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Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death

Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death

by Melvin Van Peebles

Mature Musical
Pop/Rock Musical
Written by a Black Artist

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Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death

Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death





Melvin Van Peebles' "Tunes from Blackness"


Story:

Set on the rough streets of 1970s Manhattan, Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death blends early hip hop and spoken word, jazz and blues, humor and pain to offer a raucous celebration of America.


Composer
Composer, Lyricist and Librettist
Melvin Van Peebles



Broadway Premiere

Theatre
Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Ambassador Theatre
Opening Night
Oct 20, 1971
Total Performances
325
Original Cast
Barbara Alston, Toney Brealond, Marilyn Coleman, Bill Duke, Gloria Edwards, Joe Fields, Clebert Ford, Arthur French, Minnie Gentry, Carl Gordon, Albert Hall, Jimmy Hayeson, Sati Jamal, Lauren Jones, Garrett Morris, Madge Wells, Ralph Wilcox, Dick Anthony Williams, Beatrice Winde
Director
Gilbert Moses
Producer
Eugene V. Wolsk, Charles Blackwell, Emanuel Azenberg and Robert Malina
Musical Director
Harold Wheeler
Scenic Design
Kert F. Lundell
Costume Design
Bernard Johnson
Lighting Design
Martin Aronstein
Sound Design
Jack Shearing
Musical Numbers
Just Don't Make No Sense
Coolest Place in Town
You Can Get Up Before Noon Without Being a Square
Mirror Mirror on the Wall
Come Raising Your Leg on Me
You Gotta Be Holdin Out Five Dollars on Me
Sera Sera Jim
Catch That on the Corner
The Dozens
Funky Girl on Motherless Broadway
Tenth and Greenwich
Heh Heh (Chuckle) Good Mornin' Sunshine
You Ain't No Astronaut
Three Boxes of Longs Please
Lilly Done The Zampoughi Every Time I Pulled Her Coattail
I Got the Blood
Salamaggi's Birthday
Come on Feet Do Your Thing
Put a Curse on You







1972 Tony Award Nominations

Best Musical
Best Book of a Musical
Best Original Score
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical - Beatrice Winde
Best Direction of a Musical
Best Scenic Design
Best Lighting Design

1972 Drama Desk Award Nominations

Outstanding Book of a Musical Melvin Van Peebles
Outstanding Director of a Musical
Outstanding Set Design
Award

1972 Theatre World Award Nominations

Beatrice Winde


1972 Grammy Award Nominations

Best Score from an Original Cast Show Album

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