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Run, Little Chillun
Broadway
Revival
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Run Little Chillun Playbill - August 1943
Run, Little Chillun
Broadway
Revival
Hudson Theatre
141 W. 44th St., New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
playwright:
Hall Johnson
music:
Hall Johnson
People (69)
Roger Alford
Brother Absalom Brown
(Original)
Novitiate
(Original)
Viola Anderson
Belle
(Original)
Myrtle Anderson
Mame
(Original)
Olive Ball
The Rev. Sister Luella Strong
(Original)
Service Bell
Elder Tongola
(Original)
Miriam Burton
Bessiola Hicks
(Original)
Pilgrim Choir
(Original)
Eloise C. Uggams
Sister Lulu Jane Hunt
(Original)
Maggie Carter
Sister Judy Ann Hicks
(Original)
William O. Davis
Brother Goliath Simpson
(Original)
Novitiate
(Original)
Helen Dowdy
Ella
(Original)
Bessie Guy
Sister Mattie Fullilove
(Original)
Edna Mae Harris
Sulamai
(Original)
Clarence Harris
Blind Man
(Original)
Robert Harvey
Brother Esau Redd
(Original)
Adolph Henderson
Sexton of the Hope Baptist Church
(Original)
Elijah Hodges
Brother George W. Jenkins
(Original)
Novitiate
(Original)
Charles Holland
Charlie
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Rosalie King
Sister Mahalie Ockletree
(Original)
Lulu B. King
Sue Scott
(Original)
Fredye Marshall
Sister Mata
(Original)
Violet McDowell
Mary Lou Mack
(Original)
Walter Mosby
Brother Jo-Ba
(Original)
Caleb Peterson
Jim
(Original)
Bertha Powell
Sister Flossie Lou Little
(Original)
Edwin Roche
Jeems Jackson
(Original)
Pilgrim Choir
(Original)
Gertrude Saunders
Mag
(Original)
Wardell Saunders
Brother Bartholomew Little
(Original)
Novitiate
(Original)
Louis Sharp
The Rev. Jones
(Original)
P. Jay Sidney
Brother Moses
(Original)
Maude Simmons
Mother Kanda
(Original)
Randall Steplight
Brother Jeremiah Johnson
(Original)
Eva Vaughan
Sister Susie May Hunt
(Original)
John Alele
Chorus
(Original)
Alfred Bledger
Dancer
(Original)
Howard Carter
Pilgrim Choir
(Original)
Thornton Cherokee
Chorus
(Original)
Sylvanna Cole
Chorus
(Original)
Ruth Collins
Pilgrim Choir
(Original)
Roxie Foster
Dancer
(Original)
Awilda Frazier
Organist
(Original)
Olive Gordon
Dancer
(Original)
Frank Green
Dancer
(Original)
Mabel Hart
Dancer
(Original)
Martin James
Chorus
(Original)
James Jones
Novitiate
(Original)
Okey Lawson
Chorus
(Original)
Robert Lopez
Dancer
(Original)
Means Mases
Chorus
(Original)
Inez Matthews
Soloist
(Original)
Norma Miller
Dancer
(Original)
Joseph A. Noble
Dancer
(Original)
Bill O'Neil
Dancer
(Original)
Nyoka Pleasant
Dancer
(Original)
Geraldine Prillerman
Dancer
(Original)
James Flash Riley
Dancer
(Original)
Garfield Ritter
Dancer
(Original)
Lillian Roberts
Dancer
(Original)
Norma Ross
Dancer
(Original)
Joan Smith
Dancer
(Original)
Andrew Taylor
Novitiate
(Original)
Enid Williams
Dancer
(Original)
Dorothy Williams
Dancer
(Original)
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Roger Alford
Brother Absalom Brown
(Original)
Novitiate
(Original)
Viola Anderson
Belle
(Original)
Myrtle Anderson
Mame
(Original)
Olive Ball
The Rev. Sister Luella Strong
(Original)
Service Bell
Elder Tongola
(Original)
Miriam Burton
Bessiola Hicks
(Original)
Pilgrim Choir
(Original)
Eloise C. Uggams
Sister Lulu Jane Hunt
(Original)
Maggie Carter
Sister Judy Ann Hicks
(Original)
William O. Davis
Brother Goliath Simpson
(Original)
Novitiate
(Original)
Helen Dowdy
Ella
(Original)
Bessie Guy
Sister Mattie Fullilove
(Original)
Edna Mae Harris
Sulamai
(Original)
Clarence Harris
Blind Man
(Original)
Robert Harvey
Brother Esau Redd
(Original)
Adolph Henderson
Sexton of the Hope Baptist Church
(Original)
Elijah Hodges
Brother George W. Jenkins
(Original)
Novitiate
(Original)
Charles Holland
Charlie
(Original)
Singer
(Original)
Rosalie King
Sister Mahalie Ockletree
(Original)
Lulu B. King
Sue Scott
(Original)
Fredye Marshall
Sister Mata
(Original)
Violet McDowell
Mary Lou Mack
(Original)
Walter Mosby
Brother Jo-Ba
(Original)
Caleb Peterson
Jim
(Original)
Bertha Powell
Sister Flossie Lou Little
(Original)
Edwin Roche
Jeems Jackson
(Original)
Pilgrim Choir
(Original)
Gertrude Saunders
Mag
(Original)
Wardell Saunders
Brother Bartholomew Little
(Original)
Novitiate
(Original)
Louis Sharp
The Rev. Jones
(Original)
P. Jay Sidney
Brother Moses
(Original)
Maude Simmons
Mother Kanda
(Original)
Randall Steplight
Brother Jeremiah Johnson
(Original)
Eva Vaughan
Sister Susie May Hunt
(Original)
John Alele
Chorus
(Original)
Alfred Bledger
Dancer
(Original)
Howard Carter
Pilgrim Choir
(Original)
Thornton Cherokee
Chorus
(Original)
Sylvanna Cole
Chorus
(Original)
Ruth Collins
Pilgrim Choir
(Original)
Roxie Foster
Dancer
(Original)
Awilda Frazier
Organist
(Original)
Olive Gordon
Dancer
(Original)
Frank Green
Dancer
(Original)
Mabel Hart
Dancer
(Original)
Martin James
Chorus
(Original)
James Jones
Novitiate
(Original)
Okey Lawson
Chorus
(Original)
Robert Lopez
Dancer
(Original)
Means Mases
Chorus
(Original)
Inez Matthews
Soloist
(Original)
Norma Miller
Dancer
(Original)
Joseph A. Noble
Dancer
(Original)
Bill O'Neil
Dancer
(Original)
Nyoka Pleasant
Dancer
(Original)
Geraldine Prillerman
Dancer
(Original)
James Flash Riley
Dancer
(Original)
Garfield Ritter
Dancer
(Original)
Lillian Roberts
Dancer
(Original)
Norma Ross
Dancer
(Original)
Joan Smith
Dancer
(Original)
Andrew Taylor
Novitiate
(Original)
Enid Williams
Dancer
(Original)
Dorothy Williams
Dancer
(Original)
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Hall Johnson
Writer
Music
Musical Director
Clarence Muse
Director
Felicia Sorel
Choreography
Perry Watkins
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Lew Cooper
Production Supervisor
Producer
Meyer Davis
Associated Producer
George Jessel
Associated Producer
View All Production Team
Pro Info
Opening Date
Aug
11
1943
Closing Date
Aug
26
1943
Performances
16
as of Nov 29, 2025
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