Amen Corner
Nederlander Theatre
Previews Began: November 1, 1983
Opening Night: November 10, 1983
Closing Night: December 4, 1983
Music: Garry Sherman
Lyrics: Peter Udell
Book: Philip Rose
Peter Udell
A Harlem pastor must deal with a rebellious congregation, a son who has lost his faith, and the return of her long-estranged husband who is ready to die, in this musical adaptation of James Baldwin’s play.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Amen Corner……………………………Margaret Alexander
That Woman Can’t Play No Piano………David, Friends
In the Real World………………………………Brother Boxer
You Ain’t Gonna Pick Up Where You Left Off….Luke,
Margaret Alexander
In the Real World (Reprise)…………………..Sister Boxer
We Got a Good Thing Goin’…………………..Luke, David
In His Own Good Time………………………..Sister Boxer,
Brother Boxer,
Sister Moore,
Odessa,
Congregation
Heat Sensation……………………………………………….Luke
Everytime We Call It Quits……………………………..Luke
ACT TWO
Entr’acte………………………………………………..Orchestra
Somewhere Close By…………………………………..Odessa
Leanin’ on the Lord……..Sister Moore, Brother Boxer,
Sister Boxer, Odessa,
Congregation
I’m Already Gone…………………………………………..David
Love Dies Hard………………………..Margaret Alexander
Everytime We Call It Quits (Reprise)………………Luke,
Margaret Alexander
Rise Up and Stand Again…………..Margaret Alexander
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Rhetta Hughes Margaret Alexander
Pastor of the Church
Keith Lorenzo Amos David
Ruth Brown Odessa
Roger Robinson Luke
Loretta Abbott Member of the Congregation
Dancer
Jean Cheek Sister Moore
Chuck Cooper Brother Boxer
Leslie Dockery Member of the Congregation
Dancer
Cheryl Freeman Member of the Congregation
Gene Lewis Member of the Congregation
Denise Morgan Member of the Congregation
Lewis Robinson Member of the Congregation
Renee Rose Member of the Congregation
Dancer
Vanessa Shaw Member of the Congregation
Jeffrey V. Thompson Member of the Congregation
Helena-Joyce Wright Sister Boxer
Swings: Venida Evans, Leonard Piggee