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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