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Kwamina
Broadway
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Kwamina Playbill - Oct 1961
Kwamina
Broadway
Original
54th Street Theatre
152 W. 54th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Richard Adler
music:
Richard Adler
book:
Robert Alan Aurthur
People (81)
Terry Carter
Kwamina (Peter)
(Original)
Sally Ann Howes
Eve
(Original)
Ethel Ayler
Naii
(Original)
Norman Barrs
Blair
(Original)
Rex Ingram
Nana Mwalla
(Original)
Brock Peters
Obitsebi
(Original)
Issa Arnal
Singer
(Original)
Joseph Attles
Akufo
(Original)
Pepsi Bethel
Dancer
(Original)
Hope Clarke
Dancer
(Original)
Zebedee Collins
Dancer
(Original)
Joseph Crawford
Singer
(Original)
Doris deMendez
Dancer
(Original)
Doreese DuQuan
Singer
(Original)
Julius C. Fields
Dancer
(Original)
Renaye Fubler
Child
(Original)
Vaughn Fubler
Child
(Original)
Scott Gibson
Singer
(Original)
Frank Glass
Dancer
(Original)
Altovise Gore
Dancer
(Original)
Robert Guillaume
Ako
(Original)
Victoria Harrison
Singer
(Original)
Lillian Hayman
Mammy Trader
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Lee Hooper
Singer
(Original)
Louis Johnson
Dancer
(Original)
Wanza L. King
Singer
(Original)
Mary Louise
Singer
(Original)
James Lowe
Singer
(Original)
Minnie Marshall
Dancer
(Original)
Rosalie Maxwell
Alla
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
John Miles
Singer
(Original)
Charles Moore
Dancer
(Original)
Clark Morgan
Singer
(Original)
Joan Peters
Dancer
(Original)
Helen Phillips
Singer
(Original)
Ronald Platts
Dancer
(Original)
Policeman
(Original)
Mike Quashie
Dancer
(Original)
Charles Queenan
Dancer
(Original)
Lucinda Ransom
Dancer
(Original)
Mal Scott
Singer
(Original)
Joan Seabrook
Dancer
(Original)
Ainsley Sigmond
Kojo
(Original)
Rawn Spearman
Singer
(Original)
Phillip Stamps
Dancer
(Original)
Barbara Ann Teer
Dancer
(Original)
Edward Thomas
Dancer
(Original)
Policeman
(Original)
George Tipton
Singer
(Original)
Glory Van Scott
Dancer
(Original)
Gordon Watkins
Singer
(Original)
Myrna White
Dancer
(Original)
Arthur Wright
Singer
(Original)
Camile Yarborough
Dancer
(Original)
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Terry Carter
Kwamina (Peter)
(Original)
Sally Ann Howes
Eve
(Original)
Ethel Ayler
Naii
(Original)
Norman Barrs
Blair
(Original)
Rex Ingram
Nana Mwalla
(Original)
Brock Peters
Obitsebi
(Original)
Issa Arnal
Singer
(Original)
Joseph Attles
Akufo
(Original)
Pepsi Bethel
Dancer
(Original)
Hope Clarke
Dancer
(Original)
Zebedee Collins
Dancer
(Original)
Joseph Crawford
Singer
(Original)
Doris deMendez
Dancer
(Original)
Doreese DuQuan
Singer
(Original)
Julius C. Fields
Dancer
(Original)
Renaye Fubler
Child
(Original)
Vaughn Fubler
Child
(Original)
Scott Gibson
Singer
(Original)
Frank Glass
Dancer
(Original)
Altovise Gore
Dancer
(Original)
Robert Guillaume
Ako
(Original)
Victoria Harrison
Singer
(Original)
Lillian Hayman
Mammy Trader
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Lee Hooper
Singer
(Original)
Louis Johnson
Dancer
(Original)
Wanza L. King
Singer
(Original)
Mary Louise
Singer
(Original)
James Lowe
Singer
(Original)
Minnie Marshall
Dancer
(Original)
Rosalie Maxwell
Alla
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
John Miles
Singer
(Original)
Charles Moore
Dancer
(Original)
Clark Morgan
Singer
(Original)
Joan Peters
Dancer
(Original)
Helen Phillips
Singer
(Original)
Ronald Platts
Dancer
(Original)
Policeman
(Original)
Mike Quashie
Dancer
(Original)
Charles Queenan
Dancer
(Original)
Lucinda Ransom
Dancer
(Original)
Mal Scott
Singer
(Original)
Joan Seabrook
Dancer
(Original)
Ainsley Sigmond
Kojo
(Original)
Rawn Spearman
Singer
(Original)
Phillip Stamps
Dancer
(Original)
Barbara Ann Teer
Dancer
(Original)
Edward Thomas
Dancer
(Original)
Policeman
(Original)
George Tipton
Singer
(Original)
Glory Van Scott
Dancer
(Original)
Gordon Watkins
Singer
(Original)
Myrna White
Dancer
(Original)
Arthur Wright
Singer
(Original)
Camile Yarborough
Dancer
(Original)
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Robert Alan Aurthur
Book
Richard Adler
Music
Lyrics
Robert Lewis
Director
Agnes de Mille
Choreographer
Will Steven Armstrong
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Motley
Costume Design
Bob Kelly
Wig Design
Lloyd Burlingame
Assistant to Will Steven Armstrong
Thea Neu
Assistant to Motley
Sid Ramin
Music Orchestrations
Irwin Kostal
Music Orchestrations
John Morris
Dance Arrangements
James E. Wall
Production Stage Manager
Arthur Marlowe
Stage Manager
William Weaver
Stage Manager
Albert Opoku
Technical Consultant
C. Edwin Knill
General Manager
Charles Gnys
Company Manager
Frank Goodman
Press Representative
Ben Washer
Press Representative
Fred Weterick
Press Assistant
Alfred De Liagre, Jr.
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
23
1961
Closing Date
Nov
18
1961
Performances
32
as of Jun 19, 2025
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Kwamina - October 1, 1961
Kwamina - October 1, 1961
Kwamina - October 1, 1961
Kwamina - October 1, 1961
Kwamina - October 1, 1961
Kwamina - October 1, 1961
Kwamina - October 1, 1961
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Awards
Tony Award
1962
Best Choreography
Agnes de Mille
Nominee
1962
Costume Design (Play or Musical)
Motley
Nominee
1962
Composer
Richard Adler
Nominee
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