The Civil War (musical)
| The Civil War | |
|---|---|
 Original Recording | |
| Music | Frank Wildhorn |
| Lyrics | Jack Murphy |
| Book | Gregory Boyd Frank Wildhorn |
| Productions | 1998 Concert 1999 Broadway 1999 National Tour 2009 Washington, D.C. |
- For the Robert Wilson opera, see the CIVIL warS.
The Civil War is a musical written by Gregory Boyd and Frank Wildhorn, with lyrics by Jack Murphy and music by Wildhorn. The musical centers on the American Civil War, with the musical numbers portraying the war through Union, Confederate, and slave viewpoints.
The musical opened on Broadway at the St. James Theatre on April 22, 1999. Directed by Jerry Zaks with musical staging by Luis Perez the cast featured Beth Leavel as Mabel/Mrs. Bixby, Matt Bogart as Private Sam Taylor, and Leo Burmester as Autolycus Fell.
Although panned by critics including The New York Times, who found it "generic...without plot and essentially without character",[1] it was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Musical. It closed on June 13, 1999, running for 61 performances.
It is scheduled to be one of the productions to be produced at the newly-renovated Ford's Theatre (Washington, DC), running from March 27, 2009 through May 24. Directed by Jeff Calhoun, the 16-member cast features Jarrod Emick, Eleasha Gamble, Michael Lanning, and Timothy Shew, with the recorded voice of Hal Holbrook as Lincoln. The production is conceived in a concert setting.[2]
Awards
Tony Award Nominations
- Tony Award for Best New Musical (Nominated)
- Tony Award for Best Original Score (Nominated)
Drama Desk Award Nominations
Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations
- Outstanding New Musical (Nominated)
- Outstanding Director of a Musical - Jerry Zaks (Nominated)
- Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Michael Bell (WIN)
- Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Cheryl Friedman (Nominated)
- Outstanding Lighting Design - Paul Gallo (WIN)
References
- ^ Brantley, Ben. Theatre Review: History Soldiering On. April 23, 1999. Retrieved November 19, 2006.]
- ^ Jones, Kenneth."Emmick, Leggs, Lanning, Gamble, Shew Among Wildhorn's Civil War Re-Enactors at Ford's Theatre",playbill.com, March 6, 2009
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