Hallelujah, Baby! 1967

Opened: April 26, 1967

Hallelujah, Baby! - 1967 - Broadway History , Info & More

Martin Beck Theatre
302 W. 45th St. New York, NY 10036

Hallelujah, Baby! is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Adolph Green and Betty Comden, and a book by Arthur Laurents. The show is "a chronicle of the African American struggle for equality during the [first half of the] 20th century."[1]



The musical premiered on Broadway in 1967 and made a young Leslie Uggams a star. It won the Tony Award for Best Musical.

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Hallelujah, Baby! FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What Tony Awards has Hallelujah, Baby! been nominated for?
Hallelujah, Baby! has been nominated for several Tony Awards. It was nominated for Best Musical, Best Choreography for Kevin Carlisle, Best Costume Design for Irene Sharaff, Best Direction of a Musical for Burt Shevelove, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Jule Styne, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Betty Comden, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Adolph Green, and Producer (Musical) for Albert Selden.
What Tony Awards has Hallelujah, Baby! won?
Hallelujah, Baby! has won several Tony Awards, including Best Musical, Best Choreography for Kevin Carlisle, Best Costume Design for Irene Sharaff, Best Direction of a Musical for Burt Shevelove, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Jule Styne, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Betty Comden, Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre for Adolph Green, and Producer (Musical) for Albert Selden.
What awards has Hallelujah, Baby! been nominated for?
Hallelujah, Baby! has been nominated for the Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Leslie Uggams.
What awards has Hallelujah, Baby! won?
Hallelujah, Baby! has won the Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Leslie Uggams.

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