MusicalTragedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Oct 30, 1949
Closing Date
Jul 01, 1950
Performances
281
MusicalTragedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Music Box Theatre
(Oct 30, 1949 - Jul 01, 1950)
Setting
The Present.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Irving Berlin and The Estate of Sam H. Harris
Produced by The Playwrights' Company (Maxwell Anderson; Elmer Rice; Robert E. Sherwood; Kurt Weill; John F. Wharton)
Book by Maxwell Anderson; Lyrics by Maxwell Anderson; Music by Kurt Weill; Based on the novel "Cry, the Beloved Country" by Alan Paton; Music orchestrated by Kurt Weill; Music arranged by Kurt Weill
Production Supervised by Rouben Mamoulian; Directed by Rouben Mamoulian; Choreographed by La Verne French
Scenic Design by George Jenkins; Costume Design by Anna Hill Johnstone; Johannesburg backdrop by Horace Armistead; Assistant to Mr. Jenkins: Leo Kerz
Business Manager: Victor Samrock
General Stage Manager: Andy Anderson; Stage Manager: Edward Brinkmann; Assistant Stage Mgr: Roy Allen
Conducted by Maurice Levine; Choral Group trained by Maurice Levine; Orchestra Manager: Morris Stonzek; Viola: Ted Isreal and Alexander Solomon; Cello: Leopold Teraspulsky and Shepard Coleman; Bass: William Feinbloom; Flute, Clarinet, 1st Saxaphone: Don Hammond; Oboe, Clarinet, Tenor Saxaphone: Jack Cressy; Bassoon, Clarinet, Alto Saxaphone: Maurice Kogan; Trumpet: Mannie Cohen; Piano: Irving Schlein; Harp: Nancy Uber; Percussion: William Kessler
Press Representative: William Fields; Assistant Press Representative: Walter Alford and Arthur Cantor; Production Coordinator: Alan Anderson; Assistant to Mr. Mamoulian on casting: Edward Brinkmann
Roy Allen
William
Leslie Banks
James Jarvis
LaCoste Brown
Singer
Robert Byrn
Policeman
 
Singer
Sibol Cain
Singer
Herbert Coleman
Alex
Warren Coleman
John Kumalo
Joseph Crawford
Singer
Todd Duncan
Stephen Kumalo
La Verne French
The Young Man
Russell George
Singer
William Greaves
Matthew Kumalo
Charles Grunwell
Eland
Sheila Guyse
Linda
Mabel Hart
The Young Woman
Georgette Harvey
Mrs. M'kize
Alma Hubbard
Singer
Joseph James
Answerer
 
Singer
Gertrude Jeanette
Grace Kumalo
Mark Kramer
White Man
 
Singer
Moses La Mar
Singer
Elen Longone
Singer
Paul Mario
Singer
William Marshall
Hlabeni
Inez Matthews
Irina
Julian Mayfield
Absalom Kumalo
Robert McFerrin
Villager
 
Singer
June McMechen
Singer
Charles McRae
Paulus
John Morley
Arthur Jarvis
Van Prince
Johannes Pafuri
Biruta Ramoska
White Woman
 
Singer
Judson Rees
Edward Jarvis
Elayne Richards
Nita
Frank Roane
Leader
Jerome Shaw
Foreman
 
The Guard
Gloria Smith
Rose
William C. Smith
Jared
 
Singer
Guy Spaull
The Judge
Christine Spencer
Singer
John W. Stanley
Burton
Constance Stokes
Singer
Joseph Theard
Singer
Lucretia West
Singer
Understudies: Roy Allen (Johannes Pafuri), Sibol Cain (Linda), Yvonne Coleman (Nita), William Davidson (Alex), William Greaves (Absalom Kumalo), Georgette Harvey (Grace Kumalo), Joseph James (Stephen Kumalo), William Marshall (Stephen Kumalo, John Kumalo), Van Prince (Matthew Kumalo), Richard Rhoades (Edward Jarvis), Jerome Shaw (Arthur Jarvis, Eland, Burton), William C. Smith (John Kumalo), Guy Spaull (James Jarvis), Christine Spencer (Irina), John W. Stanley (The Judge) and Lucretia West (Mrs. M'kize)

Music Box Theatre (Oct 30, 1949 - Jul 01, 1950)

Cello: Phillip Bernolfo

Cast

Roy Allen
Servant
Leon Bibb
Singer
Yvonne Coleman
A Child
William Dillard
Answerer
 
Jared
 
Singer
John Garth III
Singer
Norman Hawley
Singer
Van Hawley
Singer
Anne Humphrey
Singer
Joseph James
Hlabeni
Alma Lillie
Singer
Elen Longone
White Woman
George Rees
Foreman
 
The Guard
Jerome Shaw
Burton
Guy Spaull
James Jarvis
John W. Stanley
The Judge
Clyde Turner
Singer
Lucretia West
Mrs. M'kize
Understudies: William Dillard (John Kumalo), Alma Lillie (Mrs. M'kize), George Rees (The Judge, Burton), John W. Stanley (James Jarvis) and Lucretia West (Grace Kumalo)
music by Kurt Weill; lyrics by Maxwell Anderson
Act 1
Sung By
The Hills of Ixtapo
Leader 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
Who'll Buy?
Linda
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
Stay Well
Irina
Cry, the Beloved Country
Leader and Singers
Big Mole
Alex
A Bird of Passage
Villager and Singers
Thousands of Miles (Reprise)
Singers
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