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Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1939
Broadway
Original
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Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1939 半岛体育 - Feb 1939
Lew Leslie's Blackbirds of 1939
Broadway
Original
Hudson Theatre
SYNOPSIS:
book:
Lew Leslie
lyrics:
Johnny Mercer
People (84)
Gilbert Adkins
Baritones and Basses
(Original)
Leona Avery
Alto
(Original)
Joyce Beasley
Performer
(Original)
Verona Blackburn
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Atta Blake
Performer
(Original)
Al Bledger
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Juanita Boisseau
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Eva Bradley
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Marion Brown
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Ralph Brown
Performer
(Original)
Joe Byrd
Performer
(Original)
Robert Clarke
Baritones and Basses
(Original)
Beryl Clarke
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Gladys Clayton
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Marian Coleman
Soprano
(Original)
Muriel Cook
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Gaylord Crawford
Tenor
(Original)
Rosetta Crawford
Alto
(Original)
Gladys Crowder
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Joe Daniels
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Madelyn Donable
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
William Downes
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Dr. Sausage and His Five Pork Chops
Specialty
(Original)
Shorty Eddie
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Horatio Edwards
Baritones and Basses
(Original)
Marion Egber
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Bobby Evans
Performer
(Original)
Mae Francis
Blackbirds Beauties
(Original)
Billie French
Blackbirds Beauties
(Original)
Richard Grant
Tenor
(Original)
Violet Gray
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
George Greenidge
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Katherine Hall
Soprano
(Original)
Hamtree Harrington
Performer
(Original)
Cleo Hayes
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Coleman Hill
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Walter Hilliard
Tenor
(Original)
Lena Horne
Performer
(Original)
Louisa Howard
Soprano
(Original)
Edith Hurd
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Joyce James
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Ann Johnson
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Dorothy Jones
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Mickey Jones
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Rosalie King
Alto
(Original)
Larri Lauria
Baritones and Basses
(Original)
Jerry Laws
Tenor
(Original)
James Logan
Tenor
(Original)
Dewey Markham
Performer
(Original)
Ruthena Matson
Alto
(Original)
Norman McConny
Performer
(Original)
Norma Miller
Performer
(Original)
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Tim Moore
Performer
(Original)
Lucia Moses
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Beryl Murray
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Frank Riley
Baritones and Basses
(Original)
Lorenza Roberson
Performer
(Original)
Marguerite Robinson
Soprano
(Original)
Marie Robinson
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Renu Roma
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Edith Ross
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Zelda Shelton
Soprano
(Original)
Evelyn Sheppard
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Peggy Sheppard
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Baby Simmons
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Edna Slatten
Blackbirds Beauties
(Original)
Hazel Spence
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Hettie Stephens
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Catherine Stevenson
Blackbirds Beauties
(Original)
Wahneta Talley
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Jennie Taylor
Alto
(Original)
Williard Taylor
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Mary Tennant
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Elizabeth Thompson
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Thelma Walton
Blackbirds Beauties
(Original)
Charles Welch
Tenor
(Original)
Billy Williams
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Rosetta Williams
Blackbirds Beauties
(Original)
Lavinia Williams
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
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Gilbert Adkins
Baritones and Basses
(Original)
Leona Avery
Alto
(Original)
Joyce Beasley
Performer
(Original)
Verona Blackburn
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Atta Blake
Performer
(Original)
Al Bledger
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Juanita Boisseau
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Eva Bradley
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Marion Brown
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Ralph Brown
Performer
(Original)
Joe Byrd
Performer
(Original)
Robert Clarke
Baritones and Basses
(Original)
Beryl Clarke
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Gladys Clayton
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Marian Coleman
Soprano
(Original)
Muriel Cook
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Gaylord Crawford
Tenor
(Original)
Rosetta Crawford
Alto
(Original)
Gladys Crowder
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Joe Daniels
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Madelyn Donable
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
William Downes
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Dr. Sausage and His Five Pork Chops
Specialty
(Original)
Shorty Eddie
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Horatio Edwards
Baritones and Basses
(Original)
Marion Egber
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Bobby Evans
Performer
(Original)
Mae Francis
Blackbirds Beauties
(Original)
Billie French
Blackbirds Beauties
(Original)
Richard Grant
Tenor
(Original)
Violet Gray
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
George Greenidge
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Katherine Hall
Soprano
(Original)
Hamtree Harrington
Performer
(Original)
Cleo Hayes
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Coleman Hill
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Walter Hilliard
Tenor
(Original)
Lena Horne
Performer
(Original)
Louisa Howard
Soprano
(Original)
Edith Hurd
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Joyce James
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Ann Johnson
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Dorothy Jones
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Mickey Jones
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Rosalie King
Alto
(Original)
Larri Lauria
Baritones and Basses
(Original)
Jerry Laws
Tenor
(Original)
James Logan
Tenor
(Original)
Dewey Markham
Performer
(Original)
Ruthena Matson
Alto
(Original)
Norman McConny
Performer
(Original)
Norma Miller
Performer
(Original)
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Tim Moore
Performer
(Original)
Lucia Moses
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Beryl Murray
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Frank Riley
Baritones and Basses
(Original)
Lorenza Roberson
Performer
(Original)
Marguerite Robinson
Soprano
(Original)
Marie Robinson
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Renu Roma
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Edith Ross
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Zelda Shelton
Soprano
(Original)
Evelyn Sheppard
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Peggy Sheppard
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Baby Simmons
Dancing Chorus
(Original)
Edna Slatten
Blackbirds Beauties
(Original)
Hazel Spence
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Hettie Stephens
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Catherine Stevenson
Blackbirds Beauties
(Original)
Wahneta Talley
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Jennie Taylor
Alto
(Original)
Williard Taylor
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Mary Tennant
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Elizabeth Thompson
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
Thelma Walton
Blackbirds Beauties
(Original)
Charles Welch
Tenor
(Original)
Billy Williams
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
(Original)
Rosetta Williams
Blackbirds Beauties
(Original)
Lavinia Williams
Van Grona's Swing Ballet
(Original)
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Lew Leslie
Book
Producer
Johnny Mercer
Lyrics
Rube Bloom
Choreographer
Mabel A. Buell
Scenic Design
Frances Feist
Costume Design
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Feb
11
1939
Closing Date
Feb
18
1939
Performances
9
as of Jun 12, 2025
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Lew Leslie's Blackbirds Of 1939 - Opening Night
Lew Leslie's Blackbirds Of 1939 - Opening Night
Lew Leslie's Blackbirds Of 1939 - Opening Night
Lew Leslie's Blackbirds Of 1939 - Opening Night
Lew Leslie's Blackbirds Of 1939 - Opening Night
Lew Leslie's Blackbirds Of 1939 - Opening Night