Stage production

Street Scene

Opening date: January 9, 1947
Comments: American opera by Kurt Weill (music), Langston Hughes (lyrics), and Elmer Rice (book). Written in 1946 "Street Scene" is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name by Rice. The score contains operatic arias and ensembles, but also has jazz and blues influences. The closing date was May 17, 1947 after 148 performances.

Title	Performer	Written by	Info
A Boy Like You PRF	Norman Cordon	Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes	Covered by (5 artists) Originally by Randolph Symonette REL
Ain't It Awful, the Heat? PRF	Helen Arden, Hope Emerson, Ellen Repp, Irving Kaufman and Wilson Smith	Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes	Covered by (2 artists) Originally by Helen Arden, Norma Chambers, Ellen Repp & Wilson Smith REL
Lonely House PRF	Brian Sullivan	Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes	Covered by (46 artists) Originally by Brian Sullivan REL
Moon-Faced, Starry-Eyed	Danny Daniels & Sheila Bond	Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes	Covered by (16 artists)
Remember That I Care PRF	Brian Sullivan & Anne Jeffreys	Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes	Covered by (2 artists) Originally by Brian Sullivan & Anne Jeffreys REL
Somehow I Never Could Believe PRF	Polyna Stoska	Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes	Covered by (2 artists) Originally by Polyna Stoska REL
We'll Go Away Together	Brian Sullivan & Anne Jeffreys	Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes	Covered by (4 artists)
What Good Would the Moon Be? PRF	Anne Jeffreys	Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes	Covered by (13 artists) Originally by Freddy Martin and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Murray Arnold REL
Wouldn't You Like to Be on Broadway? PRF	Don Saxon	Kurt Weill, Langston Hughes	Covered by (2 artists) Originally by Don Saxon REL