Juno is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein and book by Joseph Stein, based on the 1924 play Juno and the Paycock by Sean O'Casey. The original Broadway production opened at the Winter Garden Theater, New York, on March 9, 1959. Broadway theatre is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Marc Blitzstein (March 2, 1905 - January 22, 1964) was an American composer. ... Joseph Stein (born 1913) is a Jewish-American playwright best known for his books for hit musicals such as Fiddler on the Roof, Zorba, Rags, Take Me Along, and The Bakers Wife. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Juno and the Paycock is a play by Sean OCasey, the second of his well-known Dublin Trilogy. It was first staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in 1924. ... Sean OCasey Sean OCasey (March 30, 1880 - September 18, 1964) was a major Irish dramatist and memorist. ... The Winter Garden Theatre is located at Broadway and 50th Street in New York City. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... March 9 is the 68th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (69th in Leap years). ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Despite light moments the musical, like the play, is essentially a tragedy. Ths story chronicles the disintegration of an Irish family in Dublin in the early 1920s, during the Troubles between the Irish Republican Army and the British. Juno is the hardworking matriarch who struggles to hold the family together in the face of war, betrayal, and her worthless husband's drinking. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Combatants Irish Republican Army (1922-1969) Irish Army of the Irish Free State Strength c. ... The West Cork Flying Column during the War of Independence. ... ...

Many modern scholars of musical theatre consider Blitzstein and Stein's musicalization of the source material to be extremely well done, however initial reviews were mixed to very negative, mainly because critics and audiences felt the oringal play's story too dark to be a musical. The production closed after 16 performances. Fortunately, Blitzstein's score was preserved by Columbia Records, which released the original cast album in both mono and stereo editions. The Fynsworth Alley label rereleased the recording on compact disc in 2002. Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. ... A cast recording or original cast recording is a recording of a musical that is intended to document the songs as they were performed in the show and experienced by the audience. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ...

Juno has since been attempted a few times with little success, with revisions and new material by Richard Maltby, Jr. and severely reduced orchestrations. Richard Maltby, Jr. ...

Cast and crew

Direction was originally to have been by Tony Richardson, who dropped out of the production during the early stages. Vincent J. Donehue replaced him but the rest of the creative team were not satisfied with his work. He was then replaced by José Ferrer. Orchestrations were by Blitzstein, with additional support from Russell Bennett and Hershy Kay. The show was conducted by Robert Emmett Dolan choreographed by Agnes de Mille. Tony Richardson (June 5, 1928 - November 14, 1991) was a British theatre and film director and producer. ... José Ferrer José Vicente Ferrer de Otero y Cintrón (January 8, 1909 – January 26, 1992), was an actor and film director, born in Santurce, Puerto Rico. ... Agnes de Mille in “3 Virgins and a Devil”, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1941 Agnes George de Mille (September 18, 1905 – October 7, 1993) was an American dancer and choreographer. ...

The production starred Shirley Booth (as Juno Boyle), Melvyn Douglas (as Captain Boyle), Jack MacGowran (as Joxer), and Tommy Rall (as Johnny Boyle), with a cast that also included Loren Driscoll, Monte Amundsen, Nancy Andrews, Jean Stapleton, and Sada Thompson. Shirley Booth (August 30, 1898 – October 16, 1992) was an acclaimed American actress. ... Melvyn Edouard Hesselberg (April 5, 1901 – August 4, 1981), better known as Melvyn Douglas, was a United States actor who won all three of the entertainment industries highest awards, two Oscars, one Tony and a televison Emmy. ... Jack MacGowran Jack MacGowran, (October 13, 1918 - January 31, 1973) was an Irish-born character actor. ... Tommy Rall was born Thomas Rall on December 27 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States, but the year of birth he claims (1929) would have made him about 11 or 12 when he made his movie debut in 1942. ... American opera and musical singer who appeared on Broadway in Marc Blitzsteins musical Juno in 1959. ... Jean Stapleton Jean Stapleton (born Jeanne Murray on January 19, 1923 in New York City) is an American actress. ... Sada Thompson (September 27, 1929 in Des Moines, Iowa) is an acclaimed American stage, film and television actress. ...

Musical Numbers

• Overture
• We're Alive
• I Wish It So
• Song Of The Ma
• We Can Be Proud
• Daarlin' Man
• One Kind Word
• Old Sayin's
• What Is The Stars
• You Poor Thing
• My True Heart
• On A Day Like This
• Bird Upon The Tree
• Music In The House
• It's Not Irish
• The Liffey Waltz
• Hymn
• Johnny
• You Poor Thing (Reprise)
• For Love
• Where?
• Finale