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Susanna, Don't You Cry
Broadway
Original
Susanna, Don't You Cry
Broadway
Original
Martin Beck Theatre
SYNOPSIS:
lyrics:
Stephen Foster
music:
Stephen Foster
book:
Clarence Loomis
,
Sarah Newmeyer
People (93)
Jay Amiss
Minstrel
(Original)
Avis Andrews
Angie
(Original)
James Armstrong
Second Houseman
(Original)
Leona Avery
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Marguerite Avery
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Trevor Bannister
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Michael Bartlett
Carter Reynolds
(Original)
Mabel Bergen
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Beulah Blake
Chorus
(Original)
Lawrence Bolton
Jeb Martin
(Original)
Jonathan Brice
First Houseman
(Original)
Oscar Brooks
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Maudina Brown
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Frank Chamberlin
Bradley
(Original)
Peter Chambers
Minstrel
(Original)
Stage Doorman
(Original)
James Chartrand
Chorus
(Original)
Robert Chisholm
Jonathan Lamphrey
(Original)
Angela Chope
Chorus
(Original)
Richard Clark
A Young Composer
(Original)
Robert Clarke
Lem
(Original)
Leslie Coles
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Lee Couch
Minstrel
(Original)
Caryl Crane
Chorus
(Original)
George Dickson
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Diana Donnenwirth
Jeannie June (Age 4)
(Original)
Viola Drake
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Frances Earnest
Chorus
(Original)
Edward Edmonson
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Dorothy Essig
Chorus
(Original)
Isabel Gerard
Chorus
(Original)
Ruth Gibbs
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Louis Gilbert
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
James Gillis
Chorus
(Original)
Winfred Gordon
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Richard Hale
Jonathan Lamphrey
(Original)
Bettina Hall
Susan Eliot
(Original)
Claudia Hall
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Edgar Hall
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
George H. Hall
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Geraldine Hamilton
Chorus
(Original)
Wyer Owens Handy
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Cathryn Harvey
Chorus
(Original)
Lansing Hatfield
Brian Tolliver
(Original)
Adolph Henderson
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Karl Holly
Chorus
(Original)
J. Louis Johnson
Cato
(Original)
Janice Joyce
Chorus
(Original)
Charlotte Junius
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Walter Keyes
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
John Kirk
Grandfather
(Original)
Clair Kramer
Minstrel
(Original)
Mildred Lassiter
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Ernice Lawrence
Chorus
(Original)
Donald Lee
Chorus
(Original)
George Lessey
Judge Bland
(Original)
Telete Lester
Chorus
(Original)
Ross Lockwood
Chorus
(Original)
Merle Maddern
Mrs. Bland
(Original)
Ralph Magelsson
Brian Tolliver
(Original)
Edward Marshall
Minstrel
(Original)
William Mende
Minstrel
(Original)
Helen Mestelle
Grandmother
(Original)
Mary Lou
(Original)
Eunice Northrup
Chorus
(Original)
Newman Odon
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Helen Oliver
Chorus
(Original)
Mary Perry
Mrs. Stoddard
(Original)
Juanita Polk
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Claudia Reilly
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Helen Renee
Jeannie June (Age 8)
(Original)
Paul Roberts
Minstrel
(Original)
Randy
(Original)
Luther Saxon
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Larry Siegle
Chorus
(Original)
Allen Stewart
Chorus
(Original)
Alice Tobin
Chorus
(Original)
William Vaughan
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Elinor Waldon
Chorus
(Original)
Benveta Washington
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Jean Watson
Chorus
(Original)
Roland Wheatle, Jr.
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Philip Whitfield
Minstrel
(Original)
Marjorie Williamson
Chorus
(Original)
Ray Yeates
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
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Jay Amiss
Minstrel
(Original)
Avis Andrews
Angie
(Original)
James Armstrong
Second Houseman
(Original)
Leona Avery
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Marguerite Avery
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Trevor Bannister
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Michael Bartlett
Carter Reynolds
(Original)
Mabel Bergen
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Beulah Blake
Chorus
(Original)
Lawrence Bolton
Jeb Martin
(Original)
Jonathan Brice
First Houseman
(Original)
Oscar Brooks
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Maudina Brown
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Frank Chamberlin
Bradley
(Original)
Peter Chambers
Minstrel
(Original)
Stage Doorman
(Original)
James Chartrand
Chorus
(Original)
Robert Chisholm
Jonathan Lamphrey
(Original)
Angela Chope
Chorus
(Original)
Richard Clark
A Young Composer
(Original)
Robert Clarke
Lem
(Original)
Leslie Coles
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Lee Couch
Minstrel
(Original)
Caryl Crane
Chorus
(Original)
George Dickson
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Diana Donnenwirth
Jeannie June (Age 4)
(Original)
Viola Drake
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Frances Earnest
Chorus
(Original)
Edward Edmonson
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Dorothy Essig
Chorus
(Original)
Isabel Gerard
Chorus
(Original)
Ruth Gibbs
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Louis Gilbert
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
James Gillis
Chorus
(Original)
Winfred Gordon
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Richard Hale
Jonathan Lamphrey
(Original)
Bettina Hall
Susan Eliot
(Original)
Claudia Hall
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Edgar Hall
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
George H. Hall
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Geraldine Hamilton
Chorus
(Original)
Wyer Owens Handy
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Cathryn Harvey
Chorus
(Original)
Lansing Hatfield
Brian Tolliver
(Original)
Adolph Henderson
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Karl Holly
Chorus
(Original)
J. Louis Johnson
Cato
(Original)
Janice Joyce
Chorus
(Original)
Charlotte Junius
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Walter Keyes
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
John Kirk
Grandfather
(Original)
Clair Kramer
Minstrel
(Original)
Mildred Lassiter
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Ernice Lawrence
Chorus
(Original)
Donald Lee
Chorus
(Original)
George Lessey
Judge Bland
(Original)
Telete Lester
Chorus
(Original)
Ross Lockwood
Chorus
(Original)
Merle Maddern
Mrs. Bland
(Original)
Ralph Magelsson
Brian Tolliver
(Original)
Edward Marshall
Minstrel
(Original)
William Mende
Minstrel
(Original)
Helen Mestelle
Grandmother
(Original)
Mary Lou
(Original)
Eunice Northrup
Chorus
(Original)
Newman Odon
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Helen Oliver
Chorus
(Original)
Mary Perry
Mrs. Stoddard
(Original)
Juanita Polk
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Claudia Reilly
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Helen Renee
Jeannie June (Age 8)
(Original)
Paul Roberts
Minstrel
(Original)
Randy
(Original)
Luther Saxon
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Larry Siegle
Chorus
(Original)
Allen Stewart
Chorus
(Original)
Alice Tobin
Chorus
(Original)
William Vaughan
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Elinor Waldon
Chorus
(Original)
Benveta Washington
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Jean Watson
Chorus
(Original)
Roland Wheatle, Jr.
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
Philip Whitfield
Minstrel
(Original)
Marjorie Williamson
Chorus
(Original)
Ray Yeates
Hall Johnson Choir
(Original)
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Sarah Newmeyer
Writer
Clarence Loomis
Writer
Stephen Foster
Music
Lyrics
Based on the Melodies of
Jos茅 Ruben
Staging
Robert Edmond Jones
Scenic Design
Lighting Design
Hans Spialek
Special Arrangements
American Lyric Theatre (Robert Edmond Jones, Managing Director)
Producer
The League of Composers
Produced in Association with
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
May
22
1939
Closing Date
May
27
1939
Performances
5
as of Jun 11, 2025
