The Green Pastures Broadway Original Cast

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Gerome Addison Headshot
Gerome Addison
Baritone/Choir
Freddie Archibald Headshot
Freddie Archibald
Flatfoot
Leona Avery Headshot
Leona Avery
Alto/Choir
Marguerite Avery Headshot
Marguerite Avery
Soprano/Choir
Earl Bowie Headshot
Earl Bowie
Babylonian Band
Margery Bumgardner Headshot
Margery Bumgardner
Child
Philistine Bumgardner Headshot
Philistine Bumgardner
Child
Edgar Burks Headshot
Edgar Burks
Jacob
Elsie Byrd Headshot
Elsie Byrd
Angel/Townsperson
Joe Byrd Headshot
Joe Byrd
Randolph
Josephine Byrd Headshot
Josephine Byrd
Voice in Shanty
First Cleaner
A Stout Angel
Geneva Bythewood Headshot
Geneva Bythewood
Angel/Townsperson
Third Woman
Reginald Bythewood Headshot
Reginald Bythewood
Third Boy
Billy Cumby Headshot
Billy Cumby
Master of Ceremonies
Ruby Davis Headshot
Ruby Davis
Child
Willmay Davis Headshot
Willmay Davis
Child
Constance Van Dyke Headshot
Constance Van Dyke
King's Favorite
Alicia Escamilla Headshot
Alicia Escamilla
Myrtle
Amy Escamilla Headshot
Amy Escamilla
Angel/Townsperson
Alonzo Fenderson Headshot
Alonzo Fenderson
Moses
Reginald Fenderson Headshot
Reginald Fenderson
A Candidate Magician
Florence Fields Headshot
Florence Fields
Second Cleaner
Arthur Foster Headshot
Arthur Foster
Tenor/Choir
Harold Foster Headshot
Harold Foster
Tenor/Choir
Oliver Foster Headshot
Oliver Foster
Baritone/Choir
Anna Mae Fritz Headshot
Anna Mae Fritz
First Mammy Angel
Second Woman
James Fuller Headshot
James Fuller
Cain the Sixth
Mercedes Gilbert Headshot
Mercedes Gilbert
Zipporah
Geraldine Gooding Headshot
Geraldine Gooding
Soprano/Choir
Juanita Hall Headshot
Juanita Hall
Soprano/Choir
Edna Mae Harris Headshot
Edna Mae Harris
Zeba
Mattie Harris Headshot
Mattie Harris
Soprano/Choir
Richard B. Harrison Headshot
Richard B. Harrison
The Lord
Mary Ella Hart Headshot
Mary Ella Hart
King's Favorite
Colington Hayes Headshot
Colington Hayes
Gambler
Daniel L. Haynes Headshot
Daniel L. Haynes
Hezdrel
Adam
Adolph Henderson Headshot
Adolph Henderson
Tenor/Choir
Richard Henderson Headshot
Richard Henderson
Babylonian Band
Wesley Hill Headshot
Wesley Hill
Gabriel
Walter Hilliard Headshot
Walter Hilliard
Tenor/Choir
Frank Horace Headshot
Frank Horace
Bass/Choir
Jazzlips Richardson, Jr. Headshot
Jazzlips Richardson, Jr.
First Boy
Wilbur Cohen, Jr. Headshot
Wilbur Cohen, Jr.
Child
Charlotte Junius Headshot
Charlotte Junius
Alto/Choir
Louis Kelsey Headshot
Louis Kelsey
Boy Gambler
Tom Lee (ii) Headshot
Tom Lee (ii)
Bass/Choir
Viola Lewis Headshot
Viola Lewis
Child
Fredia Longshaw Headshot
Fredia Longshaw
Child
Joe Loomis Headshot
Joe Loomis
Tenor/Choir
Ruthena Matson Headshot
Ruthena Matson
Alto/Choir
Willie Mays Headshot
Willie Mays
Alto/Choir
William McFarland Headshot
William McFarland
Tenor/Choir
Cecil McNair Headshot
Cecil McNair
Bass/Choir
Walter Meadows Headshot
Walter Meadows
Bass/Choir
Viola Mickens Headshot
Viola Mickens
Alto/Choir
Jay Mondaaye Headshot
Jay Mondaaye
King of Babylon
Charles H. Moore Headshot
Charles H. Moore
Isaac
Mr. Deshee
Stanleigh Morrell Headshot
Stanleigh Morrell
Another Officer
Ham
Joshua
Thula Oritz Headshot
Thula Oritz
Angel/Townsperson
Massie Patterson Headshot
Massie Patterson
Soprano/Choir
Verdon Perdue Headshot
Verdon Perdue
Child
Inez Persand Headshot
Inez Persand
King's Favorite
Arthur Porter Headshot
Arthur Porter
Head Magician
Benjamin John Ragsdale Headshot
Benjamin John Ragsdale
Baritone/Choir
George Randol Headshot
George Randol
Pharaoh
McKinley Reeves Headshot
McKinley Reeves
Choir Leader
Aaron
Tenor/Choir
Emory Richardson Headshot
Emory Richardson
First Man
First Wizard
Officer
Tommy Russell Headshot
Tommy Russell
Babylonian Band
Ivan Sharp Headshot
Ivan Sharp
First Scout
Gambler
Prophet
Jesse A. Shipp Headshot
Jesse A. Shipp
Archangel
Abraham
Carl Shorter Headshot
Carl Shorter
Babylonian Band
Frances Smith Headshot
Frances Smith
A Cook
Susie Sutton Headshot
Susie Sutton
Noah's Wife
Dinks Thomas Headshot
Dinks Thomas
First Woman
Edna Thrower Headshot
Edna Thrower
A Slender Angel
Margerette Thrower Headshot
Margerette Thrower
Child
Homer Tutt Headshot
Homer Tutt
Ham
Custard Maker
High Priest
Gertrude De Verney Headshot
Gertrude De Verney
Soprano/Choir
Lou Vernon Headshot
Lou Vernon
The General
Cain
John Warner Headshot
John Warner
Tenor/Choir
Marie Warren Headshot
Marie Warren
Soprano/Choir
Benveneta Washington Headshot
Benveneta Washington
Cain's Girl
Angel/Townsperson
Fourth Woman
Howard Washington Headshot
Howard Washington
Second Boy
Walter Whitfield Headshot
Walter Whitfield
Baritone/Choir
Tutt Whitney Headshot
Tutt Whitney
Noah
D.K. Williams Headshot
D.K. Williams
Baritone/Choir
Milton J. Williams Headshot
Milton J. Williams
Shem
Inez Richardson Wilson Headshot
Inez Richardson Wilson
Eve
Leona Winkler Headshot
Leona Winkler
King's Favorite
Charles Wood Headshot
Charles Wood
The Admiral
Bertha Wright Headshot
Bertha Wright
Soprano/Choir

Production Team

Marc Connelly Director
(Staging)
Hall Johnson Musical Director
Robert Edmond Jones Production Designer

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