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Hallelujah, Baby!

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! History

Other Productions of Hallelujah, Baby!

1967   Broadway Original Broadway Production
Broadway
2000   Off-Broadway New York Concert
Off-Broadway
2004   New York Workshop
New York
2018   New York York Theatre Company Production
New York
2027   Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway
Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway

Hallelujah, Baby! - 1967 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners are highlighted with a background.
Hallelujah, Baby! — awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1968 Tony Awards Best Choreography Kevin Carlisle
1968 Tony Awards Best Costume Design Irene Sharaff
1968 Tony Awards Best Direction of a Musical Burt Shevelove
1968 Tony Awards Best Musical 0
1968 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Jule Styne
1968 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Betty Comden
1968 Tony Awards Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Adolph Green
1968 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical Robert Hooks
1968 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical Lillian Hayman
1968 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical Leslie Uggams
1968 Tony Awards Producer (Musical) Albert Selden
1967 Theatre World Awards Performance Leslie Uggams

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