Inspired by the Ken Burns PBS documentary series about the Civil War, Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn and lyricists Jack Murphy and Gregory Boyd created a series of pop, country and gospel songs that are based on letters written by soldiers, speeches from Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, and poetry from Walt Whitman, Sojourner Truth and Maya Angelou. The show was nominated for 4 Tony Awards including Best Musical.
Year | Category | |
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1999 | Best Musical |
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THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW
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La Traviata
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Les Miserables
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Kimberly Akimbo
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BEAUTIFUL: THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL
The Carnegie (8/10 - 8/25) | ||
TICK, TICK... BOOM!
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Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio
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