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Treemonisha
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Treemonisha Playbill - October 1975
Treemonisha
Broadway
Original
Uris Theatre
222 W. 51st St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Scott Joplin
libretto:
Scott Joplin
People (79)
Betty Allen
Monisha
(Original)
Carmen Balthrop
Treemonisha
(Original)
Curtis Rayam
Remus
(Original)
Raymond Bazemore
Simon
(Original)
Dorceal Duckens
Luddud
(Original)
Ben Harney
Zodzetrick
(Original)
Kenneth Hicks
Andy
(Original)
Cora Johnson
Lucy
(Original)
Louis Johnson
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Edward Pierson
Parson Alltalk
(Original)
Dwight Ransom
Cephus
(Original)
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Willard White
Ned
(Original)
Thea Barnes
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Clyde-Jacques Barrett
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Kenneth Bates
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Kathleen Battle
Treemonisha
(Original)
Dwight Baxter
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Renee Brailsford
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Karen Burke
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Barbara Christopher
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Steven Cole
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Ella Eure
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Gregory Gardner
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Reggie Jackson
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Veda Jackson
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Melvin Jordan
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Julia Lema
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Anita Littleman
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Patricia McDermott
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Janette Moody
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Marion Moore
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Vera Moore
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Lorna Myers
Monisha
(Original)
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Rick Odums
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Glover Parham
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Patricia Pates
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
William Penn
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Dwayne Phelps
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Ivson Polk
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Cornel Richie
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Mabel Robinson
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Patricia Rogers
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Martial Roumain
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Katherine Singleton
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Christine Spencer
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
James Thurston
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Walter J. Turnbull
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Gloria Turner
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Bobby Walker
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Peter Whitehead
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Arthur Williams
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Pamela Wilson
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Barbara L. Young
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
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Betty Allen
Monisha
(Original)
Carmen Balthrop
Treemonisha
(Original)
Curtis Rayam
Remus
(Original)
Raymond Bazemore
Simon
(Original)
Dorceal Duckens
Luddud
(Original)
Ben Harney
Zodzetrick
(Original)
Kenneth Hicks
Andy
(Original)
Cora Johnson
Lucy
(Original)
Louis Johnson
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Edward Pierson
Parson Alltalk
(Original)
Dwight Ransom
Cephus
(Original)
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Willard White
Ned
(Original)
Thea Barnes
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Clyde-Jacques Barrett
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Kenneth Bates
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Kathleen Battle
Treemonisha
(Original)
Dwight Baxter
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Renee Brailsford
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Karen Burke
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Barbara Christopher
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Steven Cole
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Ella Eure
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Gregory Gardner
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Reggie Jackson
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Veda Jackson
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Melvin Jordan
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Julia Lema
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Anita Littleman
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Patricia McDermott
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Janette Moody
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Marion Moore
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Vera Moore
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Lorna Myers
Monisha
(Original)
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Rick Odums
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Glover Parham
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Patricia Pates
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
William Penn
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Dwayne Phelps
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Ivson Polk
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Cornel Richie
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Mabel Robinson
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Patricia Rogers
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Martial Roumain
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Katherine Singleton
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Christine Spencer
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
James Thurston
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Walter J. Turnbull
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Gloria Turner
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Bobby Walker
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Peter Whitehead
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Arthur Williams
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
Pamela Wilson
Treemonisha Dancer
(Original)
Barbara L. Young
Treemonisha Chorus
(Original)
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Scott Joplin
Libretto
Music
Chappell & Co. Inc.
Music Publisher
Frank Corsaro
Conception
Director
Louis Johnson
Choreographer
Franco Colavecchia
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Nananne Porcher
Lighting Design
James Thurston
Assistant Choreographer
Dance Captain
Gunther Schuller
Music Orchestrations
Musical Supervisor
Charles Augins
Assistant to Mr. Louis
Barry-Robert Molitch
Master of Properties
Vera Brodsky Lawrence
Creative Consultant
Marian Kinsella
Production Associate
Ben Janney
Production Stage Manager
Elizabeth Caldwell
Stage Manager
Clinton Turner Davis
Stage Manager
David Drisin
Assistant Stage Manager
Nelle Nugent
General Manager
John Scott
Company Manager
Michael Alpert
General Press Representative
Marilynn LeVine
General Press Representative
Joshua Ellis
Press Representative
Adela Holzer
Producer
James M. Nederlander
Producer
Victor Lurie
Producer
Dramatic Publishing Company
Produced by Arrangement with
The Houston Grand Opera
Original Producer
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Pro Info
First Preview
Oct
15
1975
Opening Date
Oct
21
1975
Closing Date
Dec
14
1975
Previews
6
Performances
64
as of Dec 05, 2025
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Awards
Tony Award
1976
Best Original Score
Scott Joplin
Nominee
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