| Let My People Come | |
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| A Sexual Musical | |
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| Music | Earl Wilson, Jr. |
| Lyrics | Earl Wilson, Jr. |
| Productions | 1974 Off-Broadway 1974 London 1976 Broadway |
Let My People Come is the title of a pornographic musical which ran from January 8, 1974 to July 5, 1976 in New York City, at The Village Gate in Greenwich Village. Its run was continued in Los Angeles, in Philadelphia, at the Grendel's Lair Cabaret Theatre, and, in the 1980s, at the Basin Street Cabaret Theatre. Toronto and other Canadian venues, . Subtitled "A Sexual Musical". The show opened on Broadway on July 7, 1976 at the Morosco Theatre and closed on October 2, 1976 after 108 performances.
It was produced and directed by the late Phil Oesterman.[1] The show was choreographed by Charles Augins, musical direction and vocal arrangements Norman Bergen, music conducted by Glen Roven, scenery, lighting, and production stage manager Duane F. Mazey, scenery and costumes supervised by Douglas W. Schmidt, lighting supervised by John Gleason, stage manager Robert Walter, and press by Saul Richman.
The Broadway opening night cast starred Brandy Alexander, Dwight Baxter, Lorraine Davidson, Joelle Erasme, Yvette Freeman, Paul Gillespie, Tulane Howard II, Bob Jockers, Empress Kilpatrick, Dianne Legro, Allan Lozito, Bryan Miller, Bryen Neves, Don Scotti, Dean Tait, Lori Wagner, and Charles Whiteside.
Its music and lyrics were by Earl Wilson, Jr. The show featured songs with titles like "I'm Gay," "Come in My Mouth," "Give It to Me", and "The Cunnilingus Champion of Company C." There was nudity on stage during the production.
In November, 2011 the production made a comeback in Chicago at the Stage 773 Theater. http://www.stage773.com/Show?id=40