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The First (11/17/1981 - 12/13/1981)
music by Bob Brush; lyrics by Martin Charnin
ACT 1
Song List Sung By
Jack Roosevelt Robinson  Branch Rickey and Leo Durocher
The National Pastime  Cool Minnie, Jackie Robinson, Junkyard Jones and The Monarchs
Will We Ever Know Each Other  Jackie Robinson and Rachel Isum
The First  Jackie Robinson
Bloat  Leo Durocher and Reporters and The Dodgers
It Ain't Gonna Work  Casey Higgins, Clyde Sukeforth and The Dodgers
The Brooklyn Dodger Strike  Rickey and Durocher
Jack Roosevelt Robinson (Reprise) Rickey
The First (Reprise) Rachel Isum
ACT 2
Song List Sung By
Is This Year Next Year?  Noonan (the maitre'd), Eunice (the cigarette girl), Huey (a waiter), Frog (a busboy) and Sorrentino (a busboy)
You Do-Do-Do-It Good  Cool Minnie, Jackie Robinson, The Monarchs, Ruby (on the right) and Opal (on the left)
Is This Year Next Year? (Reprise) Branch Rickey, Holmes, The Reporters, Clyde Sukeforth and The Dodgers
There Are Days and There Are Days  Rachel Isum
It's A Beginning  Jackie Robinson, Branch Rickey and Rachel Isum
The Opera Ain't Over  Noonan (the maitre'd), The Regulars, All the Dodgers, Branch Rickey, Hilda Chester and The Fans