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Carmen Jones is a landmark Broadway musical first introduced in 1943, known for its groundbreaking all-African-American cast and a wartime reimagining of Bizet's tragic tale. The show features music adapted for Broadway by Robert Russell Bennett, with an Oscar Hammerstein II book and lyrics. Over the decades, Carmen Jones has reappeared in major revivals—from the 1945 and 1946 Broadway engagements to the 1954 film starring Dorothy Dandridge, and later international runs in London’s Southbank venues. In 2018, the Classic Stage Company presented a notable Off-Broadway revival directed by John Doyle, headlined by Anika Noni Rose. We’ve got the latest details on the performer, catalog highlights, and upcoming appearances.