Lady Day: A Musical Tragedy
A Musical Tragedy in 2 acts by Aishah Rahman; Music, Archie Shepp; Additional Music, Stanley Cowell, Cal Massey
Academy of Music Brooklyn, Off Broadway - Opened 25th October, 1972: Closed 5th November, 1972 (32 performances)
Musical Numbers
- No My Darling
- Lover Man
- In the Spring of the Year 1915
- Song of Fate
- Looking for Someone to Love
- Billie's Blues
- He's Gone
- Strange Fruit
- Beware Scat Song
- Blues for the Lady
- America on Her Back
- Enough
- God Bless the Child
- A Year and a Day
- I Know 'Bout the Life
- What Would It Be Without You,
- Professional Friends Duet
- I Cried Like a Baby
- Song to a Loved One
Cast
showing multi-roles
- Ronnie/Vi-Tone/Wino/Reporter/Guard
- Ricky/Vi-Tone/Wino/Buttercup/Waiter
- Sonny/Vi-Tone/Wino/Beware Scat/Reporter
Bullfrog/Vi-Tone/Wino/Cameraman/Shelly - Film Flam/Preacher/Freddie Freedom
- Mother Horn/ Mom
- Billie
- Piano Player/White Club Owner/ Judge/Cop/Newsboy
- Lester
- Fanny/Flo
- Anonymous White Woman/Gilly
- Mort Shazer/Gangster
- Dan/Levitt/Unknown Lover
- Cellmate/Nurse
Scenes & Settings
The action takes place yesterday, today, but not tomorrow in the eye of the Black Nation.