The Night That Made America Famous 1975

Opened: February 26, 1975
Closing: April 05, 1975

The Night That Made America Famous - 1975 - Broadway History , Info & More

Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)
243 West 47th St. New York, NY

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The Night That Made America Famous FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Prologue
Six String Orchestra
Give Me a Road
Sunday Morning Sunshine
It's My Day
Give Me a Cause
Welfare Ray
Better Place to Be
Give Me a Wall
Peace Teachers
Pigeon Run
Changing of the Guard
When I Look Up
Sniper
Great Divide
Taxi
Cockeyed John
Mr. Tanner
Maxie
Fugue
When Maudey Wants a Man
I'm a Wonderfully Wicked Woman
Battleground Bummer
Stoopid
Cat's in the Cradle
Cockeyed John, Give Me a Dream
Too Much World
As I Grow Older
Beginning of the End
The Night That Made America Famous
Circle
The Night That Made America Famous has had 2 productions including Broadway which opened in 1975 and Broadway which opened in 1975.

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