Playbill for Comin' Uptown: Museum Object and Cultural History
Playbill for Comin' Uptown: Date: December 1979. Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884. Used by: Winter Garden Theatre, American, founded 1911.
The object in the museum catalogue
Playbill for Comin' Uptown. White background with yellow box at top, title above hooded character, three women below, a man below with open hands and stacks of coins in front of him. [PLAYBILL/WINTER GARDEN THEATRE/COMIN' UPTOWN]
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: December 1979
- Published by: Playbill, American, founded 1884
- Used by: Winter Garden Theatre, American, founded 1911
- Subject of: Gregory Hines, American, 1946 - 2003
- Subject of: Larry Marshall, American, born 1943
- Subject of: Robert Jason Jackson, American
- Subject of: Saundra McClain, American
- Type: theater programs
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 9 1/4 x 6 x 1/4 in. (23.5 x 15.2 x 0.6 cm)
- Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Broadway Theatre
- Topic: Musical Theatre
- Object number: 2011.45.21
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Kayla Deigh Owens
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Playbill used by permission. All rights reserved, Playbill Inc Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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