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Original Broadway Cast - The Scottsboro Boys (Broadway) (CD)

The Scottsboro Boys

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Nine young Black men are falsely accused of assaulting two white women on a train in 1930s Alabama, sparking one of the most infamous miscarriages of justice in American history. The story is told provocatively through the framework of a minstrel show, forcing the audience to confront how racial stereotypes distort truth, as the boys endure years of trials, imprisonment, and broken promises.

Opened
2010
Performances
49
Type
Musical
Era
Modern
Music: John KanderLyrics: Fred Ebb, John KanderBook: David Thompson

Productions2 on Broadway

2010 Original Theatre not recorded. · Susan Stroman 49 performances
2014 Garrick Theatre Transfer. October 21, 2014

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Licensing 1 entry

US Music Theatre International The Scottsboro Boys matched on title alone — a lead, not a confirmed licensor

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In the literature18 passages

The Scottsboro Boys (2010), Follies (the 2011 Broadway revival), The Last Ship (2014), and The Visit (2015) quickly closed, and the critically acclaimed Grey Gardens (2006) could manage no more than nine months of performances. book:the-complete-book-of-1990s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-paxton-mcnallie-2016-rowm#p13

Sadly, few serious musicals for adults were successful, and so A Catered Affair (2008), The Scottsboro Boys (2010), The Last Ship (2014), and The Visit (2015) quickly floundered; others such as Passion and Grey Gardens (2006) ran for only a few months book:the-complete-book-of-1990s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-paxton-mcnallie-2016-rowm#p172

Two examples are The Scottsboro Boys (2010; forty-nine performances) and The Visit (2015; sixty-one performances), both of which played at the intimate Lyceum Theatre. book:the-complete-book-of-1990s-broadway-musicals-dan-dietz-paxton-mcnallie-2016-rowm#p307

John Kander and Fred Ebb’s final collaboration, The Scottsboro Boys, a minstrel musical about the 1931 Scottsboro case, received mostly positive reviews and went on to win Lucille Lortel Awards for outstanding musical and choreographer (Susan Stroman), a Drama Desk Award for outstanding lyrics, and tied with Bloody Blo… book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p124

Outstanding Lead Actor: Michael Urie, The Temperamentals (Produced by Daryl Roth, Stacy Shane and Martian Entertainment) Nominees: Hugh Dancy, The Pride, Patch Darragh, The Glass Menagerie; Brandon Victor Dixon, The Scottsboro Boys; John Douglas Thompson, The Emperor Jones book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p432

Frederick Loewe Award for Dramatic Composition: John Kander, Fred Ebb, and David Thompson, The Scottsboro Boys; Robert Lopez, Trey Parker & Matt Stone, The Book of Mormon book:theatre-world-2011-12-season-v-68-willis#p440

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