Susanna, Don't You Cry
MusicalRomanceOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
May 22, 1939
Closing Date
May 27, 1939
Performances
5
MusicalRomanceOriginalBroadway
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Description
A musical in two acts
Setting
Covington, Kentucky, Cincinnati, San Francisco, and New York City
Comments
Part of The American Lyric Theatre Repertory Season.
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PeopleProduced by American Lyric Theatre (Robert Edmond Jones, Managing Director); Produced in association with The League of ComposersSpecial arrangements by Hans Spialek; Book by Sarah Newmeyer and Clarence Loomis; Lyrics by Stephen Foster; Music by Stephen Foster; Musical Director: Lee Pattison; Chorus under the direction of May ValentineStaged by José RubenScenic Design by Robert Edmond Jones; Lighting Design by Robert Edmond JonesBased on melodies of Stephen Foster; Conducted by Andre PolahMinstrelMary LouMinstrel
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SongsAct 1Sung ByAh, May the Red Rose Live AlwayBrian Tolliver(Oh!) Susanna, Don't You CryBrian Tolliver and ChorusTurn Not AwayCarter Reynolds and Susan EliotUnder the Willow She's SleepingEulalie Bland and Hall Johnson ChoirEulalieEulalie Bland and Hall Johnson ChoirThe Voice of Bygone DaysHall Johnson Choir(Oh) LemuelAngieGo Down to the Cotton FieldsLemBeautiful DreamerCarter ReynoldsOpen Thy Lattice, LoveMinstrel and ChorusCome Where My Love Lies DreamingValentine ChorusSweet Emerald IsleBrian TolliverWhere Shall I Turn?Susan EliotSomebody's Coming to See Me TonightEulalie BlandGentle AnnieEulalie Bland and Hall Johnson ChoirGlendy BurkeHall Johnson OctetteAngelineAngie, Lem and Hall Johnson ChoirAct 2Sung ByRing de BanjoJonathan Lamphrey and MinstrelsSweet SummertimeCarter ReynoldsMy Old Kentucky HomeJonathan Lamphrey and MinstrelsSome Folks DoMinstrels(Oh) Lemuel (Reprise)MinstrelsCamptown RacesMinstrelsLouisiana BelleJonathan Lamphrey, Minstrels and AngieFarewell, My EulalieJonathan LamphreyWhy Have My Loved Ones Gone?Susan EliotSusan Eliot and LemSoft Be Thy SlumbersHall Johnson ChoirWe'll Put for the SouthHall Johnson ChoirVillage BellsAngie and Hall Johnson Choir(I Dream of) Jeannie With the Light Brown HairCarter Reynolds
Produced by American Lyric Theatre (Robert Edmond Jones, Managing Director); Produced in association with The League of Composers
Special arrangements by Hans Spialek; Book by Sarah Newmeyer and Clarence Loomis; Lyrics by Stephen Foster; Music by Stephen Foster; Musical Director: Lee Pattison; Chorus under the direction of May Valentine
Staged by José Ruben
Scenic Design by Robert Edmond Jones; Lighting Design by Robert Edmond Jones
Based on melodies of Stephen Foster; Conducted by Andre Polah
Minstrel
Mary Lou
Minstrel
Act 1
Sung By
Ah, May the Red Rose Live Alway
Brian Tolliver
(Oh!) Susanna, Don't You Cry
Brian Tolliver and Chorus
Turn Not Away
Carter Reynolds and Susan Eliot
Under the Willow She's Sleeping
Eulalie Bland and Hall Johnson Choir
Eulalie
Eulalie Bland and Hall Johnson Choir
The Voice of Bygone Days
Hall Johnson Choir
(Oh) Lemuel
Angie
Go Down to the Cotton Fields
Lem
Beautiful Dreamer
Carter Reynolds
Open Thy Lattice, Love
Minstrel and Chorus
Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming
Valentine Chorus
Sweet Emerald Isle
Brian Tolliver
Where Shall I Turn?
Susan Eliot
Somebody's Coming to See Me Tonight
Eulalie Bland
Gentle Annie
Eulalie Bland and Hall Johnson Choir
Glendy Burke
Hall Johnson Octette
Angeline
Angie, Lem and Hall Johnson Choir
Act 2
Sung By
Ring de Banjo
Jonathan Lamphrey and Minstrels
Sweet Summertime
Carter Reynolds
My Old Kentucky Home
Jonathan Lamphrey and Minstrels
Some Folks Do
Minstrels
(Oh) Lemuel
(Reprise)
Minstrels
Camptown Races
Minstrels
Louisiana Belle
Jonathan Lamphrey, Minstrels and Angie
Farewell, My Eulalie
Jonathan Lamphrey
Why Have My Loved Ones Gone?
Susan Eliot
Susan Eliot and Lem
Soft Be Thy Slumbers
Hall Johnson Choir
We'll Put for the South
Hall Johnson Choir
Village Bells
Angie and Hall Johnson Choir
(I Dream of) Jeannie With the Light Brown Hair
Carter Reynolds
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