Shenandoah (musical)

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Shenandoah
Original Cast Recording
Music	Gary Geld
Lyrics	Peter Udell
Book	Philip Rose James Lee Barrett
Based upon	1965 film Shenandoah
Productions	1974 Goodspeed Opera House 1975 Broadway 1989 Broadway revival
Awards	Tony Award for Best Book

Shenandoah is a 1975 Broadway musical with music by Gary Geld, lyrics by Peter Udell, and a book by Udell, Philip Rose and James Lee Barrett, based on Barrett's original screenplay for the 1965 film Shenandoah. The musical first opened at the Goodspeed Opera House in 1974 and then transferred to Broadway, opening on January 7, 1975. It ran on Broadway for a total of 1,050 performances, closing August 7, 1977. The production was nominated for six Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and won two Tonys, one for Best Actor in a Musical (John Cullum) and the other for Best Book of a Musical. Aside from Cullum, other cast members in the original production included Joel Higgins, Penelope Milford, Robert Rosen (see Robert Ozn), Craig Lucas, and Donna Theodore who won a Drama Desk Award for her performance.

As with the original film, Shenandoah centers on a widower, Charlie Anderson, living with his large family in the Shenandoah Valley during the American Civil War. Anderson does not wish to be involved in the war because he doesn't consider it "his" war, but he's forced to take action when his youngest son is taken prisoner by Union soldiers.

Shenandoah was revived on Broadway, again with Cullum in the lead role, on August 8, 1989; this production lasted only 32 performances, closing September 2, 1989. A new production of Shenandoah opened March 22, 2006 at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., starring Scott Bakula; positive critical notices and strong ticket sales resulted in the show's run being extended through May 21 (although Bakula departed the production April 30).

[edit] Musical Numbers

Act I Raise the Flag of Dixie (Prologue) - Ensemble I've Heard it All Before - Charlie Pass the Cross to Me - Ensemble Why Am I Me? - The Boy and Gabriel Next to Lovin' (I Like Fightin') - Jacob, James, Nathan, John and Henry Over the Hill - Jenny The Pickers are Coming - Charlie Next to Lovin' (I Like Fightin') (Reprise) - Jacob, James, Nathan, John, Henry and Jenny Meditation - Charlie We Make a Beautiful Pair - Anne and Jenny Violets and Silverbells - Jenny, Sam and Ensemble It's a Boy! - Charlie, Jacob, James, Nathan, John and Henry

Act II Entr'acte - Orchestra Freedom - Anne and Gabriel Papa's Gonna Make it Alright - Charlie The Only Home I Know - Corporal and Ensemble The Only Home I Know (Reprise) - Corporal Papa's Gonna Make it Alright (Reprise) - Jenny Meditation II - Charlie Pass the Cross to Me (Finale) - Ensemble Freedom (curtain call) - Ensemble

[edit] External links

• Shenandoah at the Internet Broadway Database
• Shenandoah at Ford's Theatre.

Awards
Preceded by Candide by Hugh Wheeler	Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical 1975 by James Lee Barrett, Peter Udell, and Phillip Rose	Succeeded by A Chorus Line by James Kirkwood, Jr. and Nicholas Dante