The First (Broadway musical)
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The First is a Broadway musical that dramatizes the life and historic achievements of baseball legend Jackie Robinson as he breaks Major League Baseball’s color barrier.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| The First | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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stage musical ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Jackie Robinson ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Joel Siegel
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Martin Charnin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadwayRunDescription | short-lived Broadway run ⓘ |
| choreographer | Donald McKayle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closedOnBroadway | 1981-12-12 ⓘ |
| composer | Robert Brush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| costumeDesigner | Theoni V. Aldredge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReception | mixed reviews ⓘ |
| director | Martin Charnin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical musical
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sports musical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lightingDesigner | Tharon Musser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricist | Martin Charnin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Jackie Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
I Know My Man
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The First NERFINISHED ⓘ The National Pastime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedOnBroadway | 1981-11-17 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayCastMember |
David Alan Grier
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David Huddleston NERFINISHED ⓘ Lonette McKee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayProductionTheatre | Martin Beck Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previewPerformancesBegan | 1981-11-05 ⓘ |
| producer |
James L. Nederlander
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James M. Nederlander NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Kipness NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Kasha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rolePortrayed |
Branch Rickey
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Jackie Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Rachel Robinson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setDesigner | David Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Brooklyn
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Major League Baseball parks ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| subjectDepicts |
Branch Rickey
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Brooklyn Dodgers NERFINISHED ⓘ breaking of Major League Baseball color barrier ⓘ |
| totalBroadwayPerformances | 31 ⓘ |
| totalBroadwayPreviews | 18 ⓘ |
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