I'm Solomon
Musical / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about I'm Solomon?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
I'm Solomon is a 1968 musical with music by Ernest Gold, lyrics by Anne Croswell, and book by Crowell and Dan Almagor.[1] It opened 23 April 1968 and closed 27 April after seven performances.
I'm Solomon | |
---|---|
Music | Ernest Gold |
Lyrics | Anne Croswell |
Book | Anne Croswell Dan Almagor |
Basis | original play "King Solomon and the Cobbler" by Sammy Gronemann American adaptation in collaboration with Zvi Kolitz Special material by David Finkle and Bill Weeden |
Productions | 1968 |
The play was profiled in the William Goldman book The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway. Goldman wrote, "The show advertised itself as 'A New Musical with a Cast of 60.' That's got to tell you something.
I mean, when movies have made "a cast of thousands" a cliché, what's "a cast of 60" supposed to do to your pulse? One peek at the program indicated more trouble: the set designer had a box around his name, and when the outstanding billing for a show goes to the set designer, you just know you're in for a bumpy crossing." Goldman estimated the musical lost between $700,000 and $800,000.[2]