Shenandoah (musical)

Shenandoah (musical)

Infobox Musical
name= Shenandoah
subtitle=


caption= Original Cast Recording
music= Gary Geld
lyrics= Peter Udell
book= Philip Rose
James Lee Barrett
basis= 1965 film "Shenandoah
productions= 1974 Goodspeed Opera House
1975 Broadway
1989 Broadway revival
awards= Tony Award for Best Book

"Shenandoah" is a 1975 Broadway musical with music by Gary Geld, lyrics by Peter Udell, and a book by Udell, Philip Rose and James Lee Barrett, based on Barrett's original screenplay for the 1965 film "Shenandoah". The musical first opened at the Goodspeed Opera House in 1974 and then transferred to Broadway, opening on January 7, 1975. It ran on Broadway for a total of 1,050 performances, closing August 7, 1977. The production was nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and won two Tonys, one for Best Actor in a Musical (John Cullum) and the other for Best Book of a Musical. Aside from Cullum, other cast members in the original production included Joel Higgins, Penelope Milford, Robert Rosen (see Robert Ozn), Craig Lucas, and Donna Theodore who won a Drama Desk Award for her performance.

As with the original film, "Shenandoah" centers on a widower, Charlie Anderson, living with his large family in the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War. Anderson does not wish to be involved in the war because he doesn't consider it "his" war, but he's forced to take action when his youngest son is taken prisoner by Union soldiers.

"Shenandoah" was revived on Broadway, again with Cullum in the lead role, on August 8, 1989; this production lasted only 32 performances, closing September 2, 1989. A new production of "Shenandoah" opened March 22, 2006 at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., starring Scott Bakula; positive critical notices and strong ticket sales resulted in the show's run being extended through May 21 (although Bakula departed the production April 30).

Musical Numbers

;Act I
* Raise the Flag of Dixie (Prologue) - Ensemble
* I've Heard it All Before - Charlie
* Pass the Cross to Me - Ensemble
* Why Am I Me? - The Boy and Gabriel
* Next to Lovin' (I Like Fightin') - Jacob, James, Nathan, John and Henry
* Over the Hill - Jenny
* The Pickers are Coming - Charlie
* Next to Lovin' (I Like Fightin') (Reprise) - Jacob, James, Nathan, John, Henry and Jenny
* Meditation - Charlie
* We Make a Beautiful Pair - Anne and Jenny
* Violets and Silverbells - Jenny, Sam and Ensemble
* It's a Boy! - Charlie, Jacob, James, Nathan, John and Henry;Act II
* Entr'acte - Orchestra
* Freedom - Anne and Gabriel
* Papa's Gonna Make it Alright - Charlie
* The Only Home I Know - Corporal and Ensemble
* The Only Home I Know (Reprise) - Corporal
* Papa's Gonna Make it Alright (Reprise) - Jenny
* Meditation II - Charlie
* Pass the Cross to Me (Finale) - Ensemble
* Freedom (curtain call) - Ensemble

External links

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* [http://www.fordstheatre.org/Pages/performance/performances_Shenandoah.htm "Shenandoah" at Ford's Theatre.]


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