Carib Song is a 1945 Broadway musical with book and lyrics by William Archibald and music by Baldwin Bergersen.[1] It opened at the Adelphi Theatre on September 27, 1945, and closed on October 27 after 36 performances.[1][2][3] It was billed as "A Musical Play of the West Indies in Two Acts and Thirteen Scenes".[4] The show focuses heavily on "Trinidadian folklore, ritual, and ethnographic dance".[5]
- ^ a b "Carib Song (Broadway, George Abbott Theatre, 1945)". Playbill. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
- ^ Nichols, Lewis (1945-09-28). "THE PLAY; 'Carib Song,' With Katherine Dunham and Avon Long, Makes Its Bow at the Adelphi Theatre". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Zolotow, Sam (1945-10-26). "3 PLAYS CLOSING TOMORROW NIGHT; Irwin Shaw's 'Assassin' Will Join 'Bell for Adano' and 'Carib Song' in Quitting Broadway Osborn Writing New Play Medcraft Here With 2 Scripts". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ "Performances". katherinedunham.org. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ^ Vogel, Shane (2010). "Jamaica on Broadway: The Popular Caribbean and Mock Transnational Performance". Theatre Journal. 62 (1): 7. ISSN 0192-2882. JSTOR 40587439.