The Harder They Come

The Public Theatre

Newman Theater

Previews Began: February 16, 2023

Opening Night: March 15, 2023

Closing Night: April 9, 2023

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Music: Jimmy Cliff

Lyrics: Jimmy Cliff

Book: Suzan-Lori Parks

Walter Younger and his mother, Lena, both yearn to move their family out of Chicago’s Southside ghetto. When Lena’s late husband’s insurance check arrives, Lena hopes to use it to buy a house in a white neighborhood — while Walter hopes to invest it in a liquor business.

MUSICAL NUMBERS

Kingston Town (007 Shanty Town)…………….Ensemble
You Can Get It If You Really Want………Ivan, Ensemble
He Will Save You…………………………..Elsa, Ensemble
Rivers of Babylon………………………..Daisy, Ensemble
007 Shanty Town…………………Jose, Pedro, Ensemble
Hero Don’t Never Die…….Jose, Pedro, Ivan, Ensemble
Hitting With Music……………………………..Ensemble
Hard Road to Travel………………………Ivan, Ensemble
He Will Save You (Reprise)……………….Elsa, Ensemble
Let’s Come in the House……………Preacher, Ensemble
Johnny Too Bad………………………………………..Ivan
Hymn…………………………………………………….Elsa
Just a Closer Walk with Thee…………….Elsa, Ensemble
Hello Sunshine…………………………………..Ivan, Elsa
Sweet and Dandy………………………………..Ensemble
The Harder They Come (Underscore)………………..Ivan
Please Tell Me Why…………………………….Daisy, Elsa
Better Days Are Coming………………………..Elsa, Ivan
The Harder They Come (Studio)……………………..Ivan
Pressure Drop…………………………..Hilton, Ensemble
You Can Get It If You Really Want (Reprise)………..Ivan
Draw Your Brakes (Stop That Train)…………..Ensemble
Aim and Ambition………………………..Ivan, Ensemble

I Can See Clearly Now……..Ivan, Jose, Pedro, Ensemble
Israelites………………………………….Elsa, Ivan, Pedro
Draw Your Brakes (Reprise)…………………….Ensemble
Law Man Gonna Come (Bongo Man)………….Ensemble
Kingston Town (007 Shanty Town – Reprise)…Ensemble
The Ballad of Ivan………………………Pedro, Ensemble
Hymn (Reprise)…………………………………………Elsa
Sitting in Limbo………………………………….Ivan, Elsa
Many Rivers to Cross……….Daisy, Elsa, Ivan, Ensemble
The Harder They Come (Finale)…………Ivan, Ensemble

CAST

Natey Jones                                                                         Ivan
Jeannette Bayardelle                                                     Daisy
J. Bernard Calloway                                                  Preacher
Andrew Clarke                                                                     Lyle
Dominique Johnson                                                         Jose
Dudney Joseph Jr.                                                              Ray
Meecah                                                                                 Elsa
Jacob Ming-Trent                                                            Pedro
Ken Robinson                                                                  Hilton
Shawn Bowers                                                          Ensemble
Jamal Christopher Douglas                                  Ensemble
Dana Marie Ingraham                                            Ensemble
Chelsea-Ann Jones                                                  Ensemble
Morgan McGhee                                                      Ensemble
Alysha Morgan                                                         Ensemble
Housso Semon                                                          Ensemble
Sir Brock Warren                                                     Ensemble
Christopher Henry Young                                      Ensemble

Understudies: Tyla Collier, Tiffany Francès, Garfield Hammonds, Dwight Xaveir Leslie, Denver Andre Taylor, Carla Woods

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