Lost in the Stars (Broadway, Music Box Theatre, 1949) | Playbill

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Lost in the Stars

Broadway
Musical
Original


SYNOPSIS:

Two South African families, one black and one white, are brought together by a tragic murder charge in the age of apartheid, in Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson's musical adaptation of Alan Paton's novel Cry the Beloved Country.

People (79)
  • Joseph James
    Joseph James
    Answerer
    (Original)
    Singer
    (Original)
    Hlabeni
    (Replacement)
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  • Alan Paton
    Alan Paton
    Based On The Novel "Cry, the Beloved Country"
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Pro Info

  • First Preview
    Oct 20 1949
  • Opening Date
    Oct 30 1949
  • Closing Date
    Jul 1 1950
  • Previews
    7
  • Performances
    281 as of Dec 24, 2024

Inside The Playbill

Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949
Lost In The Stars - December 26, 1949

Awards

Outer Critics Circle
1950 Special Award Winner

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Photos
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