Lost in the Stars is a musical with book and lyrics by Maxwell
Anderson and music by Kurt Weill, based on the novel Cry, the Beloved
Country (1948) by Alan Paton. The musical premiered on Broadway in
1949; it was the composer's last work for the stage before he died the
following year.Lost in the Stars opened on Broadway at the Music Box
Theatre on October 30, 1949, and closed on July 1, 1950, after 281
performances. The production was supervised and directed by Rouben
Mamoulian and choreographed by La Verne French. Todd Duncan took the
role of Stephen; Inez Matthews sang Irina.New York City Opera
presented the musical in April 1958. Directed by Jose Quintero, the
cast featured Lawrence Winters (Stephen Kumalo) and Lee Charles
(Leader). (The conductor of those performances, Julius Rudel, led a
1992 complete recording of the score with the Orchestra of St. Luke's:
Music Masters 01612-67100.)A Broadway revival opened at the Imperial
Theatre on April 18, 1972, and closed on May 20 after 39 performances
and 8 previews. Directed by Gene Frankel with choreography by Louis
Johnson, the cast featured Rod Perry as Leader, Brock Peters as
Stephen Kumalo, Leslie Banks as James Jarvis, and Rosetta LeNoire as
Grace Kumalo. Peters was nominated for the Tony Award Best Actor in a
Musical and the Drama Desk Award Outstanding Performance; Gilbert
Price was nominated for the Tony Award Best Featured Actor in a
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