| Runaways | |
| Music | Elizabeth Swados |
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| Lyrics | Elizabeth Swados |
| Book | Elizabeth Swados |
| Productions | 1978 off-Broadway 1978 Broadway |
Runaways is a musical which was written, composed and directed by Elizabeth Swados, about the lives of children who run away from home and live on the city streets. Elizabeth Swados (born 1951 is an American Writer, Composer, Musician, and Theatre director. Elizabeth Swados (born 1951 is an American Writer, Composer, Musician, and Theatre director. Elizabeth Swados (born 1951 is an American Writer, Composer, Musician, and Theatre director. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located Elizabeth Swados (born 1951 is an American Writer, Composer, Musician, and Theatre director. The characters were taken from workshops conducted by Swados with real-life runaways in the late 1970s.
The musical first opened off-Broadway on February 21, 1978 at the Public Theater Cabaret as presented by the New York Shakespeare Festival. Off-Broadway plays or musicals are performed in New York City. The Public Theater is a New York City arts organization founded as The Shakespeare Workshop in 1954 by Joseph Papp, with the intention of showcasing the works of up-and-coming It moved to Broadway at the Plymouth Theatre on May 13, 1978 and closed on Dec 31, 1978 after 274 performances and 12 previews. Broadway theater, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 39 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located The Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre is a legitimate Broadway theatre located at 236 West 45th Street ( George Abbott Way) in midtown- Manhattan.
Swados did research for her project as she gathered the cast, and some in the cast were runaways. The show was done in a series of songs, monologues, scenes, poems, and dances. [1]
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Original Broadway cast
- Hubbell — Bruce Hlibok
- Interpreter for Hubbell — Lorie Robinson
- A. J. — Carlo Imperato
- Jackie — Rachael Kelly
- Luis — Ray Contreras
- Nikki Kay Kane — Nan-Lynn Nelson
- Lidia — Jossie deGuzman
- Manny — Randy Ruiz
- Eddie — Jon Matthews
- Sundar — Bernie Allison
- Roby — Venustra K. Robinson
- Lazar — David Schechter
- Eric — Evan H. Miranda
- Iggy — Jonathan Feig
- Jane — Kate Schellenbach
- Ez — Leonard D. Brown
- Mex-Mongo — Mark Anthony Butler
- Melinda — Trini Alvarado
- Deidre — Karen Evans
- Mocha — Sheila Gibbs
- Ensemble - Toby Parker
Show Program
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Awards and nominations
- Best Musical Produced by Joseph Papp (nominee)
- Best Book of a Musical Book by Elizabeth Swados (nominee)
- Best Original Score Music by Elizabeth Swados; Lyrics by Elizabeth Swados (nominee)
- Best Choreography Elizabeth Swados (nominee)
- Best Direction of a Musical Elizabeth Swados (nominee)
- Outstanding Musical (nominee)
- Outstanding Director of a Musical (nominee)
- Outstanding Lyrics (nominee)
- Outstanding Music (nominee)
- Obie Awards
Direction Elizabeth Swados (winner)
References
- ^ New York Times Mel Gussow, p. The Antoinette Perry Awards for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as the Tony Awards, recognize achievement in live American Theatre and are presented Joseph Papp ( June 22 1921 - October 31 1991) was an American Theatrical producer and director. The Drama Desk Award, created in 1955, is an award which recognizes shows produced on Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-off-Broadway, and C3, March 10, 1978
External links
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