Lost in the Stars

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Lost in the Stars is a 1949 musical tragedy by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson, adapted from Alan Paton’s novel "Cry, the Beloved Country" and set in apartheid-era South Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf musical tragedy
stage musical
adaptationOf novel
basedOn Cry, the Beloved Country NERFINISHED
basedOnAuthor Alan Paton NERFINISHED
bookWriter Maxwell Anderson NERFINISHED
broadwayRunEndDate 1950-07-01
broadwayRunStartDate 1949-10-30
cataloguedAs Kurt Weill stage work
character Absalom Kumalo NERFINISHED
Irene NERFINISHED
James Jarvis NERFINISHED
John Kumalo NERFINISHED
Stephen Kumalo NERFINISHED
choreographer Laurel Thompson NERFINISHED
composer Kurt Weill NERFINISHED
composerNationality German-American
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Rouben Mamoulian NERFINISHED
genre musical theatre
tragedy
hasRecording original Broadway cast recording
language English
lyricist Maxwell Anderson NERFINISHED
lyricistNationality American
musicStyle Broadway NERFINISHED
jazz-influenced
spiritual-influenced
notableSong Cry, the Beloved Country NERFINISHED
Lost in the Stars NERFINISHED
Thousands of Miles NERFINISHED
Trouble Man NERFINISHED
numberOfBroadwayPerformances 281
orchestrator Don Walker NERFINISHED
originalMedium stage
premiereDate 1949-10-30
premiereLocation New York City NERFINISHED
premiereTheatre Music Box Theatre NERFINISHED
premiereYear 1949
producer Cheryl Crawford NERFINISHED
settingLocation South Africa NERFINISHED
settingPeriod apartheid era
subject apartheid
forgiveness
racial injustice
reconciliation
theme clash between traditional values and modern society
faith and doubt
social justice

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Kurt Weill notableWork Lost in the Stars