The Civil War (musical)

The Civil War (musical)

Infobox Musical
name= The Civil War
subtitle=


caption= Original Recording
music= Frank Wildhorn
lyrics= Jack Murphy
book= Gregory Boyd
Frank Wildhorn
basis=
productions= 1998 Houston
1999 Broadway
awards= : "For the Robert Wilson opera, see the CIVIL warS."

"The Civil War" is a musical written by Gregory Boyd and Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics by Jack Murphy and music by Wildhorn. The musical centers on the American Civil War, with the musical numbers portraying the war through Union, Confederate, and slave viewpoints.

The musical opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on April 22, 1999, directed by Jerry Zaks. Although panned by critics including The New York Times, who found it "generic...without plot and essentially without character", [Brantley, Ben. [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9A06EFD6123AF930A15757C0A96F958260 Theatre Review: History Soldiering On] . April 23, 1999. Retrieved November 19, 2006.] ] it was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical, as well as one for Best Original Score. It closed on June 13, 1999, running for 61 performances.

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