A Joyful Noise

A Joyful Noise is a musical with a script by Edward Padula and music and lyrics by Oscar Brand and Paul Nassau. The 1966 Broadway production was a flop but introduced choreographer Michael Bennett in his Broadway debut.

This article is about the 1966 Broadway musical. For other uses, see A Joyful Noise (disambiguation).
A Joyful Noise
MusicOscar Brand
Paul Nassau
LyricsOscar Brand
Paul Nassau
BookEdward Padula
BasisNovel by Borden Deal
The Insolent Breed
Productions1966 Broadway

Based on Mississippi author Borden Deal's 1959 novel The Insolent Breed, the story centers on Shade Motley, a fiddler who arrives in a small Southern town and shocks the stern community with his exuberant love of hillbilly music and life in general.

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