Overview
Synopsis
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.
Show Information
- Book
- Joseph Stein
- Music
- Marc Blitzstein
- Lyrics
- Marc Blitzstein
- Category
- Musical
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- Genres
- Drama
- Cast Size
- large
- Ideal For
- Mostly Male Cast, Large Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Songs
- We're Alive - Ensemble
- I Wish It So - Mary Boyle
- Song of the Ma - Juno Boyle
- We Can Be Proud - Foley, Sullivan, Michael Brady and Paddy Coyne
- Daarlin' Man - "Captain" Jack Boyle, "Joxer" Daly and Ensemble
- One Kind Word - Jerry Devine
- Old Sayin's - Juno Boyle and "Captain" Jack Boyle
- What Is The Stars - "Captain" Jack Boyle and "Joxer" Daly
- Old Sayin's (Reprise) - Juno Boyle and "Captain" Jack Boyle
- You Poor Thing - Mrs. Madigan, Mrs. Brady, Mrs. Coyne and Miss Quinn
- Dublin Night - Johnny Boyle, Molly and Ensemble
- My True Heart - Mary Boyle and Charlie Bentham
- On a Day Like This - Juno Boyle, "Captain" Jack Boyle and Ensemble
- Bird Upon the Tree - Juno Boyle and Mary Boyle
- Music in the House - "Captain" Jack Boyle and Ensemble
- The Liffy Waltz - Ensemble
- Hymn - I. R. A. Singer
- Johnny - Johnny Boyle and Molly
- You Poor Thing (Reprise) - Mrs. Madigan, Mrs. Brady, Mrs. Coyne and Miss Quinn
- For Love - Mary Boyle
- One Kind Word (Reprise) - Jerry Devine
- Where? - Juno Boyle
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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