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Lost in the Stars is a 1949 musical play with book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson and music by Kurt Weill, based on the novel Cry, the Beloved Country ( 1948) by Alan Paton (1903-1988). The first cast included Todd Duncan and Inez Matthews . Weill was influenced by African American musical idioms through his use of spiritual melodies, blues and jazz.
The musical was adapted for the screen and filmed in 1974.
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