Different Times is a musical with music, lyrics, and book by Michael Brown. It was originally produced on Broadway in 1972. It opened on May 1, 1972 at the ANTA Playhouse and closed on May 20, 1972 after 24 performances.
The show follows a Boston family from 1905 to 1970. It covers the decades and the issues like women's rights, both World Wars, anti-Semitism, and youth protest.
Act 1Different Times - Stephen Adams LevySeeing the Sights - People of 1905The Spirit is Moving - Margaret Adams and People of 1905Here's Momma - Margaret AdamsEverything in the World Has a Place - Gregory Adams and Margaret AdamsI Wish I Didn't Love Him - Margaret AdamsForward Into Tomorrow - Mrs. Daniel Webster Hepplewhite and SuffragettesYou're Perfect - Angela AdamsMarianne - Officer, Doughboys, Marianne, Columbia and KaiserDaddy, Daddy - HazelnutsI Feel Grand - Hazel Hughes and HazelnutsSock Life in the Eye - Larry Lawrence LevyI'm Not Through - Larry Lawrence Levy and Marathon DancersAct 2I Miss Him - Hattie, Pauline and Mae VerneOne More Time - Kimberly Langley and KeynotersHere's Momma (Reprise) - Stephen Adams LevyI Dreamed About Roses - Stephen Adams Levy, Kimberly Langley and USO GuestsI Wish I Didn't Love Her (Reprise) - Gregory AdamsThe Words I Never Said - Stephen Adams Levy and Kimberly LangleyThe Life of a Woman - Kimberly LangleyHere's Momma (Reprise) - Kimberly Langley and Momma's PoppasHe Smiles - Abigail and JosieGenuine Plastic - Stephen Adams Levy and Gallery GuestsThanks a Lot - Frank, Abigail and FriendsWhen They Start Again - Abigail and FrankDifferent Times (Reprise) - Stephen Adams LevyThe Spirit is Moving (Reprise) - CompanyThe 1972 Broadway production was written and directed by Michael Brown, who also supplied the music and lyrics. It was choreographed by Todd Jackson, scenic design and costume design by David Guthrie, lighting design by Martin Aronstein and his partner Lawrence Metzler. It starred Karin Baker, Mary Jo Catlett, Candace Cooke, Ronnie DeMarco, Dorothy Frank, Patti Karr, Joe Masiell, Terry Nicholson, Joyce Nolen, Mary Bracken Phillips, Jamie Ross, Sam Stoneburner, David Thomé, Barbara Williams, and Ronald Young. In 1987, the original cast reassembled to make a recording that was issued on the Painted Smiles label.
