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Stage to Page Look Back at Langston Hughes' Broadway Musical Simply Heavenly The production, co-written with David Martin, opened on Broadway August 20, 1957.
By Nathan Skethway
August 20, 2019
Cast Friedman-Abeles/©NYPL for the Performing Arts

The 1957 musical Simply Heavenly was based on Langston Hughes' novel Simple Takes a Wife, as well as his other "Simple" stories. After an Off-Broadway run at the 85th Street Playhouse, the musical transferred to the Playhouse Theatre (which was demolished in 1969 to accommodate the expansion of Rockefeller Center) on Broadway in August 1957. The production starred Claudia McNeil, Melvin Stewart, Anna English, Marilyn Berry, John Bouie, Brownie McGhee, and Duke Williams.

Take a look at photos from the production below:

Look Back at Simply Heavenly on Broadway

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Look Back at Simply Heavenly on Broadway

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Duke Williams, Claudia McNeil, and John Bouie
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John Bouie and Claudia McNeil
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Anna English and Melvin Stewart
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Marilyn Berry and Melvin Stewart
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Cast
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Claudia McNeil and John Bouie
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Cast
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Marilyn Berry and Melvin Stewart
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Marilyn Berry
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Anna English, Melvin Stewart, and Marilyn Berry
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Melvin Stewart and Anna English
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John Bouie and Claudia McNeil
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