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Jamaica

(Original Broadway Production, 1957)

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Production Information
Opening:October 31, 1957
Closing:April 11, 1959
# Performances:555
Theatres:Imperial Theatre
(10/31/1957 - 4/11/1959)
Imperial Theatre
(10/31/1957 - 4/11/1959)
Shubert Theatre
(0/0/1957 - ?)
Production Type:Original Production
Production Status: Closed
Run Type:Open Run
Market:Broadway
Intermissions:1
 
Production Staff
Jack Cole
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Choreographer
Philip J. Lang
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Orchestrator
Robert Lewis
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Director
Robert Lewis (i)
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Director
Jean Rosenthal
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Lighting Designer
Oliver Smith
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Scenic Designer
Miles White
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Costume Designer
 
Original Cast | Replacements
Joe Adams
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Joe Nashua
Alvin Ailey
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Lead Dancer
Ethel Ayler
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Island Woman
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Islander
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Savannah (Understudy)
Charles Blackwell
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Joe Nashua (Understudy)
Adelaide Boatner
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Island Woman
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Islander
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Grandma Obeah (Understudy)
George Boreland
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Hugh Bryant
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
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Koli (Understudy)
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Radio Announcer (Understudy)
Virginia Capers
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Grandma Obeah (Understudy)
Herb Coleman
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
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Quico (Understudy)
Jayne Craddock
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Ossie Davis
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Cicero
Hugh Dilworth
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Ensemble/Other Roles
Norma Donaldson
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Patricia Dunn
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Doris Galiber
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Frank Glass
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Harold Gordon
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Adelaide Hall
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Grandma Obeah
Lavinia Hamilton
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Sandra Hinton
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Lena Horne
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Savannah
Nat Horne
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Albert Johnson
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Chailendra Jones
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Cristyne Lawson
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Lead Dancer
Tony Martinez
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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1st Ship's Officer
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Islander
Audrey Mason
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Jim McMillan
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Ricardo Montalban
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Koli
Charles Moore
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Sally Neal
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Josephine Premice
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Ginger
Pearl Reynolds
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Erik Rhodes
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The Governor
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The Governor
Allen Richards
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Dock Worker
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Islander
Augustine Rios
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Quico
Alan Shayne
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Radio Announcer
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Koli (Understudy)
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The Governor (Understudy)
Sherman Sneed
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Hucklebuck
Christine Spencer
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Carolyn Stanford
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Claude Thompson
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Roy Thompson
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
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Snodgrass
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Joe Nashua (Understudy)
Ben Vargas
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Jacqueline Walcott
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
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Ginger (Understudy)
James E. Wall
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Lancaster
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Cicero (Understudy)
Billy Wilson
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Barbara Wright
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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Islander
Michael Wright
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Ensemble/Other Roles
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2nd Ship's Officer
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Islander
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