I'm Solomon: History and Key Facts

I'm Solomon is a 1968 musical with music by Ernest Gold, lyrics by Anne Croswell, and book by Croswell and Dan Almagor. It opened 23 April 1968 and closed 27 April after seven performances.

The play was profiled in the William Goldman book The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway. Goldman wrote, "The show advertised itself as 'A New Musical with a Cast of 60.' That's got to tell you something.I mean, when movies have made "a cast of thousands" a cliché, what's "a cast of 60" supposed to do to your pulse? One peek at the program indicated more trouble: the set designer had a box around his name, and when the outstanding billing for a show goes to the set designer, you just know you're in for a bumpy crossing." Goldman estimated the musical lost between $700,000 and $800,000.

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