MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Aug 20, 1957
Closing Date
Oct 12, 1957
Performances
62
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Playhouse Theatre
(Aug 20, 1957 - Oct 12, 1957)
Description
A musical comedy in two acts and seventeen scenes
Setting
Harlem, U.S.A.
Produced by Abe Enklewitz and Vincent Cerow
Book by Langston Hughes; Music by David Martin; Lyrics by Langston Hughes; Music orchestrated by David Martin; Musical Director: Sticks Evans
Directed by Joshua Shelley
Scenic Design by Raymond Sovey; Lighting Design by Raymond Sovey
Company Manager: Nat Parnes
Production Stage Manager: Larry Parker; Stage Manager: Laurence Olvin
Press Representative: David Lipsky and Philip Bloom
Marilyn Berry
Joyce Lane
John Bouie
Melon
Dagmar Craig
Mrs. Caddy
 
Nurse
 
Party Guest
Anna English
Zarita
Maxwell Glanville
Big Boy
 
Cop
Wilhelmina Gray
Madam Butler
Stanley Greene
Boyd
Charles Harrigan
John Jasper
Allegro Kane
Character
Brownie McGhee
Gitfiddle
Claudia McNeil
Mamie
Charles McRae
Bodiddly
Willie Pritchett
Bar Pianist
Melvin Stewart
Simple
Duke Williams
Hopkins
Josephine Woods
Arcie
music by David Martin; lyrics by Langston Hughes
Act 1
Sung By
Love Is Simply Heavenly
Joyce Lane
Let Me Take You for a Ride
Zarita and Simple
Broken String Blues
Gitfiddle
Did You Ever Hear the Blues?
Mamie, Melon and Bar Characters
I'm Gonna Be John Henry
Simple
Act 2
Sung By
When I'm in a Quiet Mood
Mamie and Melon
Look for the Morning Star
Zarita
Let's Ball Awhile
Zarita and Ensemble
The Men in my Life
Zarita
I'm a Good Old Girl
Mamie
Look for the Morning Star (Reprise)
Ensemble
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