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Lost In The Stars

Based on Alan Paton's novel Cry, the Beloved Country.
Book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson
Music by Kurt Weill
Produced by Playwrights' Company
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian
Opened October 1949 in New York at the Music Box Theater and ran for 273 performances
Movie 1974

Synopsis

Stephen Kumalo, a black umfundisi (minister), lives in rural South Africa; his children have moved to Johannesburg. His brother sends him a letter which suggests that his son Absalom is in trouble. Kumalo goes to Johannesburg and learns, after some investigating, Absalom is accused of murdering a white man; not just any white man, but one who advocated greater freedom for black South Africans. Absalom confesses and is sentenced to death, leaving his pregnant wife behind. Reverend Kumalo meets with the father of the murder victim and is able to effect a reconciliation at the end of the play.

Song List

The Hills of Ixopo
Thousands of Miles
Train to Johannesburg
The Little Gray House
Who'll Buy?
Trouble Man
Lost in the Stars
The Wild Justice
O Tixo, Tixo, Help Me!
Stay Well
Cry the Beloved Country
Big Mole
A Bird of Passage

Info

Original Cast included Todd Duncan, Leslie Banks, Warren Coleman, Inez Matthews, Julian Mayfield, Frank Roane, Sheila Guyse & Herbert Coleman

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