Carmen Jones (1943). Musical. Music by
Georges Bizet. Book by
Oscar Hammerstein II. Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. Based on "Carmen" by Prosper Merimee. Adapted from Prosper Merimee's "Carmen" by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy. New orchestral arrangements by Robert Russell Bennett. Libretto directed by Charles Friedman. Choreographed by Eugene Loring. Directed by
Hassard Short.
Broadway Theatre: 2 Dec 1943- 10 Feb 1945 (503 performances). Cast: Lee Allen, Viola Anderson, William Archer, Albert Bailey, Robert Bailey, Valerie Black, Al Bledger, Willie May Bourne, Raymond Brooks, Carmine Brown, Glenn Bryant, Miriam Burton, Oliver Busch, Sibol Cain, Jack Carr, Howard Carter, Edward Christopher, Robert Clarke, Cosy Cole, Clarice Crawford, Ruth Crumpton, William Davis, Richard DeVaultier, William Dillard, Hubert Dilworth, Edwina Divers, Anne Dixon, George Dosher, E. Drayton, L. Drayton, Marguerite Duncan, Melvin Duncan, Tony Fleming, Jr., Posie Flowers, Carlota Franzell, Awilda Frasier, Audrey Graham, Mary Graham, Richard Granady, J. Prioreau Gray, Frank Green, Joe Green, Oliver Hamilton, Erona Harris, Mabel Hart, June Hawkins, Elijah Hodges, James Holman, Sheldon B. Hoskins, Melvin Howard, Gilbert Irvis, Richard James, Rhoda Johnson, Clarence Jones, William Jones, William Jones, Elsie Kennedy, David Lee, Urylee Leonardos, Daniel Lloyd, Fredye Marshall, Maithe Marshall, Inez Matthews, Dorothy McNichols, Vera McNichols, Theresa Merritte, Dick Montgomery, Vivienne Mussenden, Frank Neal, Betty Nichols, Joseph A. Noble, Bill O'Neil, Alford Pierre, Evelyn Pilcher, Bertha Powell, Muriel Rahn, Arthur Rames, Fred Randall, Napoleon Reed, Chauncey Reynolds, John Richards, J. Flashe Riley, Edward Roche, Carmencita Romero, Edith Ross, Jessica Russell, Mildred Saffold, Randolph Sawyer, Luther Saxon, Jame s Scott, Randolph Scott, P. Jay Sidney, Muriel Smith, Robert Smith, Randall Steplight, Andrew Taylor, Harold Taylor, Edward Lee Tyler, Carlos Van Puten, Carlos Van Putten, Audrey Vanterpool, Delano Vanterpool, Royce Wallace, Elton J. Warren, Mattie Washington, LeRoy Westfall, Ethel White, Dorothy Williams, George Willis, Robert Woodland, William Woolfolk. Produced by
Billy Rose.
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