Opened in August 1949. Closed July 1, 1950 after 281 performances — 11 months. Lost in the Stars is a 1949-premiered musical with book and lyrics by Maxwell Anderson and music by Kurt Weill, based on the novel Cry, the Beloved Country (1948) by Alan Paton. The musical premiered on Broadway in 1949; it was the composer's last work for the stage before he died the following year. Wiki link