Songs in X, The Life and Times of Malcolm X

Overture

Act One

Scene 1

• ‘Africa for Africans’ - Louise, Young Malcolm, Young Reginald, Postman, Garvey Preacher, Neighbors,
• Louise’s Aria: ‘Earl should have been home by sunset’ - Louise, Neighbors
• ‘A man was on the tracks’ - Policemen, Friend, Neighbors, Louise
• ‘What’s going on here’ - Social Worker, Neighbors
• Young Malcolm’s Aria: ‘Momma, help me’ - Young Malcolm Little

Scene 2

• Ella’s Aria: ‘Come with me child’ - Ella, Malcolm, Bootblack, Clothes Salesman
• ‘The Hustler gets them all’ - Street, Ella, Malcolm, Players, Dope Fiend, the Blonde, Dancers
• ‘A white man’s home isn’t safe anymore’ - Policemen, Street, Ella, Malcolm, Players, the Blonde, Dancers

Scene 3

• Malcolm’s Aria ‘I would not tell you what I know’ - Malcolm

Act Two

Scene 1

• ‘It has been so long / Living graves’ - Reginald, Malcolm, Inmates
• ‘You are not empty’ - Elijah, Reginald, Malcolm, Muslims
• ‘Malcolm who have you been’ - Elijah, Malcolm, Muslims
• ‘We have been blind’ - Elijah, Malcolm
• ‘Allaho Akbar’ - Elijah, Reginald, Malcolm, Muslims

Scene 2

• ‘We are an African people’ - Woman Preacher, Garvey Preacher (Orator), Muslims
• ‘Where are we now brother?’ - Malcolm, Reginald, Garvey Preacher (Orator), Muslims

Scene 3

• ‘My son I hear you speak’ - Elijah, Muslims
• ‘If we are going to be free’ - Malcolm, Muslims, Reginald

Scene 4

• ‘We are a nation’ - Malcolm, Muslims, Reginald, Betty, Elijah
• ‘Mister X, what do you make of the recent tragic events’ - Reporter, Malcolm
• ‘Chickens come home to roost’ - Muslims, Elijah

Act Three

Scene 1

• ‘Betrayal is on his lips’ - Muslims
• ‘As Salaam Alaikum’ - Elijah, Malcolm, Muslims
• Interlude
• Betty’s Aria ‘When a man believes’ - Betty

Scene 2

• ‘Bismilah, hirrahman-irrahim’ - Pilgrims, Malcolm
• ‘My name is Shabazz’ - Malcolm

Scene 3

• ‘Mister X, Mister Malcolm X’ - Reporters, Photographer

Scene 4

• ‘I have learned so much in Africa’ - Malcolm
• ‘America is a house of glass’ - Reporters, Elijah, Muslims
• ‘Who set the bomb, destroyed your home?’ - Reginald, Malcolm
• ‘They can call me names’ - Malcolm

Scene 5

• Audubon Ballroom, Malcolm’s Assassination - Malcolm, Followers, Gunmen