Oscar Hammerstein II uses the Georges Bizet's Carmen as inspiration for the story of Carmen Jones, a parachute maker working in the midst of the Second World War. Carmen endures her own battles involving an airman and a boxer.
This is the first major New York revival since its debut 75 years ago!
John Doyle directs, with choreography by Bill T. Jones.
Anika Noni Rose stars as Carmen Jones. Clifton Duncan, Husky Miller, Erica Dorfler, Andrea Jones-Sojola, Lindsay Roberts, Justin Keyes, Soara-Joye Ross, Lawrence E. Street and Tramell Tillman round out the cast.