Kwamina (Original Broadway Cast)

Artists

Album Info

Release Date: 1961-12

Label: Capitol Records

Kwamina is a musical which originally debuted on Broadway on October 23, 1961 at the 54th Street Theatre, and ran for only 32 performances. It starred Sally Ann Howes, Terry Carter, Robert Guillaume, and Brock Peters.
Written by Richard Adler, directed by Robert Lewis, and choreographed by Agnes de Mille.
The original cast album was recorded for Capitol Records on Monday, November 20, 1961 The show closed two days earlier!
A cast album had already been planned based on hopes that the show would be a hit, but Capitol Records, despite the extremely short run of the show, went ahead and made and released the album, and it has since reached cult status.

Rex Ingram [Nana Mwalla] & Robert Barrs [Blair] are credited on the sleeve but aren't heard on the recording.