Inspired by the Ken Burns PBS documentary series about the Civil War, Broadway composer Frank Wildhorn and lyricists Jack Murphy and Gregory Boyd created a series of pop, country and gospel songs that are based on letters written by soldiers, speeches from Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, and poetry from Walt Whitman, Sojourner Truth and Maya Angelou. The show was nominated for 4 Tony Awards including Best Musical.
Year | Category | |
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1999 | Best Musical |
Videos
Alice in Wonderland
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (12/4 - 12/30) | ||
Jaja's African Hair Braiding
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (5/31 - 6/22) | ||
Come From Away (Non-Equity)
Aronoff Center (3/18 - 3/23) | ||
CCM Musicals: Wonderful Town
CCM Patricia Corbett Theater (11/21 - 11/23) | ||
Life of Pi
Aronoff Center (2/4 - 2/9) | ||
I Need That
Ensemble Theatre Cincinnati (2/8 - 3/2) | ||
A Beautiful Noise
Aronoff Center (5/6 - 5/18) | ||
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