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Bal Negre
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Bal Negre Playbill - Nov 1946
Bal Negre
Broadway
Original
Belasco Theatre
111 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (33)
Vanoye Aikens
Performer
(Original)
James Alexander
Performer
(Original)
Ronnie Aul
Performer
(Original)
Wilbert Bradley
Performer
(Original)
Miriam Burton
Performer
(Original)
Eddy Clay
Performer
(Original)
Byron Cuttler
Performer
(Original)
Jean Leon Destine
Performer
(Original)
Katherine Dunham
Performer
(Original)
Lucille Ellis
Performer
(Original)
La Rosa Estrada
Performer
(Original)
Sylvilla Fort
Performer
(Original)
Roxie Foster
Performer
(Original)
Dolores Harper
Performer
(Original)
Jesse Hawkins
Performer
(Original)
Lawaune Ingram
Performer
(Original)
Richardena Jackson
Performer
(Original)
Rosalie King
Performer
(Original)
Eartha Kitt
Performer
(Original)
Mary Lewis
Performer
(Original)
Julio Mendez
Performer
(Original)
Gloria Mitchell
Performer
(Original)
Lenwood Morris
Performer
(Original)
Ricardo Morrison
Performer
(Original)
Eugene Lee Robinson
Performer
(Original)
San Souci Singers
Performer
(Original)
Gordon Simpson
Performer
(Original)
Othello Strozier
Performer
(Original)
Candido Vicenty
Performer
(Original)
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Vanoye Aikens
Performer
(Original)
James Alexander
Performer
(Original)
Ronnie Aul
Performer
(Original)
Wilbert Bradley
Performer
(Original)
Miriam Burton
Performer
(Original)
Eddy Clay
Performer
(Original)
Byron Cuttler
Performer
(Original)
Jean Leon Destine
Performer
(Original)
Katherine Dunham
Performer
(Original)
Lucille Ellis
Performer
(Original)
La Rosa Estrada
Performer
(Original)
Sylvilla Fort
Performer
(Original)
Roxie Foster
Performer
(Original)
Dolores Harper
Performer
(Original)
Jesse Hawkins
Performer
(Original)
Lawaune Ingram
Performer
(Original)
Richardena Jackson
Performer
(Original)
Rosalie King
Performer
(Original)
Eartha Kitt
Performer
(Original)
Mary Lewis
Performer
(Original)
Julio Mendez
Performer
(Original)
Gloria Mitchell
Performer
(Original)
Lenwood Morris
Performer
(Original)
Ricardo Morrison
Performer
(Original)
Eugene Lee Robinson
Performer
(Original)
San Souci Singers
Performer
(Original)
Gordon Simpson
Performer
(Original)
Othello Strozier
Performer
(Original)
Candido Vicenty
Performer
(Original)
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Katherine Dunham
Staging
Choreography
Producer
John Pratt
Costume Design
Lighting Design
Nelson L. Gross
Producer
Daniel Melnick
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
7
1946
Closing Date
Dec
22
1946
Performances
52
as of Jan 29, 2026
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Bal Negre - November 7, 1946
Bal Negre - November 7, 1946
Bal Negre - November 7, 1946
Bal Negre - November 7, 1946
Bal Negre - November 7, 1946
Bal Negre - November 7, 1946
Bal Negre - November 7, 1946
Bal Negre - November 7, 1946
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