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Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death (Tunes from Blackness) is a musical with a book, music, and lyrics by Melvin Van Peebles. The musical contains some material also on three of Van Peebles' albums, Brer Soul, Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death and As Serious as a Heart-Attack, some of which were yet to come out.
Oct 20, 2023 · 'Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death' has Melvin Van Peebles relating ghetto vignettes imbued with humor, pain, and poignancy.
Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death - by Melvin Van Peebles- Tony Awards 1972. Watch for Garrett Morris- Pre SNL.
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May 31, 2006 · Writer and director Melvin Van Peebles talks to Ed Gordon about his latest project, a new production of his 1971 Broadway hit, Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death -- a...
Sep 23, 2021 · Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death features a book and score by Melvin Van Peebles, who in 1971 had another milestone project as the writer, director and star of the film Sweet...
Van Peebles offers his most explosive, awward-winning play Aint Supposed to Die a Natural Death in a totally unique fiction form: a novel with lyrics, a gusty, lusty narrative of black street life that explores every aspect of ghetto agony.
Van Peebles wrote the book, music, and lyrics for the stage musical Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death, which opened off-Broadway and then moved to Broadway, running for 325 performances in 1971–72.
