The Civil War

COMPOSER AND LIBRETTIST - Frank Wildhorn

LYRICIST - Jack Murphy

LIBRETTIST - Gregory Boyd

Broadway Premiere:

THEATRE - St. James Theatre

OPENING NIGHT - Apr 22, 1999

TOTAL PERFORMANCES - 61

ORIGINAL CAST - Larry Gatlin, Bebe Winans, John Ayres, Moses Braxton Jr., Mike Eldred, Steve Gannon, Dawana Gudger-Richardson, Keith Byron Kirk, Michael Lanning, Debra Winans, Royal Reed, Clay Roberts, Amy Rutberg, Roy Richardson Jr., Carolyn Saxon, Bart Shatto, Marlayna Syms

DIRECTOR - Jerry Zaks

CHOREOGRAPHER - Luis Perez

MUSICAL DIRECTOR - Jeff Lams

ORCHESTRATIONS - Kim Scharnberg

SCENIC DESIGN - Douglas W. Schmidt

COSTUME DESIGN - William Ivey Long

LIGHTING DESIGN - Paul Gallo

Synopsis:

The Civil War uses letters, diaries, historical documents and Walt Whitman's poetry to explore a defining time in American history. The show fallows events from the beginnings of the war at Fort Sumpter all the way to its bloody conclusion. Issues dealt with in the musical include national unity, the abolition of slavery and the impact of war on individual families

Awards:

1999 Tony Award Nominations: Best Musical,
Best Original Musical Score

1999 Drama Desk Award Nominations: Outstanding Musical, Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical - Michel Bell, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical - Cheryl Freeman, Outstanding Music, Outstanding Lighting Design