MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 30, 1946
Closing Date
Jul 06, 1946
Performances
113
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Martin Beck Theatre
(Mar 30, 1946 - Jul 06, 1946)
Setting
St. Louis, 1898.
Produced by Edward Gross
Book by Arna Bontemps and Countee Cullen; Music by Harold Arlen; Lyrics by Johnny Mercer; Based on the novel "God Sends Sunday" by Arna Bontemps; Music orchestrated by Ted Royal, Allan Small, Menotti Salta and Walter Paul; Choral Arrangements by Leon Leonardi; Musical Director: Leon Leonardi
Directed by Rouben Mamoulian; Choreographed by Charles Walters
Scenic Design by Lemuel Ayers; Costume Design by Lemuel Ayers
Manager: Rube Bernstein
Technical Supervisor: Robert Davison; General Stage Manager: Frank Hall; Stage Manager: William McFadden and Edward Brinkman
Press Representative: Phyllis Perlman; Advertising: Lawrence Weiner
Pearl Bailey
Butterfly
 
Competing Couple
Rex Ingram
Biglow Brown
Fayard Nicholas
Barney
 
Competing Couple
Harold Nicholas
Li'l Augie
 
Competing Couple
Juanita Hall
Leah
June Hawkins
Lila
Ruby Hill
Della Green
 
Competing Couple
Theodore Allen
Competing Couple
 
Dancer
Olive Ball
Choral Group
Rhoda Boggs
Quartet
 
Choral Group
Smalls Boykin
Competing Couple
 
Dancer
J. Mardo Brown
Drum Major
 
Choral Group
Miriam Burton
Choral Group
Herbert Coleman
Piggie
Yvonne Coleman
Celestine
Norman DeJoie
Competing Couple
 
Dancer
John Diggs
Choral Group
Joseph Eady
Jackie
Leon Edwards
Choral Group
Lorenzo Fuller
Joshua
 
Choral Group
Rita Garrett
Competing Couple
 
Dancer
Dorothea Green
Competing Couple
 
Dancer
Frank Green
Dandy Dave
 
Dancer
Gwendolyn Hale
Competing Couple
 
Dancer
Theodore Hines
Choral Group
Rosalie King
Quartet
 
Choral Group
Jerry Laws
Choral Group
Arthur Lawson
Choral Group
Carrington Lewis
Waiter
Betty Nichols
Competing Couple
 
Dancer
Richard Pope
Badfoot
Robert Pope
Quartet
Lonny Reed
Competing Couple
 
Dancer
Marguerite Roan
Dancer
Maude Russell
The Hostess
 
Choral Group
Louis Sharp
Slim
Zelda Shelton
Choral Group
Arthur Smith
Dancer
Elwood Smith
Ragsdale
Merritt Smith
Pembroke
 
Choral Group
George Thomas
Competing Couple
 
Dancer
Creighton Thompson
Preacher
Royce Wallace
Competing Couple
 
Dancer
Charles Welch
Jasper
 
Choral Group
Enid Williams
Competing Couple
 
Dancer
Milton J. Williams
Mississippi
 
Quartet
Lori Wilson
Choral Group
Milton Wood
Mr. Hopkins
 
Competing Couple
music by Johnny Mercer; lyrics by Harold Arlen
Act 1
Sung By
Li'l Augie Is a Natural Man (Sweeten' Water)
Badfoot
Any Place I Hang My Hat is Home
Della Green
I Feel My Luck Comin' Down
Li'l Augie
(I Had Myself a) True Love
Lila
Legalize My Name
Butterfly
Cakewalk Walk Your Lady
Drum Major, Quartet and Competing Couples
Act 2
Sung By
Come Rain or Come Shine
Della Green and Li'l Augie
Chinquapin Bush
Children
We Shall Meet to Part, No Never
Piggie
Lullaby
Della Green
Sleep Peaceful (Mr. Used-To-Be)
Lila
Leavin' Time
Choral Group
Act 3
Sung By
Come Rain or Come Shine (Reprise)
Della Green
(It's) A Woman's Prerogative
Butterfly
Ridin' on the Moon
Li'l Augie and Ensemble
Least That's My Opinion
Badfoot
Racin' Form
Leah
Come On, Li'l Augie
Ensemble
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