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.
Statements (49)
| 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
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forgiveness ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ reconciliation ⓘ |
| theme |
clash between traditional values and modern society
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faith and doubt ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
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