Stage musical

Jamaica

Opening date: September 16, 1957
Comments: Musical with a book by Yip Harburg and Fred Saidy, lyrics by Harburg, and music by Harold Arlen. It is set on a small island off the coast of Jamaica, and tells about a simple island community fighting to avoid being overrun by American commercialism.
This Broadway show was staged at the Imperial Theatre from October 31, 1957 until August 11, 1959, with a six week layoff, running 555 performances. This show marked the Broadway debut of Lena Horne. Its first performance was the opening night of tryout run at the Shubert Theatre in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Title	Performer	Written by	Info
Ain't It the Truth PRF	Lena Horne	E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen	Covered by (5 artists) Originally by Lena Horne REC,BRD,REL
Cocoanut Sweet PRF	Adelaide Hall & Lena Horne	E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen	Covered by (7 artists) Originally by Lena Horne with Neal Hefti's Orchestra and Chorus REL
I Don't Think I'll End It All Today PRF	Lena Horne and Ricardo Montalbán	E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen	Covered by (5 artists) Originally by Lena Horne and Ricardo Montalbán REL
Napoleon PRF	Lena Horne	E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen	Covered by (7 artists) Originally by Lena Horne REL
Push de Button PRF	Lena Horne	E.Y. Harburg, Harold Arlen	Covered by (7 artists) Originally by Lena Horne with Neal Hefti's Orchestra and Chorus REL