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Kwamina
Musical
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Oct 23, 1961
Closing Date
Nov 18, 1961
Performances
32
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Open Date: Oct 23, 1961
Close Date: Nov 18, 1961
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
54th Street Theatre
(Oct 23, 1961 - Nov 18, 1961)
Setting
A village in West Africa. The present.
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Alfred De Liagre, Jr.
Book by
Robert Alan Aurthur
; Music by
Richard Adler
; Lyrics by
Richard Adler
; Music orchestrated by
Sid Ramin
and
Irwin Kostal
; Musical and Choral Direction by
Colin Romoff
; Dance arrangements by
John Morris
Directed by
Robert Lewis
; Choreographed by
Agnes de Mille
Scenic Design by
Will Steven Armstrong
; Costume Design by
Motley
; Lighting Design by
Will Steven Armstrong
; Assistant to Will Steven Armstrong:
Lloyd Burlingame
; Wig Design by
Bob Kelly
; Assistant to Motley:
Thea Neu
General Manager:
C. Edwin Knill
; Company Manager:
Charles Gnys
Production Stage Manager:
James E. Wall
; Stage Manager:
Arthur Marlowe
and
William Weaver
Drummer:
Montego Joe
and
Robert Crowder
; Music Contractor:
Hal Hastings
; Assistant Conductor:
John Berkman
; Music Copyist Supervisor:
Bert Clayton Williams
Press Representative:
Frank Goodman
and
Ben Washer
; Technical Consultant:
Albert Opoku
(Courtesy of the Government of Ghana); Press Assistant:
Fred Weterick
; Assistant to the Director:
Judd Mathison
; Asst. to the Choreographer:
Mavis Ray
; Choral Assistant to Mr. Romoff:
Joseph Crawford
Terry Carter
Kwamina (Peter)
Sally Ann Howes
Eve
Ethel Ayler
Naii
Norman Barrs
Blair
Rex Ingram
Nana Mwalla
Brock Peters
Obitsebi
Issa Arnal
Singer
Joseph Attles
Akufo
Pepsi Bethel
Dancer
Hope Clarke
Dancer
Zebedee Collins
Dancer
Joseph Crawford
Singer
Doris deMendez
Dancer
Doreese DuQuan
Singer
Julius Fields
Dancer
Renaye Fubler
Child
Vaughn Fubler
Child
Scott Gibson
Singer
Frank Glass
Dancer
Altovise Gore
Dancer
Robert Guillaume
Ako
Victoria Harrison
Singer
Lillian Hayman
Mammy Trader
Singer
Lee Hooper
Singer
Louis Johnson
Dancer
Wanza L. King
Singer
Mary Louise
Singer
James Lowe
Singer
Minnie Marshall
Dancer
Rosalie Maxwell
Alla
Singer
John Miles
Singer
Charles Moore
Dancer
Clark Morgan
Singer
Joan Peters
Dancer
Helen Phillips
Singer
Ronald Platts
Policeman
Dancer
Mike Quashie
Dancer
Charles Queenan
Dancer
Lucinda Ransom
Dancer
Mal Scott
Singer
Joan Seabrook
Dancer
Ainsley Sigmond
Kojo
Rawn Spearman
Singer
Phillip Stamps
Dancer
Barbara Ann Teer
Dancer
Edward Thomas
Policeman
Dancer
George Tipton
Singer
Glory Van Scott
Dancer
Gordon Watkins
Singer
Myrna White
Dancer
Arthur Wright
Singer
Camille Yarborough
Dancer
Standby:
Elizabeth Hubbard
(Eve)
Understudies:
Vaughn Fubler
(Kojo),
Mary Louise
(Alla),
Clark Morgan
(Nana Mwalla, Akufo, Obitsebi),
Helen Phillips
(Mammy Trader),
Rawn Spearman
(Kwamina (Peter)),
George Tipton
(Ako),
Glory Van Scott
(Naii) and
William Weaver
(Blair)
Songs
music by
Richard Adler
; lyrics by
Richard Adler
Act 1
Sung By
The Cocoa Bean Song
Ako, Singers and the Company
Welcome Home
Singers, the Company and Spear Dancers
The Sun Is Beginning to Crow
The Company
Did You Hear That?
Eve and Kwamina (Peter)
You're As English As
Eve
Seven Sheep, Four Red Shirts, and a Bottle of Gin
Akufo, Singers, Dancer and the Company
Nothing More to Look Forward To
Ako and Naii
What's Wrong With Me?
Eve
Something Big
Kwamina (Peter) and the Company
Ordinary People
Eve and Kwamina (Peter)
A Man Can Have No Choice
Obitsebi
What Happened to Me Tonight?
Eve
Act 2
Sung By
One Wife
Mammy Trader, Alla, Singers and Dancers
Nothing More to Look Forward To
(Reprise)
Naii
Something Big
(Reprise)
The Company
Another Time, Another Place
Eve
Fetish
Obitsebi and Dancers
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Composer
1962 Nominee
Music by
Richard Adler
Lyrics by
Richard Adler
Best Costume Design
1962 Nominee
Costume Design by
Motley
Best Choreography
1962 Winner
Choreographed by
Agnes de Mille
People
Songs
Awards
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization
Produced by
Alfred De Liagre, Jr.
Book by
Robert Alan Aurthur
; Music by
Richard Adler
; Lyrics by
Richard Adler
; Music orchestrated by
Sid Ramin
and
Irwin Kostal
; Musical and Choral Direction by
Colin Romoff
; Dance arrangements by
John Morris
Directed by
Robert Lewis
; Choreographed by
Agnes de Mille
Scenic Design by
Will Steven Armstrong
; Costume Design by
Motley
; Lighting Design by
Will Steven Armstrong
; Assistant to Will Steven Armstrong:
Lloyd Burlingame
; Wig Design by
Bob Kelly
; Assistant to Motley:
Thea Neu
General Manager:
C. Edwin Knill
; Company Manager:
Charles Gnys
Production Stage Manager:
James E. Wall
; Stage Manager:
Arthur Marlowe
and
William Weaver
Drummer:
Montego Joe
and
Robert Crowder
; Music Contractor:
Hal Hastings
; Assistant Conductor:
John Berkman
; Music Copyist Supervisor:
Bert Clayton Williams
Press Representative:
Frank Goodman
and
Ben Washer
; Technical Consultant:
Albert Opoku
(Courtesy of the Government of Ghana); Press Assistant:
Fred Weterick
; Assistant to the Director:
Judd Mathison
; Asst. to the Choreographer:
Mavis Ray
; Choral Assistant to Mr. Romoff:
Joseph Crawford
Terry Carter
Kwamina (Peter)
Sally Ann Howes
Eve
Ethel Ayler
Naii
Norman Barrs
Blair
Rex Ingram
Nana Mwalla
Brock Peters
Obitsebi
Issa Arnal
Singer
Joseph Attles
Akufo
Pepsi Bethel
Dancer
Hope Clarke
Dancer
Zebedee Collins
Dancer
Joseph Crawford
Singer
Doris deMendez
Dancer
Doreese DuQuan
Singer
Julius Fields
Dancer
Renaye Fubler
Child
Vaughn Fubler
Child
Scott Gibson
Singer
Frank Glass
Dancer
Altovise Gore
Dancer
Robert Guillaume
Ako
Victoria Harrison
Singer
Lillian Hayman
Mammy Trader
Singer
Lee Hooper
Singer
Louis Johnson
Dancer
Wanza L. King
Singer
Mary Louise
Singer
James Lowe
Singer
Minnie Marshall
Dancer
Rosalie Maxwell
Alla
Singer
John Miles
Singer
Charles Moore
Dancer
Clark Morgan
Singer
Joan Peters
Dancer
Helen Phillips
Singer
Ronald Platts
Policeman
Dancer
Mike Quashie
Dancer
Charles Queenan
Dancer
Lucinda Ransom
Dancer
Mal Scott
Singer
Joan Seabrook
Dancer
Ainsley Sigmond
Kojo
Rawn Spearman
Singer
Phillip Stamps
Dancer
Barbara Ann Teer
Dancer
Edward Thomas
Policeman
Dancer
George Tipton
Singer
Glory Van Scott
Dancer
Gordon Watkins
Singer
Myrna White
Dancer
Arthur Wright
Singer
Camille Yarborough
Dancer
Standby:
Elizabeth Hubbard
(Eve)
Understudies:
Vaughn Fubler
(Kojo),
Mary Louise
(Alla),
Clark Morgan
(Nana Mwalla, Akufo, Obitsebi),
Helen Phillips
(Mammy Trader),
Rawn Spearman
(Kwamina (Peter)),
George Tipton
(Ako),
Glory Van Scott
(Naii) and
William Weaver
(Blair)
music by
Richard Adler
; lyrics by
Richard Adler
Act 1
Sung By
The Cocoa Bean Song
Ako, Singers and the Company
Welcome Home
Singers, the Company and Spear Dancers
The Sun Is Beginning to Crow
The Company
Did You Hear That?
Eve and Kwamina (Peter)
You're As English As
Eve
Seven Sheep, Four Red Shirts, and a Bottle of Gin
Akufo, Singers, Dancer and the Company
Nothing More to Look Forward To
Ako and Naii
What's Wrong With Me?
Eve
Something Big
Kwamina (Peter) and the Company
Ordinary People
Eve and Kwamina (Peter)
A Man Can Have No Choice
Obitsebi
What Happened to Me Tonight?
Eve
Act 2
Sung By
One Wife
Mammy Trader, Alla, Singers and Dancers
Nothing More to Look Forward To
(Reprise)
Naii
Something Big
(Reprise)
The Company
Another Time, Another Place
Eve
Fetish
Obitsebi and Dancers
Tony Award®
Best Composer
1962 Nominee
Music by
Richard Adler
Lyrics by
Richard Adler
Best Costume Design
1962 Nominee
Costume Design by
Motley
Best Choreography
1962 Winner
Choreographed by
Agnes de Mille
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