Lost in the Stars (1949 musical)

This article is about the musical first staged in 1949. For other uses, see Lost in the Stars (disambiguation).

Lost in the Stars
MusicKurt Weill
LyricsMaxwell Anderson
BookMaxwell Anderson
BasisCry, the Beloved Country
by Alan Paton
PremiereOctober 30, 1949: Broadway theatre

Lost in the Stars is a 1949-premiered musical with book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson and music by Kurt Weill, based on the novel Cry, the Beloved Country (1948) by Alan Paton. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1949; it was the composer's last work for the stage before he died the following year.

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