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Inacent Black
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Inacent Black Playbill - May 1981
Inacent Black
Broadway
Original
Biltmore Theatre
261 W. 47th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
A. Marcus Hemphill
People (39)
Melba Moore
Inacent Black
(Original)
Ed Cambridge
Voice of Hamilton Rydell
(Original)
Rosanna Carter
Waitress
(Original)
Lorey Hayes
Sally-Baby Washington
(Original)
Reginald Vel Johnson
Marv Rydell
(Original)
Gregory Miller
Helwin Rydell
(Original)
Barbara Montgomery
Mama Essie Rydell
(Original)
Ronald "Smokey" Stevens
Pretty Pete
(Original)
Count Stovall
Charles Rydell
(Original)
Bruce Strickland
Percy Rydell
(Original)
Joyce Sylvester
Carmen Casteel
(Original)
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Melba Moore
Inacent Black
(Original)
Ed Cambridge
Voice of Hamilton Rydell
(Original)
Rosanna Carter
Waitress
(Original)
Lorey Hayes
Sally-Baby Washington
(Original)
Reginald Vel Johnson
Marv Rydell
(Original)
Gregory Miller
Helwin Rydell
(Original)
Barbara Montgomery
Mama Essie Rydell
(Original)
Ronald "Smokey" Stevens
Pretty Pete
(Original)
Count Stovall
Charles Rydell
(Original)
Bruce Strickland
Percy Rydell
(Original)
Joyce Sylvester
Carmen Casteel
(Original)
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A. Marcus Hemphill
Writer
Gene McFadden
Incidental Music and Lyrics
John Whitehead
Incidental Music and Lyrics
Melba Moore
Incidental Music and Lyrics
Mikell Pinkney
Director
Felix E. Cochren
Scenic Design
Martin Pakledinaz
Costume Design
Tim Phillips
Lighting Design
Joseph Donohue
Sound Design
Gene Sheppard
Hair Design
Raymond Shelton
Make-Up Consultant
Ed Cambridge
Production Stage Manager
David Blackwell
Stage Manager
Theatre Management Associates, Inc.
General Manager
Mary Card
Company Manager
Young T. Hughley, Jr.
Assistant Company Manager
Jacksina and Freedman
General Press Representative
Lawrence Weiner and Associates
Advertising
Marcus De Voe
Photographer
Gloria Hope Sher
Producer
Marjorie Moon
Producer
Jay J. Cohen
Producer
Zaida Coles Edle
Produced in Association with
Spirit Will Productions, Inc.
Produced in Association with
Ashton Springer
Executive Producer
Billie Holiday Theatre
Original Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Apr
23
1981
Opening Date
May
6
1981
Closing Date
May
17
1981
Previews
14
Performances
14
as of Dec 05, 2025
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