage

Recordings 2 recordings

1993

Lost in the Stars (1992 studio cast) MusicMasters Classics 67100, released May 11, 1993

United States

2001

Lost in the Stars (1949 Original Broadway Cast) MCA Classics MCAD-10302, released May 15, 2001

United States

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