John Henry Broadway Original Cast

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J. De Witt Spencer Headshot
J. De Witt Spencer
Mink Eye
Mink Eye
Nud
James Armstrong Headshot
James Armstrong
Ensemble
Ensemble
Joseph Attles Headshot
Joseph Attles
Man Named Sam
Bad Stacker Lee
Leona Avery Headshot
Leona Avery
Ensemble
Ernest Baskette Headshot
Ernest Baskette
Ensemble
Jonathan Brice Headshot
Jonathan Brice
Ensemble
Oscar Brooks Headshot
Oscar Brooks
Ensemble
Maudine Brown Headshot
Maudine Brown
Ensemble
Alyce Carter Headshot
Alyce Carter
Ensemble
Fancy Ladies' Octette
Minto Cato Headshot
Minto Cato
Old Aunt Dinah
Ella Belle Davis Headshot
Ella Belle Davis
Ensemble
George Dickson Headshot
George Dickson
Ensemble
Ensemble
Rucker
Rucker
John Diggs Headshot
John Diggs
Ensemble
Ruby Elzy Headshot
Ruby Elzy
Julie Anne
Nora Evans Headshot
Nora Evans
Ensemble
Samuel A. Floyd Headshot
Samuel A. Floyd
Ensemble
Marie Fraser Headshot
Marie Fraser
Fancy Ladies' Octette
Ensemble
Samuel Gary Headshot
Samuel Gary
Ensemble
Ruth Gibbs Headshot
Ruth Gibbs
Ensemble
Fancy Ladies' Octette
Louis Gilbert Headshot
Louis Gilbert
Pimps' Quartette
Ensemble
First Caller
James B. Gordon Headshot
James B. Gordon
Ensemble
Alexander Gray Headshot
Alexander Gray
Billie Bob Russell
Mate
Claudia Hall Headshot
Claudia Hall
Ensemble
Edgar Hall Headshot
Edgar Hall
Ensemble
Kate Hall Headshot
Kate Hall
Ensemble
Wyer Owens Handy Headshot
Wyer Owens Handy
Ensemble
Pimps' Quartette
Robert Harvey Headshot
Robert Harvey
Hell Buster
Lloyd Howlett Headshot
Lloyd Howlett
Ensemble
Floyd
Myra Johnson Headshot
Myra Johnson
Poor Selma
George Jones, Jr. Headshot
George Jones, Jr.
Ensemble
Julie Anne's Papa
George Kennedy Headshot
George Kennedy
Ensemble
Mildred Lassiter Headshot
Mildred Lassiter
Ensemble
Fancy Ladies' Octette
James Lightfoot Headshot
James Lightfoot
Deaf Man
John Henry's Papa
Ensemble
Henrietta Lovelace Headshot
Henrietta Lovelace
Julie Anne's Mamma
Sadie McGill Headshot
Sadie McGill
Ensemble
Rucker's Wife
Massie Patterson Headshot
Massie Patterson
Ensemble
Paul Robeson Headshot
Paul Robeson
John Henry
C.W. Scott Headshot
C.W. Scott
Ensemble
Roustabout
Ernest Shaw Headshot
Ernest Shaw
Ensemble
Anne Simmons Headshot
Anne Simmons
Ensemble
Maude Simmons Headshot
Maude Simmons
John Henry's Mamma
Ensemble
Merritt Smith Headshot
Merritt Smith
Pimps' Quartette
Reader
Kenneth Spencer Headshot
Kenneth Spencer
Walking Boss
Randall Steplight Headshot
Randall Steplight
Ensemble
Eva Vaughan Headshot
Eva Vaughan
Ensemble
Fancy Ladies' Octette
Benveneta Washington Headshot
Benveneta Washington
Fancy Ladies' Octette
Ensemble
Carrie
Mattie Washington Headshot
Mattie Washington
Fancy Ladies' Octette
Ensemble
Charles Welch Headshot
Charles Welch
Ensemble
Alice White Headshot
Alice White
Fancy Ladies' Octette
Ensemble
Fancy Ladies' Octette
Ensemble
Josh White Headshot
Josh White
Blind Lemon
Frederick Wilkerson Headshot
Frederick Wilkerson
Ensemble
Musa Williams Headshot
Musa Williams
Ruby
William Woolfolk Headshot
William Woolfolk
Second Caller
Ensemble
Pimps' Quartette
Ray Yeates Headshot
Ray Yeates
A Rouster
Lead Heaver
Ensemble

Production Team

Anthony Brown Director
Director
(Staging)
Charles L. Cooke Orchestrator
Director
(Staging)
John Hambleton Costume Designer
Albert R. Johnson Scenic Designer
Scenic Designer
Leonard De Paur Choral Director
Hans Spialek Orchestrator
Don Voorhees Musical Director

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