Up from Paradise
by Stanley Silverman, Arthur Miller

Name: Up from Paradise
Brand: Stanley Silverman
SKU: 9780573681424
Rating: 2.6 (5 reviews)

Off-Broadway

Up from Paradise Book Cover — Up from Paradise Cover

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

120 mins Ancient Bare Stage/Simple Set Fantasy Costumes American

Synopsis

This musical version of Miller’s The Creation of the World and Other Business is about the first First Family: Adam and Eve.

The book, by one of America’s preeminent playwrights, plays first as comedy, as Adam and Eve discover the world, and later as drama, as they and their children adapt to life beyond Paradise.

The music, by celebrated theatrical composer Stanley Silverman, ranges from liturgical to gospel, pop, barbershop and traditional musical theatre.

The musical’s simple set requirements, small cast and delightful content make Up From Paradise the perfect show for synagogue and church productions.

Themes Musicals

Press Reviews

"[A] delightful score, ranging from Handel to Weill, and with all sorts of entertaining stops in between."
— New York Daily News

"Miller’s script bounces between a witty retelling, with the Garden of Eden as the setting for the world’s first sitcom, and a more serious contemplation of the nature of faith and fealty to one’s god. Silverman’s score picks up on this, marrying several numbers that are tonally rooted in the history of liturgical chant with others that are pure Tin Pan Alley."
— Scott Matthewman, Musical Theatre Review

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
God Bass/Baritone	—	—	Bass/Baritone
Eve Mezzo Soprano (low A to high B)	—	—	Mezzo Soprano (low A to high B)
Chemuel Angel of Mercy, Tenor	—	—	Angel of Mercy, Tenor
Uriel Angel of Philosophy, High Baritone	—	—	Angel of Philosophy, High Baritone
Azrael Angel of Death, Bass	—	—	Angel of Death, Bass
Lucifer Tenor or High Baritone	—	—	Tenor or High Baritone
Cain Baritone	—	—	Baritone
Abel Tenor	—	—	Tenor
Adam Baritone	—	—	Baritone