A TRUSTED THEATRE RESOURCE SINCE 1884
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
Site Navigation
A Trusted Theatre Resource Since 1884
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
What’s Playing on Broadway and Beyond
Broadway Shows
Off-Broadway Shows
Broadway Weekly Schedule
Broadway Rush, Lotto, SRO Policies
Upcoming Broadway Shows
Playbill Ticket Discounts
Playbill Editorial
News — Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Beyond
Special Features
Photo Galleries
Videos - My Life in the Theatre, Getting Ready, More
Seth Rudetsky’s Column
Classic Arts
Industry Resources
Jobs
Broadway Grosses
Playbill Vault - Shows, Actors, and More
Current and Future Broadway Theatre Bookings
Upcoming Cast Recordings
More from Playbill
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Playbill Emails
Playbill Store
Playbill Travel & Cruises
Playbill Podcast
Games
Advertise with Us
Broadway Shows
News
Jobs
Build-Your-Own Playbill
Win Free Tickets
Playbill Store
0 Related Articles
Photos: June Squibb, Cynthia Nixon, Danny Burstein, Christopher Lowell Star in
Marjorie Prime
Liberation
on Broadway Partners With Kenneth Cole to Raise Mental Health Awareness
Look Back on the 19 Times a Tom Stoppard Play Was on Broadway
Longest-Running Shows on Broadway
Dylan Baker, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Hamish Linklater, Miriam Silverman Will Star in Erica
0 New
Search
Carmen Jones
Broadway
Revival
Carmen Jones
Broadway
Revival
City Center
131 W. 55th St., New York, NY, New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Georges Bizet
lyrics:
Oscar Hammerstein II
book:
Oscar Hammerstein II
People (46)
Urylee Leonardos
Carmen
(Original)
Muriel Smith
Carmen
(Original)
Glenn Bryant
Husky Miller
(Original)
Sibol Cain
Sally
(Original)
Sally
(Original)
Jack Carr
Mr. Higgins
(Original)
Sergeant Brown
(Original)
Robert Clarke
Corporal Morrell
(Original)
Soldier
(Original)
Ruth Crumpton
Myrt
(Original)
Coreania Hayman
Cindy Lou
(Original)
LeVern Hutcherson
Joe
(Original)
Ford Lee "Buck" Washington
Dink
(Original)
Fredye Marshall
Card Player
(Original)
Miss Higgins
(Original)
Theresa Merritt
Performer
(Original)
Frankie
(Original)
Frank Palmer
Poncho
(Original)
Napoleon Reed
Joe
(Original)
Edward Roche
T-Bone
(Original)
Elton J. Warren
Cindy Lou
(Original)
John William "Bubbles" Sublett
Rum
(Original)
Doris Brown
Card Player
(Original)
Edward Christopher
Waiter
(Original)
Oliver Coleman
Drummer
(Original)
Richard DeVaultier
Waiter
(Original)
Erona Harris
Girl
(Original)
Elijah Hodges
Soldier
(Original)
Sheldon B. Hoskins
Dancing Boxer
(Original)
James May
Tough Kid
(Original)
Bill O'Neil
Boy
(Original)
Randolph Sawyer
Dancing Boxer
(Original)
Randall Steplight
Soldier
(Original)
Andrew Taylor
Bartender
(Original)
Harold Taylor
Photographer
(Original)
Audrey Vanterpool
Dancing Girl
(Original)
George Willis
Bullett Head
(Original)
Foreman
(Original)
Soldier
(Original)
View All Current Cast
Urylee Leonardos
Carmen
(Original)
Muriel Smith
Carmen
(Original)
Glenn Bryant
Husky Miller
(Original)
Sibol Cain
Sally
(Original)
Sally
(Original)
Jack Carr
Mr. Higgins
(Original)
Sergeant Brown
(Original)
Robert Clarke
Corporal Morrell
(Original)
Soldier
(Original)
Ruth Crumpton
Myrt
(Original)
Coreania Hayman
Cindy Lou
(Original)
LeVern Hutcherson
Joe
(Original)
Ford Lee "Buck" Washington
Dink
(Original)
Fredye Marshall
Card Player
(Original)
Miss Higgins
(Original)
Theresa Merritt
Performer
(Original)
Frankie
(Original)
Frank Palmer
Poncho
(Original)
Napoleon Reed
Joe
(Original)
Edward Roche
T-Bone
(Original)
Elton J. Warren
Cindy Lou
(Original)
John William "Bubbles" Sublett
Rum
(Original)
Doris Brown
Card Player
(Original)
Edward Christopher
Waiter
(Original)
Oliver Coleman
Drummer
(Original)
Richard DeVaultier
Waiter
(Original)
Erona Harris
Girl
(Original)
Elijah Hodges
Soldier
(Original)
Sheldon B. Hoskins
Dancing Boxer
(Original)
James May
Tough Kid
(Original)
Bill O'Neil
Boy
(Original)
Randolph Sawyer
Dancing Boxer
(Original)
Randall Steplight
Soldier
(Original)
Andrew Taylor
Bartender
(Original)
Harold Taylor
Photographer
(Original)
Audrey Vanterpool
Dancing Girl
(Original)
George Willis
Bullett Head
(Original)
Foreman
(Original)
Soldier
(Original)
View All Cast
Oscar Hammerstein II
Libretto
Georges Bizet
Music
Henri Meilhac
Adaptation
Ludovic Halévy
Adaptation
Prosper Merimee
Based on "Carmen"
Hassard Short
Staging
Charles Friedman
Libretto Director
Eugene Loring
Choreographer
Howard Bay
Scenic Design
Raoul Pene DuBois
Costume Design
Robert Russell Bennett
Music Orchestration
Billy Rose
Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Apr
7
1946
Closing Date
May
4
1946
Performances
32
as of Dec 03, 2025
Find Theatre Souvenirs Here
The Playbill Store
Click to Shop Now
Other Broadway Productions
Carmen Jones
- Dec 2, 1943
Broadway Theatre (Original)
Carmen Jones
- May 2, 1945
City Center (Revival)
Shows That Opened That Season: 1946–1947
Show Boat
A Joy Forever
The Desert Song
The Would-be Gentleman
The Winter's Tale
View All