Hallelujah, Baby!

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

Back in the Kitchen
My Own Morning
The Slice
Farewell, Farewell
Feet Do Yo' Stuff
Watch My Dust
Smile, Smile
Witches' Brew
Breadline Dance
Another Day
I Wanted to Change Him
Being Good Isn't Good Enough
Dance Drill
Talking to Yourself
Limbo Dance
Hallelujah, Baby!
Not Mine
I Don't Know Where She Got It
Now's the Time
Big Talk
Your Kind of Man
Hey!
Worryin'
I Want to Get Arrested
Ugly, Ugly Gal
When the Weather's Better
Freedom Dance
You Ain't Gonna Shake Them Feathers No More
You're Welcome
Hallelujah, Baby! has had 6 productions including Broadway which opened in 1967, Broadway which opened in 1967, Off-Broadway which opened in 2000, New York which opened in 2004, New York which opened in 2018 and Off-Broadway which opened in 9999.
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.
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.
Hallelujah, Baby! has been nominated for the Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Leslie Uggams.
Hallelujah, Baby! has won the Performance (Theatre World Awards) for Leslie Uggams.

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