MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 29, 1969
Closing Date
May 03, 1969
Performances
7
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
(Apr 29, 1969 - May 03, 1969)
Description
Music and lyrics based on gospel hymns.
Produced by Circle in the Square (Theodore Mann: Artistic Director; Paul Libin: Managing Director)
Book by Vinnette Carroll; Music arranged by Howard Roberts; Adapted from "God's Trombone" by James Weldon Johnson; Musical Director: Howard Roberts
Directed by Theodore Mann
Scenic Design by Marsha L. Eck; Costume Design by Domingo Rodriguez; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher
Production Stage Manager: Randall Brooks
Music adapted by Howard Roberts
Press Representative: Merle Debuskey and Faith Geer
Earl Baker
Male Voice
Ella Eure
Female Voice
Bill Glover
Male Voice
Milton Grayson
Male Voice
Berniece Hall
Female Voice
Theresa Merritt
Sister Henrietta Pinkston
Lex Monson
Rev. Bradford Parham
William Stewart
Male Voice
Cicely Tyson
Rev. Marion Alexander
Bernard Ward
Rev. Ridgley Washington
Camille Yarbrough
Female Voice
Understudies: Milton Grayson (Rev. Bradford Parham, Rev. Ridgley Washington) and Camille Yarbrough (Rev. Marion Alexander)
So Glad I'm Here
Company
Call to Prayer
Company
Listen Lord--A Prayer
Rev. Bradford Parham
Amen Response
Company
In His Care
Soloists and Company
The Creation
Rev. Bradford Parham
God Lead Us Along
Sister Henrietta Pinkston
Noah Built the Ark
Rev. Marion Alexander
Run Sinner Run
Soloist and Company
Didn't It Rain
Soloist and Company
The Judgment Day
Rev. Ridgley Washington
In That Great Gettin' Up Morning
Rev. Ridgley Washington and Company
Soon One Morning
Soloist and Company
There's a Man
Sister Henrietta Pinkston, Soloist and Company
Go Down Death
Rev. Bradford Parham
He'll Understand
Sister Henrietta Pinkston
Were You There
Rev. Marion Alexander
Calvary
Male Voices
Crucifixion
Female Voices
Reap What You Sow
Rev. Marion Alexander and Company
I Shall Not Be Moved
Company
We Are Soldiers
Company
Woke Up This Morning
Company
Let My People Go
Rev. Ridgley Washington
We Shall Overcome
Sister Henrietta Pinkston and Company
Jacob's Ladder
Company
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