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Hallelujah, Baby!

Full-Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy  /  3w, 2m plus ensemble

Book by Arthur Laurents
Music by Jule Styne
Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green

Through the struggles and triumphs of a determined, talented, and resilient leading lady, Hallelujah, Baby! celebrates the African American experience in the first half of the 20th century.

Hallelujah, Baby!

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 2m plus ensemble
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Experimental, Docudrama/History
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences
Accolades
Accolades

  • NOMINEE: Nine 1968 Tony Awards
    WINNER! Five 1968 Tony Awards, including Best Musical and Best Music & Lyrics
    WINNER! 1968 Theatre World Award for Outstanding Debut Performance (Leslie Uggams)

Hallelujah, Baby!

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Summary

Through the struggles and triumphs of a determined, talented, and resilient leading lady, Hallelujah, Baby! celebrates the African American experience in the first half of the 20th century. Arthur Laurents’ inventive book follows Georgina Franklin as she rises from domestic work in the 1920s to stardom in the late 1960s—all without aging a day. The glorious score by Jule Styne, with lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green, includes “My Own Morning,” “I Don’t Know Where She Got It,” “Being Good,” and the title song.

History
Hallelujah, Baby! opened at the Martin Beck Theatre on April 26, 1967, starring Leslie Uggams in her Broadway debut. The production won five Tony Awards and played for 293 performances.
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Performing Groups
  • Time Period 1960s
  • Setting
    America from the turn of the century through 1967.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)

Music

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  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Dance Requirements Moderate
  • Vocal DemandsDifficult
  • Orchestra Size Large
  • Chorus Size Large

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Authors

Arthur Laurents

Arthur Laurents

Arthur Laurents (1917-2011) was the author of musical plays such as West Side Story, Gypsy, Anyone Can Whistle, Do I Hear A Waltz?, Hallelujah Baby! (1967 Tony Award For Best Musical) and Nick & Nora; and the screenplays The Snake Pit, Rope, Caught, Anastasia, Bonjour Tristes ...

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Jule Styne

Jule Styne

Jule Styne (1905-1994) made Broadway sing for 50 years with shows including High Button Shoes; Gentlemen Prefer Blondes; Hazel Flagg; Gypsy; Peter Pan; Bells Are Ringing; Do Re Mi; Subways Are For Sleeping; Funny Girl; Fade Out-Fade In; Hallelujah, Baby!; The Red Shoes; and D ...

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Betty Comden

Betty Comden

Betty Comden (1917-2006) was an award-winning screenwriter, librettist and lyricist, co-writing with her longtime creative partner, Adolph Green. Comden and Green had a groundbreaking partnership of over 60 years, winning Tony Awards for their lyrics and/or librettos for Appl ...

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Adolph Green

Adolph Green

Adolph Green (1914-2002) was an award-winning screenwriter, librettist and lyricist, co-writing with his longtime creative partner, Betty Comden. Comden and Green had a groundbreaking partnership of over 60 years, winning Tony Awards for their lyrics and/or librettos for Appl ...

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