- Gantry (musical)
Infobox Musical
name= Gantry
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music=Stanley Lebowsky
lyrics=Fred Tobias
book=Peter Bellwood
basis= "Elmer Gantry " bySinclair Lewis
productions= 1970 Broadway
awards="Gantry" is a musical with a book by
Peter Bellwood , lyrics byFred Tobias , and music byStanley Lebowsky .Based on the 1927 novel "
Elmer Gantry " bySinclair Lewis , it tells the story of a womanizing, self-righteous, self-proclaimedpreacher who joins forces with a female evangelist to sellreligion to small-town America.After 31 previews, the Broadway production, directed and
choreographed byOnna White , opened onFebruary 14 ,1970 at theGeorge Abbott Theatre , where it closed after one performance. The cast included Robert Shaw,Rita Moreno ,Ted Thurston , andBeth Fowler .ong list
;Act I
* Wave a Hand
* He Was There
* Play Ball with the Lord
* Katie Jonas
* Thanks, Sweet Jesus!
* Someone I've Already Found
* He's Never Too Busy
* We're Sharin' Sharon ;Act II
* We Can All Give Love
* Foresight
* These Four Walls
* Show Him the Way
* The Promise of What I Could Be
* Gantry's Reaction
* We're Sharin' Sharon (Reprise)External links
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