Cabin In The Sky Musical
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Cabin in the sky musical. Cabin in the sky petunia and little joe. Sublett as domino johnson oscar polk as the deacon. Pay heed lawd s general and saints.
As mentioned above it is one of seven films made during a 30 year span produced by one of hollywood s major studios with an all african american cast. Its restoration by the encores concert series shows why it was a hit and why it has since virtually disappeared. From the 1943 musical cabin in the sky duke ellington and john bubbles.
Cabin in the sky the original musical comedy had been written by lynn root libretto and composed by vernon duke music and john la touche lyrics. Cabin in the sky overcomes some questionable storytelling choices thanks to irresistible musical numbers and a brilliantly talented cast. The general s song lawd s general and saints.
The producer was albert lewis in association with vinton freedley. Cabin in the sky original musical fantasy broadway opened in new york city oct 25 1940 and played through mar 8 1941. Cabin in the sky dvd hollywood s first all black film since the green pastures tells the vibrant fable of rascally little joe torn between the love of his good wife petunia and the wiles of good time bad girl georgia brown and caught in a tug of war between emissaries from the lord and satan.
Holy unto the lord petunia little joe brother green and churchmembers. Ethel waters as petunia jackson eddie rochester anderson as little joe jackson lena horne as georgia brown louis armstrong as the trumpeter rex ingram as lucius lucifer jr. The official database for broadway theatre information cabin in the sky broadway musical original ibdb.
Cabin in the sky is an interesting film maybe even unusual for 1943. This film came as a response when the african american community demanded better treatment in films. Born john sublett in louisville kentucky in 1902 john bubbles revolutionized tap.