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Diamonds

Musical Revue / Cabaret, Comedy  /  3w, 7m

Book by Bud Abbott, Ralph G. Allen, Roy Blount, Jr., Richard Camp, Lou Costello, Lee Eisenberg, Sean Kelly, John Lahr, Arthur Masella, Harry Stein, Jim Wann, John Weidman, Alan Zweibel
Music by Gerard Alessandrini, Craig Carnelia, Cy Coleman, Larry Grossman, John Kander, Doug Katsaros, Alan Menken, Jonathan Sheffer, Lynn Udall, Albert Von Tilzer, Jim Wann
Lyrics by Gerard Alessandrini, Howard Ashman, Craig Carnelia, Betty Comden, Fred Ebb, Ellen Fitzhugh, Adolph Green, Karl Kennett, Jack Norworth, Jim Wann, David Zippel

Featuring songs and scenes by such theatre luminaries as Abbott & Costello, Howard Ashman, Craig Carnelia, Cy Coleman, Comden & Green, Kander & Ebb, Alan Menken and David Zippel, Diamonds is a spirited musical revue celebrating American's national pastime... baseball!

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 7m

Details

Summary
Broadway director Hal Prince ventured off-Broadway with this engaging show about America's national pastime. The all-star lineup of composers and lyricists includes Betty Comden, Adolph Green, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Howard Ashman, Craig Carnelia, Alan Menken, Jim Wann and many others. Comic songs and ballads are interspersed with fast-paced sketches to create a montage of all that is baseball.
History
Diamonds opened off-Broadway at Circle in the Square Theatre on December 16, 1984. Directed by Harold Prince, the production featured Loni Ackerman, Jackee Harry, Dick Latessa and Chip Zien, among others.
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

“Holy cow! A baseball show that scores!” – The New York Daily News

“You don't have to be a baseball fan to enjoy Diamonds. The good-natured celebration of the American national pastime aims to please all comers and scores handily in the process.” – Christian Science Monitor

Music

Act I

“Winter In New York” (music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb)
Scene: “Batting Order” (Sean Kelly & Arthur Masella)
“In The Cards” (music by Alan Menken, lyrics by David Zippel)
“Favorite Sons” (music by Larry Grossman, lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh)
Scene: “Warner Wolf #1” (Richard Camp)
“Song for a Pinch Hitter” (music by Larry Grossman, lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh)
“Vendors #1” (music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Betty Comden & Adolph Green)
Scene: “Fanatics #1” (Harry Stein & Lee Eisenberg)
“What You'd Call a Dream” (music and lyrics by Craig Carnelia)
Scene: “Ka-Si Atta Bat” (Sean Kelly)
Scene: “Ballparks of the Gods” (John Weidman)
“Escorte-Moi” (music and lyrics by Albert Von Tilzer and Jack Norworth)
Scene: “The Dodger Game” (Ralph G. Allen)
“He Threw Out The Ball” (music by Larry Grossman, lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh)
“Hundreds of Hats” (music by Jonathan Sheffer, lyrics by Howard Ashman)
Scene: “Warner Wolf #2” (Richard Camp)
“1919” (music and lyrics by Jim Wann)

Act II

Scene: “P.A. Announcement” (John Weidman)
“Let's Play Ball” (music and lyrics by Gerard Alessandrini)
Scene: “Warner Wolf #3” (Richard Camp)
Scene: “Psyched Out” (John Lahr)
“Vendors #2” (music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green)
Scene: “Fanatics #2” (Harry Stein & Lee Eisenberg)
Scene: “Five Ives” (Roy Blount, Jr.)
“The Boys of Summer” (music by Larry Grossman, lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh)
Scene: “Fanatics #2” (Harry Stein & Lee Eisenberg)
“Song for a Hunter College Graduate” (music by Jonathan Sheffer, lyrics by Howard Ashman)
Scene: “Warner Wolf #4” (Richard Camp)
Scene: “Who’s on First” (Bud Abbott & Lou Costello)
“Stay in Your Own Back Yard” (music by Lyn Udall, lyrics by Karl Kennett, additional music by Pam Drews)
Scene: “Chief Surgeon” (Alan Zweibel)
“Ka-Razy” (music by Doug Katsaros, lyrics by David Zippel)
Scene: “Batting Order”
“Diamonds Are Forever” (music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb)

  • Musical Style Classic Broadway
  • Orchestra Size Large

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Authors

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Howard Ashman

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Alan Menken

Fred Ebb

Fred Ebb (1933–2004) was an award-winning lyricist, librettist and director who frequently and successfully collaborated with composer John Kander. Ebb's work for the theatre included Flora, The Red Menace; Cabaret; The Happy Time; Zorba; 70, Girls, 70; Chicago; The Act; Woma ...

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John Kander

John Kander is a Tony, Emmy and Grammy-winning composer, a recipient of the Kennedy Center Honors Award, and a member of the American Theatre Hall of Fame. With frequent collaborator Fred Ebb, he composed the score to dozens of Broadway musicals, including Cabaret, Zorba, Chi ...

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Jim Wann

Jim Wann, lead songwriter for Pump Boys and Dinettes, is a composer-lyricist-performer whose off-Broadway collaborations include Diamond Studs, King Mackerel & The Blues Are Running, and The People Vs. Mona. Music, events, and more at jimwann.com.
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Adolph Green

Adolph Green (1914-2002) was an award-winning screenwriter, librettist and lyricist, co-writing with his longtime creative partner, Betty Comden. Comden and Green had a groundbreaking partnership of over 60 years, winning Tony Awards for their lyrics and/or librettos for Appl ...

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Betty Comden

Betty Comden (1917-2006) was an award-winning screenwriter, librettist and lyricist, co-writing with her longtime creative partner, Adolph Green. Comden and Green had a groundbreaking partnership of over 60 years, winning Tony Awards for their lyrics and/or librettos for Appl ...

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David Zippel

David Zippel is a lyricist and director. His lyrics have won him the Tony Award, two Academy Award nominations, two Grammy Award nominations, and three Golden Globe Award nominations. His songs appear on over 25 million CDs around the world, and have been performed by many gr ...

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