Jamaica Broadway Original Cast

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Joe Adams Headshot
Joe Adams
Joe Nashua
Alvin Ailey Headshot
Alvin Ailey
Lead Dancer
Ensemble/Other Roles
Ethel Ayler Headshot
Ethel Ayler
Island Woman
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Savannah (u/s)
Charles Blackwell Headshot
Charles Blackwell
Joe Nashua (u/s)
(Understudy)
Adelaide Boatner Headshot
Adelaide Boatner
Ensemble/Other Roles
Islander
Island Woman
Grandma Obeah (u/s)
George Boreland Headshot
George Boreland
Ensemble/Other Roles
Islander
Hugh Bryant Headshot
Hugh Bryant
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Koli (u/s)
Radio Announcer (u/s)
Virginia Capers Headshot
Virginia Capers
Grandma Obeah (u/s)
(Understudy)
Herb Coleman Headshot
Herb Coleman
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Quico (u/s)
Jayne Craddock Headshot
Jayne Craddock
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Ossie Davis Headshot
Ossie Davis
Cicero
Hugh Dilworth Headshot
Hugh Dilworth
Ensemble/Other Roles
Norma Donaldson Headshot
Norma Donaldson
Ensemble/Other Roles
Islander
Patricia Dunn Headshot
Patricia Dunn
Ensemble/Other Roles
Islander
Doris Galiber Headshot
Doris Galiber
Ensemble/Other Roles
Islander
Frank Glass Headshot
Frank Glass
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Harold Gordon Headshot
Harold Gordon
Ensemble/Other Roles
Islander
Adelaide Hall Headshot
Adelaide Hall
Grandma Obeah
Lavinia Hamilton Headshot
Lavinia Hamilton
Ensemble/Other Roles
Islander
Sandra Hinton Headshot
Sandra Hinton
Ensemble/Other Roles
Islander
Lena Horne Headshot
Lena Horne
Savannah
Nat Horne Headshot
Nat Horne
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Albert Johnson Headshot
Albert Johnson
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Chailendra Jones Headshot
Chailendra Jones
Ensemble/Other Roles
Islander
Cristyne Lawson Headshot
Cristyne Lawson
Ensemble/Other Roles
Lead Dancer
Tony Martinez Headshot
Tony Martinez
Islander
1st Ship's Officer
Ensemble/Other Roles
Audrey Mason Headshot
Audrey Mason
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Jim McMillan Headshot
Jim McMillan
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Ricardo Montalban Headshot
Ricardo Montalban
Koli
Charles Moore Headshot
Charles Moore
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Sally Neal Headshot
Sally Neal
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Josephine Premice Headshot
Josephine Premice
Ginger
Pearl Reynolds Headshot
Pearl Reynolds
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Erik Rhodes Headshot
Erik Rhodes
The Governor
The Governor
Allen Richards Headshot
Allen Richards
Islander
Dock Worker
Ensemble/Other Roles
Augustine Rios Headshot
Augustine Rios
Ensemble/Other Roles
Quico
Alan Shayne Headshot
Alan Shayne
Radio Announcer
Ensemble/Other Roles
The Governor (u/s)
Koli (u/s)
Sherman Sneed Headshot
Sherman Sneed
Hucklebuck
Christine Spencer Headshot
Christine Spencer
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Carolyn Stanford Headshot
Carolyn Stanford
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Claude Thompson Headshot
Claude Thompson
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Roy Thompson Headshot
Roy Thompson
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Snodgrass
Joe Nashua (u/s)
Ben Vargas Headshot
Ben Vargas
Ensemble/Other Roles
Islander
Jacqueline Walcott Headshot
Jacqueline Walcott
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Ginger (u/s)
James E. Wall Headshot
James E. Wall
Ensemble/Other Roles
Lancaster
Cicero (u/s)
Billy Wilson Headshot
Billy Wilson
Ensemble/Other Roles
Islander
Barbara Wright Headshot
Barbara Wright
Islander
Ensemble/Other Roles
Michael Wright Headshot
Michael Wright
2nd Ship's Officer
Ensemble/Other Roles
Islander

Production Team

Jack Cole Choreographer
Philip J. Lang Orchestrator
Robert Lewis Director
Jean Rosenthal Lighting Designer
Oliver Smith Scenic Designer
Miles White Costume Designer

Jamaica FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What Tony Awards has Jamaica been nominated for?

Jamaica has been nominated for several Tony Awards. These include nominations for Best Musical, Best Costume Design for Miles White, and Best Scenic Design for Oliver Smith.

What productions of Jamaica have there been?

Jamaica has had 3 productions including Broadway which opened in 1957, Broadway which opened in 1957 and Off-Broadway which opened in 2005.

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