Play to Win (musical)

Play to Win is a 1989 musical with book and lyrics by James de Jongh, Charles Cleveland and music by Jimi Foster, based on the life of Jackie Robinson the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball player who was the first black player in major-league baseball. The show won the 1984 Audelco Award for "best writing of a new show by black authors for the noncommercial theater." The 1989 New York production starred Michael-David Gordon and was directed by Ken Nixon.[1][2]

References

Bruckner, D. J. R. (July 21, 1989). "Review/Theater; 'Play to Win,' a Musical About the Integration of Baseball". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
Yarrow, Andrew L. (February 2, 1990). "Weekender Guide". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.

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[1] Bruckner, D. J. R. (July 21, 1989). "Review/Theater; 'Play to Win,' a Musical About the Integration of Baseball". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.

[2] Yarrow, Andrew L. (February 2, 1990). "Weekender Guide". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.

Jackie Robinson
Topics	Jackie Robinson Day Jackie Robinson House Jackie Robinson Foundation Paul Robeson congressional hearings
Films	The Jackie Robinson Story (1950) The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) Soul of the Game (1996) 42 (2013) Jackie Robinson (2016)
Musicals	The First (1981) Play to Win (1989)
Plays	Mr. Rickey Calls a Meeting (1989)
Namesakes	Jackie Robinson Ballpark Jackie Robinson Stadium Jackie Robinson Park Jackie Robinson Parkway
Related	Rachel Robinson (wife) Mack Robinson (brother) Branch Rickey Wendell Smith Clyde Sukeforth New Year's Day March A Handshake for the Century Statue of Jackie Robinson (Jersey City)