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Don't Play Us Cheap!

Closing: September 30, 1972

Don't Play Us Cheap! - 1972 Broadway History , Info & More

Ethel Barrymore Theatre (Broadway)
243 West 47th St. New York, NY

Don't Play Us Cheap is a 1972 musical written, produced, and directed by Melvin Van Peebles, about an imp and a devil who take human form and try to break up a Harlem house party. A film version was produced in 1973.


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Don't Play Us Cheap! History

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Don't Play Us Cheap! - 1972 Broadway Awards and Nominations

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Don't Play Us Cheap! — awards and nominations
Year Ceremony Category Nominee
1973 Tony Awards Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical Avon Long

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