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.
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 |
Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee |
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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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