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Hard Job Being God
Broadway
Revival
Hard Job Being God
Broadway
Revival
Edison Theatre
240 W. 47th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Tom Martel
lyrics:
Tom Martel
People (19)
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John Twomey
Moabite
(Original)
Shepherd
(Original)
Abraham
(Original)
Jacob
(Original)
Judean
(Original)
Pharoah
(Original)
Gini Eastwood
Judean
(Original)
Moabite
(Original)
Pharoah's Soldier
(Original)
SarahJacob's Wife
(Original)
Slave
(Original)
Susanna
(Original)
Stu Freeman
David
(Original)
Jacob's Son
(Original)
Moabite
(Original)
Moses
(Original)
Tom Martel
God
(Original)
Anne Sarofeen
Judean
(Original)
Pharoah's Soldier
(Original)
Ruth
(Original)
Shepherd
(Original)
Slave
(Original)
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Tom Martel
Music
Lyrics
Bob Yde
Director
Producer
Lee Theodore
Choreographer
Ray Wilke
Scenic Design
Stage Manager
Mary Whitehead
Costume Design
Patrika Brown
Lighting Design
Bill Sandreuter
Audio
Sol Jacobson
Press Representative
Lewis Harmon
Press Representative
Ruth D. Smuckler
Press Representative
Andy Wiswell
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Pro Info
First Preview
May
10
1972
Opening Date
May
15
1972
Closing Date
May
20
1972
Previews
7
Performances
6
as of Feb 26, 2026
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