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Katherine Dunham and Her Company
Broadway
Revival
Katherine Dunham and Her Company
Broadway
Revival
Broadway Theatre
1681 Broadway (W. 53rd St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
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Katherine Dunham
Performer
(Original)
Vanoye Aikens
Performer
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Jewell Andre
Dancer
(Original)
Ricardo Avalos
Performer
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Walter Davis
Dancer
(Original)
Lucille Ellis
Performer
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Kupi Fraker
Dancer
(Original)
Lavinia Hamilton
Dancer
(Original)
Rosalie King
Performer
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
John Lewis
Dancer
(Original)
Marvel Martin
Dancer
(Original)
Lenwood Morris
Performer
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Raimonda Orselli
Dancer
(Original)
Madeline Preston
Dancer
(Original)
Antonio Rodrigues
Dancer
(Original)
Jorge Saenz
Dancer
(Original)
Gordon Simpson
Singer
(Original)
Dorothy Speights
Singer
(Original)
Eleanor St. Ann
Dancer
(Original)
Ural Wilson
Performer
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Robert Wise
Singer
(Original)
Camille Yarbrough
Dancer
(Original)
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Katherine Dunham
Performer
(Original)
Vanoye Aikens
Performer
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Jewell Andre
Dancer
(Original)
Ricardo Avalos
Performer
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Walter Davis
Dancer
(Original)
Lucille Ellis
Performer
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Kupi Fraker
Dancer
(Original)
Lavinia Hamilton
Dancer
(Original)
Rosalie King
Performer
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
John Lewis
Dancer
(Original)
Marvel Martin
Dancer
(Original)
Lenwood Morris
Performer
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Raimonda Orselli
Dancer
(Original)
Madeline Preston
Dancer
(Original)
Antonio Rodrigues
Dancer
(Original)
Jorge Saenz
Dancer
(Original)
Gordon Simpson
Singer
(Original)
Dorothy Speights
Singer
(Original)
Eleanor St. Ann
Dancer
(Original)
Ural Wilson
Performer
(Original)
Dancer
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Robert Wise
Singer
(Original)
Camille Yarbrough
Dancer
(Original)
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Katherine Dunham
Director
Choreographer
John Pratt
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Irving Sudrow
Stage Manager
George A. Perper
Company Manager
Martin Feinstein
Press Representative
Michael Sweeley
Press Representative
Margaret Hartigan
Press Representative
S. Hurok
Producer
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Pro Info
Opening Date
Nov
22
1955
Closing Date
Dec
17
1955
Performances
32
as of Dec 05, 2025
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