The Night That Made America Famous
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The Night That Made America Famous was a 1975 Broadway musical written by Harry Chapin. The musical was performed at the Ethel Barrymore Theater. The musical was based on Harry's song What Made America Famous. The digital archives of the New York Public Library have placed over a 100 pictures online from three separate sessions: December 11, 1974[1], January 30, 1975[2], February 13, 1975[3]
Contents |
Songs
Act 1
- Six String Orchestra - Harry and Company
- Give Me a Road - Company
- Sunday Morning Sunshine - Harry and Company
- It's My Day - Kelly
- Give Me a Cause - Company
- Welfare Rag - Delores, Bill, Gilbert, and Company
- Better Place to Be - Harry and Company
- Give Me a Wall - Company
- Peace Teachers - Kelly
- Pigeon Run - Gilbert
- Changing of the Guard - Gilbert
- When I Look Up - Delores
- Sniper - Harry and the company
Act 1
- Great Divide - Harry
- Taxi - Harry and Kelly
- Cockeyed John - Company
- Mr. Tanner - Harry and Company
- Maxie - Kelly
- Fugue (next 3 songs)
- Love Can't - Bill
- When Maudey Wants a Man - Delores
- Wonderfully Wicked Woman - Kelly
- Battleground Bummer - Gilbert
- Stoopid - Bill
- Cat's in the Cradle - Harry and the Company
- Cockeyed John, Give Me My Dream - Company
- Too Much World - Kelly, Delores, Bill, Gilbert, Harry, and the Company
- As I Grow Older - Kelly
- Beginning of the End - Company
- The Night That Made America Famous - Harry and the Company
The demo versions of the following songs were recorded for the musical but were not listed in the playbill for the musical.
Cast
- Harry Chapin
- Kelly Garrett
- Delores Hall
- Gilbert Price
- Bill Starr
- Alexandra Borrie
- Mercedes Ellington
- Sid Marshall
- Ernie Pysher
- Lynne Thigpen
Orchestra
External links
The Internet Broadway Database (IDDB)
References
- ↑ Kenn, Duncan, (December 11, 1974) "Kenn Duncan photograph archive, ca. 1960-1986 > Series I: theatrical productions. > The Night That Made America Famous, 1974 Dec. 11" New York, NY: New York Public Library. Retrieved 2012-02-18
- ↑ Kenn, Duncan, (January 30, 1975) "Kenn Duncan photograph archive, ca. 1960-1986 > Series I: theatrical productions. > The Night That Made America Famous, 1975 Jan. 30" New York, NY: New York Public Library. Retrieved 2012-02-18
- ↑ Kenn, Duncan, (February 13, 1975) "Kenn Duncan photograph archive, ca. 1960-1986 > Series I: theatrical productions. > The Night That Made America Famous, 1975 Feb. 13" New York, NY: New York Public Library. Retrieved 2012-02-18
