Resource Guide for Educators: The Music of the Play
THE MUSIC
ACT I
HIS EYE IS ON THE SPARROW, 1912, C. D. Martin, Charles H. Gabriel
MASCULINE WOMEN, FEMININE MEN, 1926, E. Leslie, J. V.
FRANKIE AND JOHNNY, traditional
I DON’T DIG YOU, JACK, Jack Wilson
SWEET GEORGIA BROWN, 1925, Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey
THIS JOINT IS JUMPIN’, 1938, J.C. Johnson, Andy Razaf, Thomas Waller, Chappell and Co., Inc.
LITTLE BLACK BOY, 1934, J. C. Johnson, George Whiting, Record Music Publishing Company
OLD MAN HARLEM, 1933, Rudy Vallee, Hoagy
ACT II
DINAH, 1925, Sam Lewis, Joe Young, Harry Akst
TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE, 1940, John La Touche, Vernon Duke, EMI Catalogue
AM I BLUE?, 1929, Grant Clarke, Harry Akst, Warner Chappell Music
STORMY WEATHER, 1933, Ted Koehler, Harold Arlen, S. A. Music Co.
HEAT WAVE, 1933, Irving Berlin, Irving Berlin Music Co.
CABIN IN THE SKY, 1940, John La Touche, Vernon Duke, EMI
BLACK AND BLUE, 1929, Fats Waller, Harry Brooks, Warner Chapel Music
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Reviews of "His Eye is on the Sparrow"
"I loved the whole of McQueen's performance. She's funny and heartbreaking and brassy and dynamic and again, again, so authentic. ... what happens during the play: you feel lifted up. By Ethel Waters' music, her truth, her hilarious barbs, her persistence."
Behind the Scenes: "His Eye is on the Sparrow"
Go behind the scenes with the our Scenic Charge (aka paints!) team and artist Elecia Beebe as they bring to life a giant abstract mural depicting the life and times of Ethel Waters for the set of His Eye on the Sparrow.
"His Eye is on the Sparrow" Cast and Creative Team
Maiesha McQueen returns to The Armory after starring in Ain't Misbehavin' last season.
Ethel Waters & “His Eye is on the Sparrow”
Literary Manager Benjamin Fainstein tells how the gospel song "His Eye is on the Sparrow" became the signature song of jazz, blues and acting legend Ethel Waters.
Resource Guide for Educators: The World of the Play
The World of Ethel Waters & His Eye is on the Sparrow
Resource Guide for Educators: Cast & Creative Team
Cast and Creative Team for His Eye is on the Sparrow
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