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Version 1

Carmen Jones (1943-12-Broadway Theatre-London)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Broadway Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 1 an 2 mois 1 semaine
Nombre : 503 représentations
Première Preview : Thursday 02 December 1943
Première : Thursday 02 December 1943
Dernière : Saturday 10 February 1945
Mise en scène : Charles Friedman •
Chorégraphie : Eugene Loring •
Producteur :
Avec : Napoleon Reed (Corporal Morrell; alternate, Robert Clarke), Robert Clarke (Foreman, Soldier; alternate for Foreman, George Willis), Carlotta Franzell (Cindy Lou; alternate, Elton J. Warren); Jack Carr (Sergeant Brown), Luther Saxon (Joe; Napoleon Reed, alternate); Muriel Smith (Carmen; Muriel Rahn, alternate); Sibol Cain (Sally, Card Player), Edward Roche (T-Bone), William Jones (Tough Kid), Cozy Cole (Drummer), Melvin Howard (Bartender, Tough Kid), Edward Christopher (Waiter), June Hawkins (Frankie), Jessica Russell (Myrt), Edward Lee Tyler (Rum), Dick Montgomery (Dink), Glenn Bryant (Husky Miller), J. Flashe Riley (Boy), Royce Wallace (Girl), William Wool- folk (Soldier), George Willis (Soldier), Elijah Hodges (Soldier), P. Jay Sidney (Mr. Higgins), Fredye Marshall (Mrs. Higgins), Alford Pierre (Photographer), Urylee Leonardos (Card Player), Ethel White (Card Player), Ruth Crumpton (Dancing Girl), William Dillard (Poncho), Sheldon B. Hoskins (Dancing Boxer), Randolph Sawyer (Dancing Boxer), Tony Fleming Jr. (Referee): Soldiers, Factory Workers, Socialites: Viola Anderson, Lee Allen, Carmine Brown, William Archer, Miriam Burton, Sibol Cain, Clarice Crawford, Ruth Crumpton, Robert Clarke, Anne Dixon, Marguerite Duncan, Edwina Divers, Richard DeVaultier, George Dosher, William Davis, Awilda Frasier, Elijah Hodges, Melvin Howard, Clarence Jones, Elsie Kennedy, Fredye Marshall, Theresa Merritte, Vivienne Mussenden, Maithe Marshall, Bertha Powell, Alford Pierre, Fred Randall, Chauncey Reynolds, Edward Roche, Randall Steplight, Andrew Taylor, Harold Taylor, Audrey Vanterpool, Ethel White, George Willis, Robert Woodland, William Woolfolk, Howard Carter, Urylee Leonardos, Wilbur Marshall; Dancers: Valerie Black, Al Bledger, Edward Christopher, Posie Flowers, Tony Fleming, Jr., Audrey Graham, J. Prioleau Gray, Frank Green, Erona Harris, Mabel Hart, Sheldon B. Hoskins, Rhoda Johnson, Richard James, Dorothy McNichols, Vera McNichols, Betty Nichols, Frank Neal, Joseph A. Noble, Bill O’Neil, Evelyn Pilcher, Edith Ross, J. Flashe Riley, Randolph Sawyer, Randolph Scott, Royce Wallace; Children: Albert Bailey, Robert Bailey, Raymond Brooks, William Jones, Joe Green, Gilbert Irvis, Richard Granady, Oliver Hamilton, Arthur Rames, Robert Smith, LeRoy Westfall, Carlos Van Putten, Delano Vanterpool, James Holman

Version 2

John Henry (1940-01-44th Street Theatre-Broadway)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: 44th Street Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée :
Nombre : 7 représentations
Première Preview : Wednesday 10 January 1940
Première : Wednesday 10 January 1940
Dernière : Monday 15 January 1940
Mise en scène : Charles Friedman • Anthony Brown •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Avec: Paul Robeson (John Henry), Ruby Elzy (Julie Anne), Minto Cato, James Lightfoot, Joe Attles, Maude Simmons, George Dickson.
Commentaires : The legendary character of John Henry came alive in the vibrant singing and acting of Robeson but little else about the music-drama impressed the critics. FLOP

Version 3

Pins and Needles (1937-11-Labor Stage Theatre-Off Broadway)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Princess Theatre (Broadway (Off) - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 2 ans 6 mois 3 semaines
Nombre : 1108 représentations
Première Preview : Saturday 27 November 1937
Première : Saturday 27 November 1937
Dernière : Saturday 22 June 1940
Mise en scène : Charles Friedman • Robert H. Gordon •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : All the performers were members of the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union.
Lydia Annucci, Sol Babchin, Sadie Bershadsky, Anne Brown, Rose Czitron, Vincent Dazieri, Sam Dratch, Zitta Edinburgh, Al Eben, Anthony Fazio, Tillie Feldman, Irene Fox, Julius Frankel, Sandra Gelman, Eugene Goldstein, Hyman Goldstein, Enzo Grassi, Nettie Harary, Hattie Hausdorf, Lynne Jaffee, Harry Kadison, Hyman Kaplan, Rose Kaufman, Bella Kinburn, Elias Levine, Al Levy, May Martin, Murray Modick, Bettie Morrison, Miriam Morrison, Jean Newman, Rose Newmark, Olive Pearman, Joseph Roth, Ruth Rubinstein, Emanuel Scheintoub, Fred Schmidt, Moe Scherier, Paul Seymour, Isaac Sides, Sidney Sklar, Mae Spiegel, Millie Weitz, Beatty Uretsky
Commentaires : Labor Stage Theatre: 27 Nov, 1937 - ???
Windsor Theatre: Jan 1939 - 22 Jun 1940

Version 4

Pins and Needles (1940-02-Windsor Theatre-Broadway)

Type de série: Broadway Transfer
Théâtre: 48th Street Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 4 mois 3 semaines
Nombre :
Première Preview : Thursday 01 February 1940
Première : Thursday 01 February 1940
Dernière : Saturday 22 June 1940
Mise en scène : Charles Friedman • Robert H. Gordon •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :

Version 5

Sing Out the News (1938-09-Music Box Theatre-Broadway)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: Music Box Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 3 mois 2 semaines
Nombre : 105 représentations
Première Preview : Saturday 24 September 1938
Première : Saturday 24 September 1938
Dernière : Saturday 07 January 1939
Mise en scène : Charles Friedman •
Chorégraphie :
Producteur :
Avec : Phil Loeb, Hiram Sherman, Mary Jane Walsh, Will Geer, Dorothy (Kennedy) Fox, Rex Ingram, Michael Loring, Ginger Manners, Leslie Litomy, Joey Faye, Daisy Bernier, Charles Lawrence, Christina Lind, Burton Pierce; The Virginians (Bruce Rogers, Edwin Smith, Bruce Barclay, Howard Warriner, Ranolds Dupler, Tomas Mitchell, John Barry, and Edward Galloway); Ensemble: Women—June Allyson, Sibol Cain, Ethel Brown, Lillyn Brown, Elizabeth Dozier, Eleanor Eberle, Sally Ellis, Miriam Franklin, Jane Fraser, Rosalind Gordon, Edith Gresham, Lydia Holmes, Georgia Jarvis, Kathryn Lazell, Thelma Lee, Henrietta Lovelace, Elizabeth McDowell, Estelle McDowell, Sadie McGill, Shirley Macy, Wanda Macy, Portia Patterson, Jackie Petty, Mrs. Petty (so listed in program, and apparently not the performer Jackie Petty, who also appeared in the production), Hazel Scott, Maude Simmons, Madelyn White, Musa Williams; Men—Add Bates, John Benton, Will Brown, Warren Coleman, Traverse Crawford, Fred Deming, Joel Friend, Chick Gagnon, Otho Gains, Ray Harrison, Bertram Holmes, Richard Huey, Cecil Jackson, George Jones Jr., Gus Jones, Dudley King, Carrington Lewis, Harry Lewis, James Lillard, Jimmy Lydon, Emmett Matthews (possibly Mathews), Elmaurice Miller, Michael Moore, Fred Nay, Bob Norris, Bernard Pearce, Ben Ross, Herbert Sumpter, Grant Timmons, Sonny Timmons, Albert Tinney, William Tinney, Benjamin (aka Ben) Wailes, Clarence Wheeler, Louie Williams, Harry Woodford

Version 6

Street Scene (1947-01-Adelphi Theatre-Broadway)

Type de série: Original
Théâtre: George Abbott Theatre (Broadway - Etats-Unis)
Durée : 4 mois 1 semaine
Nombre : 148 représentations
Première Preview : Thursday 09 January 1947
Première : Thursday 09 January 1947
Dernière : Sunday 17 August 1947
Mise en scène : Charles Friedman •
Chorégraphie : Anna Sokolow •
Producteur :
Avec : Greta Fiorentino ... Helen Arden / Emma Jones ... Hope Emerson / Olga Olsen ... Ellen Repp / Anna Maurrant ... Polyna Stoska / Sam Kaplan ... Brian Sullivan / Daniel Buchanan ... Remo Lota / Frank Maurrant ... Norman Cordon / Lippo Fiorentino ... Sydney Rayner / Rose Maurrant ... Anne Jeffreys / Mae Jones ... Sheila Bond