Lost in the Stars

The Oxford Companion to American Theatre | 2004 | 700+ words | Copyright

Lost in the Stars (1949), a musical play by Maxwell Anderson (book, lyrics), Kurt Weill (music). [Music Box Theatre, 273 perf.] Stephen Kumalo ( Todd Duncan), a black preacher in the South African hinterlands, goes to Johannesburg to seek his straying son Absalom ( Julian Mayfield). But Absalom has killed a white man and is sentenced to death. All Stephen can do is comfort Absalom's girl, Irina ( Inez Matthews), and reach a compassionate understanding with the murdered man's father, James Jarvis ( Leslie Banks). Notable songs: Lost in the Stars; Stay Well; Thousands of Miles; Trouble Man. The Playwrights' Company presented this musical version of Alan Paton's acclaimed novel, Cry, the Beloved Country, which managed to find an audience despite its grim subject matter. Over the years the score has become more appreciated. The musical was revived unsuccessfully in 1972.

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