Original Musical Numbers List

The musical numbers list has been verified as correct.

Act One

  • Overture .... Orchestra
  • Jack Roosevelt Robinson .... Branch Rickey and Leo Durocher
  • National Pastime, The .... Cool Minnie, Jackie Robinson, Junkyard Jones and The Monarchs
  • Will We Ever Know Each Other .... Jackie Robinson and Rachel Isum
  • First, The .... Jackie Robinson
  • Bloat .... Leo Durocher and Reporters and The Dodgers
  • It Ain't Gonna Work .... Casey Higgins, Clyde Sukeforth and The Dodgers
  • Brooklyn Dodger Strike, The .... Rickey and Durocher
  • Jack Roosevelt Robinson (Reprise) .... Rickey
  • First, The (Reprise) .... Rachel Isum

Act Two

  • Entr'acte .... Orchestra
  • Is This Year Next Year? .... Noonan (the maitre'd), Eunice (the cigarette girl), Huey (a waiter), Frog (a busboy) and Sorrentino (a busboy)
  • You Do-Do-Do-It Good! .... Cool Minnie, Jackie Robinson, The Monarchs, Ruby (on the right) and Opal (on the left)
  • Is This Year Next Year? (Reprise) .... Branch Rickey, Holmes, The Reporters, Clyde Sukeforth and The Dodgers
  • There Are Days and There Are Days .... Rachel Isum
  • It's a Beginning .... Jackie Robinson, Branch Rickey and Rachel Isum
  • Opera Ain't Over, The .... Noonan (the maitre'd), The Regulars, All the Dodgers, Branch Rickey, Hilda Chester and The Fans

Additional Musical Numbers Lists

These song lists document any changes that the production went through aside from the opening night song list.

Early Previews

Taken from an October 1981 Playbill.

Act One

  • Bums .... Noonan, Eunice, Huey, Frog, Sorrentino and Fans
  • Jack Roosevelt Robinson .... Rickey and Durocher
  • National Pastime, The .... Cool Minnie, Jackie, Junkyard and the Monarchs
  • Will We Ever Know Each Other .... Jackie and Rachel
  • First, The .... Jackie
  • Bloat .... Durocher, Reporters and Dodgers
  • Southern Hospitality .... Jackie, Rachel and Fans
  • It Ain't Gonna Work .... Higgins, Sukeforth and Dodgers
  • Brooklyn Dodger Strike, The .... Rickey and Durocher
  • Jack Roosevelt Robinson .... Rickey
  • First, The (reprise) .... Rachel

Act Two

  • Is This Year Next Year? .... Noonan, Eunice, Huey, Frog and Sorrentino
  • You Do-Do-Do-It Good! .... Cool Minnie, Jackie, the Monarchs, Ruby and Opal
  • Is This Year Next Year? (reprise) .... Rickey, Holmes, Reporters, Sukeforth and Dodgers
  • There Are Days and There Are Days .... Rachel
  • It's a Beginning .... Jackie, Rickey and Rachel
  • Opera Ain't Over, The .... Noonan and the Regulars, All the Dodgers, Rickey, Hilda and Fans