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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 1. No My Darling 2. Lover Man 3. In the Spring of the Year 1915 4. Song of Fate 5. Looking for Someone to Love 6. Billie's Blues 7. He's Gone 8. Strange Fruit 9. Beware Scat Song 10. Blues for the Lady 11. America on Her Back 12. Enough 13. God Bless the Child 14. A Year and a Day 15. I Know 'Bout the Life 16. What Would It Be Without You, 17. Professional Friends Duet 18. I Cried Like a Baby 19. 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.

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