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.

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instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
basedOn life of Jackie Robinson
bookBy Joel Siegel NERFINISHED
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
surface form: United States
criticalReception mixed reviews
director Martin Charnin NERFINISHED
genre biographical musical
sports musical
language English
lightingDesigner Tharon Musser NERFINISHED
lyricist Martin Charnin NERFINISHED
mainSubject Jackie Robinson NERFINISHED
notableSong I Know My Man NERFINISHED
The First NERFINISHED
The National Pastime NERFINISHED
openedOnBroadway 1981-11-17
originalBroadwayCastMember David Alan Grier NERFINISHED
David Huddleston NERFINISHED
Lonette McKee NERFINISHED
originalBroadwayProductionTheatre Martin Beck Theatre NERFINISHED
previewPerformancesBegan 1981-11-05
producer James L. Nederlander NERFINISHED
James M. Nederlander NERFINISHED
Joseph Kipness NERFINISHED
Lawrence Kasha NERFINISHED
rolePortrayed Branch Rickey NERFINISHED
Jackie Robinson NERFINISHED
Rachel Robinson NERFINISHED
setDesigner David Mitchell NERFINISHED
settingLocation Brooklyn NERFINISHED
Major League Baseball parks
settingPeriod 1940s
subjectDepicts Branch Rickey NERFINISHED
Brooklyn Dodgers NERFINISHED
breaking of Major League Baseball color barrier
totalBroadwayPerformances 31
totalBroadwayPreviews 18

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David Alan Grier theaterDebut The First (Broadway musical)