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Cabin in the Sky
Broadway
Original
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Cabin in the Sky Playbill - November 1940
Cabin in the Sky
Broadway
Original
Martin Beck Theatre
302 W. 45th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Vernon Duke
lyrics:
John La Touche
book:
Lynn Root
People (56)
Georgia Burke
Lily
(Original)
Dick Campbell
Domino Johnson
(Original)
Todd Duncan
The Lawd's General
(Original)
Katherine Dunham
Georgia Brown
(Original)
Rex Ingram
Lucifer, Jr.
(Original)
J. Louis Johnson
John Henry
(Original)
Al Moore
Dude
(Original)
J. Rosamond Johnson
Brother Green
(Original)
Ethel Waters
Petunia Jackson
(Original)
Milton Williams
Fleetfoot
(Original)
Dooley Wilson
"Little Joe" Jackson
(Original)
Talley Beattey
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Wilson Bradley
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Messenger Boy
(Original)
Claude Brown
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Rebecca Champion
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Rita Christiana
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Helen Dowdy
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Earl Edwards
Second Henchman
(Original)
Lucille Ellis
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Maurice Ellis
Third Henchman
(Original)
J. Emanuel Vanderhans
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Clarence Jacobs
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Lawaune Kennard
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Ella MacLashley
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Fredye Marshall
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Alexander McDonald
Imp
(Original)
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Roberta McLaurin
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Arthur McLean
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Jieno Moxzer
Imp
(Original)
Jiene Moxzer Harris
Imp
(Original)
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Rajah Ohardieno
Imp
(Original)
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Evelyn Pilcher
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Eulabel Riley
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Carmencita Romero
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Edith Ross
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Archie Savage
Imp
(Original)
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Louis Sharp
Dr. Jones
(Original)
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Al Stokes
Devil's Messenger
(Original)
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Earl Sydnor
First Henchman
(Original)
Laura Vaughns
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Candido Vicenti
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Lavinia Williams
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Thomas Woosley
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
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Georgia Burke
Lily
(Original)
Dick Campbell
Domino Johnson
(Original)
Todd Duncan
The Lawd's General
(Original)
Katherine Dunham
Georgia Brown
(Original)
Rex Ingram
Lucifer, Jr.
(Original)
J. Louis Johnson
John Henry
(Original)
Al Moore
Dude
(Original)
J. Rosamond Johnson
Brother Green
(Original)
Ethel Waters
Petunia Jackson
(Original)
Milton Williams
Fleetfoot
(Original)
Dooley Wilson
"Little Joe" Jackson
(Original)
Talley Beattey
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Wilson Bradley
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Messenger Boy
(Original)
Claude Brown
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Rebecca Champion
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Rita Christiana
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Helen Dowdy
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Earl Edwards
Second Henchman
(Original)
Lucille Ellis
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Maurice Ellis
Third Henchman
(Original)
J. Emanuel Vanderhans
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Clarence Jacobs
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Lawaune Kennard
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Ella MacLashley
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Fredye Marshall
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Alexander McDonald
Imp
(Original)
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Roberta McLaurin
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Arthur McLean
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Jieno Moxzer
Imp
(Original)
Jiene Moxzer Harris
Imp
(Original)
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Rajah Ohardieno
Imp
(Original)
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Evelyn Pilcher
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Eulabel Riley
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Carmencita Romero
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Edith Ross
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Archie Savage
Imp
(Original)
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Louis Sharp
Dr. Jones
(Original)
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Al Stokes
Devil's Messenger
(Original)
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Earl Sydnor
First Henchman
(Original)
Laura Vaughns
J. Rosamond Johnson Singer
(Original)
Candido Vicenti
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Lavinia Williams
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
Thomas Woosley
Katherine Dunham Dancer
(Original)
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Lynn Root
Book
Based on a story "Little Joe"
Vernon Duke
Music
John La Touche
Lyrics
Albert Lewis
Director
Producer
George Balanchine
Staging
Choreographer
Boris Aronson
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Domenico Savino
Orchestrator
Charles Cook
Orchestrator
Fod Livingston
Orchestrator
Nathan Van Cleve
Orchestrator
Hugh Martin
Vocal Arrangements
Vinton Freedley
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
25
1940
Closing Date
Mar
8
1941
Performances
156
as of Jul 08, 2025
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