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Blue Holiday
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
May 21, 1945
Closing Date
May 26, 1945
1st Preview
May 19, 1945
1st Preview
May 19, 1945
Previews
2
Performances
8
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Open Date: May 21, 1945
Close Date: May 26, 1945
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Belasco Theatre
(May 21, 1945 - May 26, 1945)
Description
An all-Negro variety show in two acts
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Irvin Shapiro
and
Doris Cole
Music by
Al Moritz
,
Duke Ellington
,
E.Y. Harburg
and
Morey Amsterdam
; Lyrics by
Al Moritz
,
Duke Ellington
,
E.Y. Harburg
and
Morey Amsterdam
; Choral Director:
Hall Johnson
; Musical Director:
Billy Butler
Directed by
Monroe B. Hack
; Staged by
Moe Hack
; Choreographed by
Katherine Dunham
Scenic Design by
Perry Watkins
; Costume Design by
Kasia
General Manager:
Gerald Goode
; Company Manager:
Joseph Moss
General Stage Manager:
Harry Altner
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
J. De Witt Spencer
Casting:
Max Richard
; Press Representative:
Bernard Simon
Willie Bryant
Performer
Timmie Rogers
Performer
Ethel Waters
Performer
Josh White
Performer
Mary Lou Williams
Performer
Evelyn Ellis
Performer
Lillian Fitzgerald
Performer
Josephine Premice
Performer
Mildred Joanne Smith
Performer
The Chocolateers
The Three Poms
Laura Adamson
Hall Johnson Choir
James Armstrong
Hall Johnson Choir
Olive Ball
Hall Johnson Choir
Talley Beatty
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Mable Bergen
Hall Johnson Choir
Wilbur Bradley
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Maudiva Brown
Hall Johnson Choir
William Davis
Hall Johnson Choir
Teppy Fletcher
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Roxie Foster
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Muriel Gaines
Bessie Guy
Hall Johnson Choir
Jesse Hawkins
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Lola Hayes
Hall Johnson Choir
Victoria Henderson
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Alvaleta Hudson
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Richard James
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Eartha Kitt
Broadway debut
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Ruthena Matson
Hall Johnson Choir
Willie Mays
Hall Johnson Choir
Violet McDowell
Hall Johnson Choir
Florence Moriles
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Massie Patterson
Hall Johnson Choir
Albert Popwell
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Bertha Powell
Hall Johnson Choir
George Rayston
Hall Johnson Choir
Eugene Robinson
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Joe Smith
Katherine Dunham Dancer
J. De Witt Spencer
Katherine Dunham Dancer
John Weaver
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Enid Williams
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Jessie Williams
Hall Johnson Choir
Lavinia Williams
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Robert Woodland
Hall Johnson Choir
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Produced by
Irvin Shapiro
and
Doris Cole
Music by
Al Moritz
,
Duke Ellington
,
E.Y. Harburg
and
Morey Amsterdam
; Lyrics by
Al Moritz
,
Duke Ellington
,
E.Y. Harburg
and
Morey Amsterdam
; Choral Director:
Hall Johnson
; Musical Director:
Billy Butler
Directed by
Monroe B. Hack
; Staged by
Moe Hack
; Choreographed by
Katherine Dunham
Scenic Design by
Perry Watkins
; Costume Design by
Kasia
General Manager:
Gerald Goode
; Company Manager:
Joseph Moss
General Stage Manager:
Harry Altner
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
J. De Witt Spencer
Casting:
Max Richard
; Press Representative:
Bernard Simon
Willie Bryant
Performer
Timmie Rogers
Performer
Ethel Waters
Performer
Josh White
Performer
Mary Lou Williams
Performer
Evelyn Ellis
Performer
Lillian Fitzgerald
Performer
Josephine Premice
Performer
Mildred Joanne Smith
Performer
The Chocolateers
The Three Poms
Laura Adamson
Hall Johnson Choir
James Armstrong
Hall Johnson Choir
Olive Ball
Hall Johnson Choir
Talley Beatty
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Mable Bergen
Hall Johnson Choir
Wilbur Bradley
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Maudiva Brown
Hall Johnson Choir
William Davis
Hall Johnson Choir
Teppy Fletcher
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Roxie Foster
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Muriel Gaines
Bessie Guy
Hall Johnson Choir
Jesse Hawkins
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Lola Hayes
Hall Johnson Choir
Victoria Henderson
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Alvaleta Hudson
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Richard James
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Eartha Kitt
Broadway debut
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Ruthena Matson
Hall Johnson Choir
Willie Mays
Hall Johnson Choir
Violet McDowell
Hall Johnson Choir
Florence Moriles
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Massie Patterson
Hall Johnson Choir
Albert Popwell
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Bertha Powell
Hall Johnson Choir
George Rayston
Hall Johnson Choir
Eugene Robinson
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Joe Smith
Katherine Dunham Dancer
J. De Witt Spencer
Katherine Dunham Dancer
John Weaver
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Enid Williams
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Jessie Williams
Hall Johnson Choir
Lavinia Williams
Katherine Dunham Dancer
Robert Woodland
Hall Johnson Choir
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