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Carmen
Broadway
One Act
Original
Carmen
Broadway
One Act
Original
Winter Garden Theatre
1634 Broadway (At W. 50th St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Georges Bizet
People (24)
Zizi Jeanmaire
Carmen
(Original)
Roland Petit
Don Jose
(Original)
Serge Perrault
Toreador
(Original)
Nina Bibikova
Cigarette Girl
(Original)
Stanley Hall
Bandit
(Original)
Gordon Hamilton
Bandit
(Original)
Gabriel Houbard
Bandit
(Original)
Ursula Kubler
Cigarette Girl
(Original)
Mireille Lefebvre
Cigarette Girl
(Original)
Gregor Mondjian
Bandit
(Original)
Joy Williams
Cigarette Girl
(Original)
Belinda Wright
Woman Bandit
(Original)
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Zizi Jeanmaire
Carmen
(Original)
Roland Petit
Don Jose
(Original)
Serge Perrault
Toreador
(Original)
Nina Bibikova
Cigarette Girl
(Original)
Stanley Hall
Bandit
(Original)
Gordon Hamilton
Bandit
(Original)
Gabriel Houbard
Bandit
(Original)
Ursula Kubler
Cigarette Girl
(Original)
Mireille Lefebvre
Cigarette Girl
(Original)
Gregor Mondjian
Bandit
(Original)
Joy Williams
Cigarette Girl
(Original)
Belinda Wright
Woman Bandit
(Original)
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Georges Bizet
Music
Henri Meilhac
Adapted from the Opera by
Ludovic Halévy
Adapted from the Opera by
Roland Petit
Director
Choreographer
Antoine Clave
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Pierre Bezard
Stage Manager
Jacqueline Lemoine
General Manager
Eddie Lewis
Company Manager
Walter Alford
Press Representative
William Fields
Press Representative
Messrs. Shubert (Lee and J. J.)
Producer
Arthur Lesser
Produced by Arrangement with
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Oct
6
1949
Closing Date
Jan
14
1950
Performances
116
as of Feb 17, 2026
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