Paradise Square
James M. Nederlander Theatre
Chicago, IL
Previews Began: November 2, 2021
Opening Night: November 17, 2021
Closing Night: December 5, 2021
Music: Jason Howland
Lyrics: Masi Asare
Nathan Tysen
Book: Christina Anderson
Marcus Gardley
Larry Kirwan
Craig Lucas
Set in Manhattan’s Five Points neighborhood during the Civil War, the musical follows the inhabitants of a local saloon—including the Black woman who owns it, a conflicted newly arrived Irish immigrant, a runaway slave, and a once-great songwriter.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
ACT ONE
Paradise Square…………….Nelly O’Brien, Annie Lewis,
Reverend Samuel Jacob Lewis,
Willie O’Brien, Ensemble
I’m Coming………..Owen Duignan, Washington Henry,
Angelina Baker
Camptown Races………………………….Owen Duignan,
Washington Henry,
Milton Moore
Larry’s Goodbye…………..Willie O’Brien, Nelly O’Brien
Bright Lookout………….Reverend Samuel Jacob Lewis,
Dockworkers
True to a Country……………………….Frederic Tiggens,
‘Lucky’ Mike Quinlan,
Ensemble
Oh Susanna………………………………………Ensemble
Gentle Annie………………………………….Annie Lewis,
Reverend Samuel Jacob Lewis
Why Should I Die In Springtime………..Owen Duignan,
Ensemble
I’d Be a Soldier…………..Reverend Samuel Jacob Lewis,
Washington Henry, Ensemble
Angelina Baker (Part I)………………Washington Henry
Welcome Home………………..Nelly O’Brien, Ensemble
ACT TWO
Angelina Baker (Part II)…………………Amelia Tiggens,
Uptown Women
Ring, Ring the Banjo……….Nelly O’Brien, Annie Lewis,
Ensemble
Why Should I Die In Springtime
(Reprise)………………………Owen Duignan, Ensemble
Angelina Baker (Part III)……………Washington Henry,
Ensemble
Someone to Love……………Annie Lewis, Nelly O’Brien
One Match and One Man………..’Lucky’ Mike Quinlan,
Frederic Tiggens,
Ensemble
Breathe Easy……..Angelina Baker, Washington Henry,
Ensemble
Hard Times…………….Milton Moore, Frederic Tiggens,
Ensemble
No More………………………………………….Ensemble
Let It Burn…………………………………..Nelly O’Brien
Finale……………………………………………..Ensemble
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Joaquina Kalukango Nelly O’Brien
Kevin Dennis “Lucky” Mike Quinlan
John Dossett Frederic Tiggens
Sidney DuPont Washington Lane
Jacob Fishel Stephen Foster
Milton Moore
Chilina Kennedy Annie O’Brien
Gabrielle McClinton Angelina Baker
A.J. Shively Owen Duignan
Nathaniel Stampley Rev. Samuel Jacob Lewis
Karen Burthwright Ensemble
Kennedy Caughell Janey Foster
Ensemble
Dwayne Clark Ensemble
Garrett Coleman Ensemble
Colin Cunliffe Ensemble
Chloe Davis Nova
Ensemble
Bernard Dotson Camp Butler
Ensemble
Jamal Christopher Douglas Ensemble
Sam Edgerly Ensemble
Shiloh Goodin Ensemble
Jacobi Hall Levi Butler
Ensemble
Sean Jenness Ensemble
Jay McKenzie Ensemble
Ben Michael Ensemble
Jason Oremus Ensemble
Eilis Quinn Ensemble
Sara Sheperd Ensemble
Lael Van Keuren Ensemble
Mark Uhre Elmer Woods
Ensemble
Sir Brock Warren Ensemble
Chris Whelan Patrick Murphy
Ensemble
Hailee Kaleem Wright Sarah
Ensemble
