The Tap Dance Kid

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Broadhurst Theatre , (12/21/1983 - 3/11/1984)

Minskoff Theatre , (3/27/1984 - 8/11/1985)

First Preview:	Nov 16, 1983	Total Previews:	38
Opening Date:	Dec 21, 1983
Closing Date:	Aug 11, 1985	Total Performances:	669

Category: Musical, Original, Broadway

Setting: The Present. New York City: Roosevelt Island and Manhattan

Comments: Layoff from March 11 - March 27, 1984.

Opening Night Credits
Awards
Songs

Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by Stanley White, Evelyn Barron, Harvey J. Klaris and Michel Stuart; Produced in association with Michael Kleinman Productions; Associate Producer: Mark Beigelman and Richard Chwatt
Book by Charles Blackwell; Music by Henry Krieger; Lyrics by Robert Lorick; Based on the novel "Nobody's Family is Going to Change" by Louise Fitzhugh; Musical and Vocal Director: Don Jones; Dance arrangements by Peter Howard; Music arranged by Harold Wheeler; Vocal arrangements by Harold Wheeler; Assistant Dance arrang.: Glen Kelly
Directed by Vivian Matalon; Musical Staging and Dances by Danny Daniels; Associate Choreographer: D. J. Giagni
Scenic Production by Michael Hotopp and Paul dePass; Costume Design by William Ivey Long; Lighting Design by Richard Nelson; Sound Design by Jack Mann; Scenic Photography by Mark Feldstein; Wig Design by Paul Huntley; Photographs on Kodak Duratrans; Photo Processing by Berkey K + L
General Manager: Theatre Now, Inc.; Company Manager: Mark A. Schweppe
Production Stage Manager: Joe Lorden; Stage Manager: Jack Gianino; Assistant Stage Mgr: Ed Fitzgerald; Technical Supervisor: Jeremiah Harris
Musical Supervisor: Harold Wheeler; Assistant Conductor: Jerry Sternbach; Music Contractor: Seymour "Red" Press
Casting: Julie Hughes and Barry Moss; General Press Representative: Jacksina and Freedman; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Dance Captain: Leah Bass; Production Associate: Roberta Haze and Sally Fisher; Photographer: Kenn Duncan and Marc Raboy

Cast

Hinton Battle	Dipsey
Hattie Winston	Ginnie
Samuel E. Wright	William

Martine Allard	Emma
Jackie Lowe	Carole
Barbara Montgomery	Dulcie
Alfonso Ribeiro	Willie
Alan Weeks	Daddy Bates

Leah Bass	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker
Kevin Berdini	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker
Michael Blevins	Winslow
	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker
Karen Curlee	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker
Suzzanne Douglas	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker
Rick Emery	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker
Karen E. Fraction	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker
D. J. Giagni	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker
J. J. Jepson	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker
Rodney Alan McGuire	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker
Karen Paskow	Mona
	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker
Jackie Patterson	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker
Mayme Paul	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker
Jamie M. Pisano	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker
Ken Prescott	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker
Oliver Woodall	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker
James Young	Little Rio Dancer and New Yorker

Swings: Lloyd Culbreath (Swing) and Linda Von Germer (Swing)

Standby: Donny Burks (William)

Understudies: Leah Bass (Carole, Dulcie), David Calloway (Willie), Suzzanne Douglas (Ginnie), D. J. Giagni (Winslow), Tracy Mitchem (Emma), Jackie Patterson (Daddy Bates, Dipsey), Jamie M. Pisano (Mona) and Jimmy Tate (Willie)

1984 Tony Award^® Best Musical
	Produced by Stanley White, Evelyn Barron, Harvey J. Klaris and Michel Stuart [nominee]
1984 Tony Award^® Best Book of a Musical
	Book by Charles Blackwell [nominee]
1984 Tony Award^® Best Featured Actor in a Musical
	Hinton Battle [winner]
	Samuel E. Wright [nominee]
1984 Tony Award^® Best Featured Actress in a Musical
	Martine Allard [nominee]
1984 Tony Award^® Best Choreography
	Danny Daniels [winner]
1984 Tony Award^® Best Direction of a Musical
	Vivian Matalon [nominee]
1984 Theatre World Award
	Martine Allard [winner]
1984 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
	Hinton Battle [nominee]

music by Henry Krieger; lyrics by Robert Lorick

ACT 1	Sung By
Another Day	Ginnie, Emma and Dulcie
Four Strikes Against Me	Emma
Class Act	Ginnie, Dipsey and Daddy Bates
They Never Hear What I Say	Emma and Willie
Dancing Is Everything	Willie
Crosstown	Willie and New Yorkers
Fabulous Feet	Dipsey, Carole and Dancers
I Could Get Used to Him	Carole and Dancers
Man in the Moon	Dipsey
ACT 2	Sung By
Like Him	Ginnie and Emma
My Luck Is Changing	Dipsey
I Remember How It Was	Ginnie
Someday	Emma and Willie
Lullabye	Ginnie
Tap Tap	Daddy Bates, Willie and Dipsey
Dance if It Makes You Happy	Willie, Dipsey, Daddy Bates, Carole and Dancers
William's Song	William
Class Act (Finale)	The Family