Hallelujah, Baby! 1967 - Articles Page 19

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.

Hallelujah, Baby! - 1967 - Broadway Cast

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Hallelujah, Baby! - 1967 - Broadway Articles Page 19

A CHORUS LINE Announces Complete 2006 Cast
by BWW News Desk - Apr 26, 2006


A Chorus Line, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical, proudly announces the 2006 cast.

Carol Channing to be Honored at Singers Forum Gala; Leslie Uggams to Perform
by BWW News Desk - Mar 24, 2006


Carol Channing will be honored at the Singers Forum's Andy Anselmo Achievement Awards; Leslie Uggams will also perform

Uggams and Rosetta LeNoire Academy Students Featured in Amas Benefit, March 29
by BWW News Desk - Mar 16, 2006


On March 29th, Tony-winner Leslie Uggams and students of the Rosetta LeNoire Musical Theatre Academy will be featured in a benefit for Amas Musical Theatre

Ashmanskas, Testa and Dokuchitz Join Amanda Green for Free Concert & Signing, Feb. 22
by BWW News Desk - Feb 21, 2006


Brooks Ashmanskas, Mary Testa and Jonathan Dokuchitz will join Green and Tom Kitt for the free half-hour concert Amanda Green & Friends; there will also be a CD signing

Uggams to Star in Feb. 27 Boston Reading of Raisin in the Sun
by BWW News Desk - Feb 13, 2006


Leslie Uggams will headline a reading of the classic drama A Raisin in the Sun in Boston on February 27th

National Tour Review: WICKED Holds Broward Center Spellbound
by Beau Higgins - Feb 11, 2006


To say that WICKED is enchanting, is not enough. For through its exuberance, its heart and mind, its exhilaration and its spectacle, WICKED truly enchants. This is a show for the ages

National Tour Review: WICKED Holds Broward Center Spellbound
by Beau Higgins - Feb 9, 2006


To say that WICKED is enchanting, is not enough. For through its exuberance, its heart and mind, its exhilaration and its spectacle, WICKED truly enchants. This is a show for the ages.

Photo Flash: Vanessa Williams and Leslie Uggams At Darius de Haas' Concert
by BWW News Desk - Feb 1, 2006


Vanessa Williams and Leslie Uggams turned out for Darius de Haas' January 30th concert at Birdland

Vilanch, Pinkins, Garrett and More Headline LA Comden and Green Tribute in March
by BWW News Desk - Jan 30, 2006


Betty Garrett, Tonya Pinkins, Bruce Vilanch and others will headline Do Re Mi--Comden and Green's Broadway in LA on March 10th, 11th and 12th

Aaron Lazar Joins Starry My Funny Valentine Concert, Feb. 13
by BWW News Desk - Jan 30, 2006


The Light in The Piazza's Aaron Lazar has signed on to the February 13th My Funny Valentine concert at Symphony Space

Vilanch, Pinkins, Garrett and More Headline LA Comden and Green Tribute in March
by BWW News Desk - Jan 19, 2006


Stars such as Tonya Pinkins, Bruce Vilance, Betty Garrett and Karen Mason will headline the tribute benefit Do Re Mi--Comden & Green's Broadway in LA, which will be presented for three performances this March

Suzzanne Douglas: "Lucky to Be Me" Cabaret Tonight at Birdland
by BWW News Desk - Nov 15, 2005


Birdland is proud to present - direct from the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center's Cabaret and Performance Conference under the new artistic leadership of Michael Bush (Director of Artistic Production for Manhattan Theatre Club) - award-winning actress Suzzanne Douglas in her brand new cabaret theatre evening, Lucky to Be Me, on Tuesday, November 15.

Amas Musical Theatre Honors Leslie Uggams at Nov. 14 Gala Benefit
by BWW News Desk - Nov 11, 2005


Leslie Uggams will be honored by Amas Musical Theatre at their November 14th Blast from the Past Gala Benefit which will also feature a concert presentation of Damn Yankees

Red Hot Broadway with Deborah Gibson, Freda Payne & Eugene Fleming Comes to Tilles Center November 19-20
by BWW News Desk - Nov 7, 2005


Stepp Stewart's RED HOT BROADWAY (A Broadway Musical Concert) is set to hit the road again starring, Pop Music and Broadway sensation, Deborah Gibson.

Pope Caffey Alternates with Tunie as Lola in Amas' Damn Yankees Concert, Nov. 14
by BWW News Desk - Nov 2, 2005


Stephanie Pope Caffey will alternate with Tamara Tunie as Lola in Amas Musical Theatre's concert production of Damn Yankees on Nov. 14

Williamson, Douglas and Fuller Take Cabaret Shows to Birdland in Nov.
by BWW News Desk - Oct 18, 2005


This November, Ruth Williamson, Suzzanne Douglas and Penny Fuller will perform their respective cabaret shows at Birdland

Darius de Haas and Ira Hawkins Join 'Damn Yankees' Cast
by BWW News Desk - Oct 14, 2005


Donna Trinkoff, Producing Artistic Director of Amas Musical Theatre, announced that DARIUS DE HAAS and IRA HAWKINS have joined the all-star line-up appearing in 'DAMN YANKEES' which will be presented in a 90-minute concert version during Amas' third 'BLAST FROM THE PAST' Benefit on Monday, November 14th.

Broadway Stars Added to Amanda Green & Tom Kitt Concert at Birdland
by BWW News Desk - Oct 11, 2005


Amanda Green and Tom Kitt have invited a few extra-special friends to join in the musical naughtiness when they Play with Themselves at Birdland (315 W. 44th St.) on Monday, October 17th at 7pm.

Amanda Green & Tom Kitt Play with Themselves, October 17
by BWW News Desk - Oct 4, 2005


On October 17th, Amanda Green and Tom Kitt, of the upcoming musical High Fidelity, will 'Play with Themselves' at Birdland

Benefit Concert of 'Damn Yankees' Set In Negro Baseball League To Star Sara Ramirez, Alton F White, Rodney Hicks, Chuck Cooper and More Honoring Leslie Uggams
by BWW News Desk - Sep 22, 2005


Donna Trinkoff, Producing Artistic Director of Amas Musical Theatre, announced the company will produce its third 'BLAST FROM THE PAST' Benefit on Monday, November 14th featuring a 90 minute concert presentation of the hit Broadway musical 'DAMN YANKEES', set for the first time in the Negro Baseball Leagues.

Jule Styne Centennial Celebration Benefit is Cancelled
by BWW News Desk - Sep 20, 2005


Let Us Entertain You: The Jule Styne Centennial Celebration has been cancelled

Photo Flash: Cast Announced for Lestat, Trying Out in SF
by BWW News Desk - Aug 23, 2005


LESTAT stars Hugh Panaro in the title role, Carolee Carmello as Gabrielle, Jack Noseworthy as Armand, Jim Stanek as Louis, Roderick Hill as Nicolas, Michael Genet as Marius and Allison Fischer as Claudia.

2005 Helen Hayes Award Winners Announced
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2005


The Helen Hayes Awards honor achievement, celebrate, and promote the Washington D.C. professional theatre.

On Golden Pond's James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams on Weekend Today March 27
by BWW News Desk - Mar 25, 2005


James Earl Jones and Leslie Uggams, the Tony-winning stars of the new Broadway production of ON GOLDEN POND, will appear in a special joint interview on Weekend Today this Sunday morning, March 27.

Casting Announced for Mambo Kings - Albita, Justina Machado, and Billy Dee Williams to Star
by BWW News Desk - Mar 17, 2005


Producers Daryl Roth and Jordan Roth today announced four stars of their new Broadway-bound musical THE MAMBO KINGS, which begins performances Wednesday, July 20 at the Broadway Theatre (1681 Broadway at 53rd Street) following an out-of-town engagement at San Francisco's Golden Gate Theatre from May 24 through June 19. Opening night on Broadway is Thursday, August 18.

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
Off-Broadway Off-Broadway Revival
Off-Broadway

Hallelujah, Baby! - 1967 Broadway Awards and Nominations

Note: Award winners will appear on a background
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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