MusicalTragedyRevivalBroadway
Opening Date
Apr 18, 1972
Closing Date
May 21, 1972
1st Preview
Apr 12, 1972
1st Preview
Apr 12, 1972
Previews
8
Performances
39
MusicalTragedyRevivalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Opening night credits for this production have not yet been finalized.
Theatres
Imperial Theatre
(Apr 18, 1972 - May 21, 1972)
Setting
The Present.
Produced by Roger L. Stevens and Diana Shumlin
Music by Kurt Weill; Lyrics by Maxwell Anderson; Book by Maxwell Anderson; Based on "Cry, the Beloved Country" by Alan Paton; Music arranged by Kurt Weill; Music orchestrated by Kurt Weill; Musical Director: Karen Gustafson
Directed by Gene Frankel; Choreographed by Louis Johnson
Scenic Design by Oliver Smith; Costume Design by Patricia Quinn Stuart; Lighting Design by Paul Sullivan
Production Stage Manager: Frank Hamilton; Stage Manager: Robert Keegan
Press Representative: Seymour Krawitz, Martin Shwartz and Patricia Krawitz
Babafumi Akunyun
Drummer
Ruby Greene Aspinall
The Young Woman
 
Singer
Therman Bailey
Singer
Peter Bailey-Britton
Eland
Marki Bey
Linda
Lana Caradimas
Singer
Suzanne Cogan
Singer
Donald Coleman
Singer
Staats Cotsworth
The Judge
Margaret Cowie
Irina
Mark Dempsey
Foreman
 
Policeman
Giancarlo Esposito
Alex
Damon Evans
Matthew Kumalo
Don Fenwick
Arthur Jarvis
Karen Ford
Mrs. Jarvis
 
Singer
Aleesaa Foster
Singer
Raymond Frith
Singer
Judy Gibson
Rose
Jack Gwillim
James Jarvis
Amelia Haas
Singer
Michael Harrison
Dancer
Roy Hausen
Policeman
 
The Guard
Wayne Stevenson Hayes
Dancer
Leonard Hayward
Paulus
 
McRae
 
Singer
Lee Hooper
Answerer
Edna Husband
Singer
Leonard Jackson
John Kumalo
David Jay
Edward Jarvis
Rosetta LeNoire
Grace Kumalo
Urylee Leonardos
Singer
Sid Marshall
The Young Man
Oba-Ya
Dancer
Michael Oiwake
Dancer
Autris Paige
Johannes Pafuri
 
Singer
Rod Perry
Leader
Rona Leslie Pervil
Singer
Brock Peters
Stephen Kumalo
Adam Petroski
Stationmaster
Harold Pierson
Dancer
 
William
Gilbert Price
Absalom Kumalo
Alexander Reed
Burton
Garrett Saunders
Hlabeni
Mandingo Shaka
Singer
Richard Triggs
Servant
 
Singer
Alyce Elizabeth Webb
Mrs. M'kize
Understudies: Mark Dempsey (Arthur Jarvis, James Jarvis), Judy Gibson (Irina, Linda), Douglas Grant (Alex), Leonard Hayward (John Kumalo), Lee Hooper (Grace Kumalo), Edna Husband (Answerer), Sid Marshall (Johannes Pafuri, Matthew Kumalo), Riley Mills (Edward Jarvis), Adam Petroski (The Judge), Harold Pierson (Absalom Kumalo), Alex Reed (Eland) and Clyde Walker (Stephen Kumalo, Leader)

Imperial Theatre (Apr 18, 1972 - May 21, 1972)

Cast

Ian Martin
The Judge
music by Kurt Weill; lyrics by Maxwell Anderson
Act 1
Sung By
The Hills of Ixtapo
Leader, Answerer and Singers
Thousands of Miles
Stephen Kumalo
Train to Johannesburg
Leader and Singers
The Search
Stephen Kumalo, Leader and Singers
The Little Grey House
Stephen Kumalo and Singers
Stay Well
Absalom Kumalo
Trouble Man
Irina
Murder in Parkwold
Singers
Fear
Singers
Lost in the Stars
Stephen Kumalo and Singers
Act 2
Sung By
The Wild Justice
Leader and Singers
O Tixo, Tixo, Help Me
Stephen Kumalo
Cry, the Beloved Country
Leader and Singers
Big Mole
Alex
Thousands of Miles (Reprise)
Singers

Tony Award®

 

Best Actor in a Musical

1973 Nominee
Brock Peters
 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1973 Nominee
Gilbert Price

Drama Desk Award

Outstanding Performance

1972 Winner
Brock Peters
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