Runaways is a collection of songs, dances, and spoken word pieces about children who have run away from their homes. Playwright Elizabeth Swados compiled interviews from homeless children and children living in orphanages to initially create this verbatim theatre script. Originally intended to be a community service piece, the show transferred to Broadway after becoming a smash hit. The show is a blend of pop, hip-hop, jazz, and reggae music and premiered at The Public Theatre in New York City in February 1978. Elizabeth Swados wrote the music and lyrics for Runaways and she choreographed and
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