Kwamina

Kwamina is a musical which originally debuted on Broadway on October 23, 1961 at the 54th Street Theatre, and ran for 32 performances, ending on November 18, 1961. It starred Sally Ann Howes, Terry Carter, Robert Guillaume, and Brock Peters among others and was written by Richard Adler and choreographed by Agnes de Mille. The original cast album was recorded for Capitol Records on Monday, November 20, 1961 following the Saturday close two days ea... more

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