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Les Blancs Playbill - Nov 1970
Les Blancs
Broadway
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Longacre Theatre
220 W. 48th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Lorraine Hansberry
People (40)
Marie Andrews
Dr. Marta Gotterling
(Original)
Humbert Allen Astredo
Dr. Willy Dekoven
(Original)
Gregory Beyer
African Child
(Original)
Ladji Camara
Drummers
(Original)
Lili Darvas
Madame Neilsen
(Original)
Joan Derby
Witch Doctor
(Original)
Woman Dancer
(Replacement)
Gwyllum Evans
Second Soldier
(Original)
George Fairley
Second African
(Original)
Ngago
(Replacement)
Clebert Ford
Peter
(Original)
Earle Hyman
Abioseh Matoseh
(Original)
James Earl Jones
Tshembe Matoseh
(Original)
Cameron Mitchell
Charlie Morris
(Original)
Garry Mitchell
First Soldier
(Original)
Charles Moore
Warrior
(Original)
Witch Doctor
(Replacement)
Charles Payne
Drummers
(Original)
Ralph Purdom
Major George Rice
(Original)
Harold Scott
Eric
(Original)
Dennis Tate
First African
(Original)
William Ware
Third African
(Original)
Second African
(Replacement)
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Marie Andrews
Dr. Marta Gotterling
(Original)
Humbert Allen Astredo
Dr. Willy Dekoven
(Original)
Gregory Beyer
African Child
(Original)
Ladji Camara
Drummers
(Original)
Lili Darvas
Madame Neilsen
(Original)
Joan Derby
Witch Doctor
(Original)
Gwyllum Evans
Second Soldier
(Original)
George Fairley
Second African
(Original)
Clebert Ford
Peter
(Original)
Earle Hyman
Abioseh Matoseh
(Original)
James Earl Jones
Tshembe Matoseh
(Original)
Cameron Mitchell
Charlie Morris
(Original)
Garry Mitchell
First Soldier
(Original)
Charles Moore
Warrior
(Original)
Charles Payne
Drummers
(Original)
Ralph Purdom
Major George Rice
(Original)
Harold Scott
Eric
(Original)
Dennis Tate
First African
(Original)
William Ware
Third African
(Original)
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Lorraine Hansberry
Writer
Robert Nemiroff
Final Text adapted
Charlotte Zaltzberg
Script Associate
John Berry
Director
Peter Larkin
Scenic Design
Jane Greenwood
Costume Design
Neil Peter Jampolis
Lighting Design
Jack Shearing
Sound Design
Abe Enklewitz
General Advisor
Martin Gold
Production Stage Manager
Charles Briggs
Stage Manager
Josiah Ade Ilori
African Language Consultant
Stephanie Bass
Production Staff
Louis Johnson
Ritual
Paul B. Berkowsky
General Manager
Edward A. Blatt
Company Manager
Max Eisen
Press Representative
Warren Pincus
Press Representative
Milly Schoenbaum
Press Representative
Konrad Matthaei
Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Oct
11
1970
Opening Date
Nov
16
1970
Closing Date
Dec
19
1970
Previews
30
Performances
40
as of Dec 04, 2025
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Awards
Drama Desk Award
1971
Outstanding Performance
James Earl Jones
Winner
Tony Award
1971
Best Featured Actress in a Play
Lili Darvas
Nominee
1971
Costume Design (Play or Musical)
Jane Greenwood
Nominee
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