| A Joyful Noise | |
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| Music | Oscar Brand Paul Nassau |
| Lyrics | Oscar Brand Paul Nassau |
| Book | Edward Padula |
| Basis | Novel by Borden Deal The Insolent Breed |
| Productions | 1966 Broadway |
A Joyful Noise is a musical with a script by Edward Padula and music and lyrics by Oscar Brand and Paul Nassau. The 1966 Broadway production was a flop but introduced choreographer Michael Bennett in his Broadway debut.
Based on Mississippi author Borden Deal's 1959 novel The Insolent Breed, the story centers on Shade Motley, a fiddler who arrives in a small Southern town and shocks the stern community with his exuberant love of hillbilly music and life in general.