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Brown Sugar
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Brown Sugar Playbill - Dec 1937
Brown Sugar
Broadway
Original
Biltmore Theatre
261 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
People (33)
John T.L. Bunn
Trot
(Original)
Eric Burroughs
Musken
(Original)
Alvin Childress
Slim
(Original)
Martin de C. Slade
Lonny
(Original)
Beth Dixon
Stella
(Original)
Beulah E. Edmonds
Louella
(Original)
Ruby Elzy
Sarah
(Original)
George Fitzpatrick
O'Hara
(Original)
Georgette Harvey
Lily May
(Original)
Juan Hernandez
Sam
(Original)
Irene Hill
Cleo
(Original)
Bertram Holmes
Jeb
(Original)
Richard Huey
Bartender
(Original)
Haven Johnson
Rosco
(Original)
Ira Johnson
Charlie
(Original)
Paul Johnson
Tar
(Original)
Kathryn Lavall
Ruby
(Original)
Canada Lee
Henry
(Original)
Richard McMyers
Sylvester
(Original)
Butterfly McQueen
Lucille
(Original)
Julian Miles
Officer Leroy
(Original)
Ernest Rowan
First Mate
(Original)
John Shellie
Pete Malley
(Original)
George W. Smith
Officer Kent
(Original)
T. Burton Smith
Tom Warfield
(Original)
Allen Tinney
George
(Original)
William Tinney
Walter
(Original)
Frederick Wallace
McQuade
(Original)
Jimmie Waters
Man
(Original)
Christola Williams
Rosalinda
(Original)
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John T.L. Bunn
Trot
(Original)
Eric Burroughs
Musken
(Original)
Alvin Childress
Slim
(Original)
Martin de C. Slade
Lonny
(Original)
Beth Dixon
Stella
(Original)
Beulah E. Edmonds
Louella
(Original)
Ruby Elzy
Sarah
(Original)
George Fitzpatrick
O'Hara
(Original)
Georgette Harvey
Lily May
(Original)
Juan Hernandez
Sam
(Original)
Irene Hill
Cleo
(Original)
Bertram Holmes
Jeb
(Original)
Richard Huey
Bartender
(Original)
Haven Johnson
Rosco
(Original)
Ira Johnson
Charlie
(Original)
Paul Johnson
Tar
(Original)
Kathryn Lavall
Ruby
(Original)
Canada Lee
Henry
(Original)
Richard McMyers
Sylvester
(Original)
Butterfly McQueen
Lucille
(Original)
Julian Miles
Officer Leroy
(Original)
Ernest Rowan
First Mate
(Original)
John Shellie
Pete Malley
(Original)
George W. Smith
Officer Kent
(Original)
T. Burton Smith
Tom Warfield
(Original)
Allen Tinney
George
(Original)
William Tinney
Walter
(Original)
Frederick Wallace
McQuade
(Original)
Jimmie Waters
Man
(Original)
Christola Williams
Rosalinda
(Original)
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Bernadine Angus
Writer
George Abbott
Staging
Producer
Helene Pons
Costume Design
Haven Johnson
Incidental Music
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Dec
2
1937
Closing Date
Dec
4
1937
Performances
4
as of Dec 25, 2025
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