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Death and the King's Horseman

Vivian Beaumont Theatre, (3/1/1987 - 3/29/1987)
Preview:Feb 13, 1987 Total Previews:19
Opening:Mar 1, 1987   
Closing:Mar 29, 1987 Total Performances:33


Category: Play, Drama, Original, Broadway
Setting: Nigeria, 1944.
Comments: Music and songs based on Yoruba chants.






by opening date




Written by Wole Soyinka

Directed by Wole Soyinka

Scenic Design by David Gropman; Costume Design by Judy Dearing; Lighting Design by Pat Collins; Sound Design by John Kilgore; Make-Up Design by Linda Rice; Wig Stylist: Linda Rice

LCT General Manager: Steven C. Callahan; LCT Company Manager: Lynn Landis

LCT Production Manager: Jeff Hamlin; Production Stage Manager: Clinton Turner Davis; Stage Manager: Bonnie Panson; Production Supervisor: Joseph Busheme

LCT General Press Agent: Merle Debuskey; LCT Director of Development: Barbara M. Groves; LCT Director of Marketing: Thomas Cott; LCT Casting Director: Risa Bramon and Billy Hopkins; Advertising: Russek Advertising; Marketing: Ziff Marketing; Poster Design by James McMullan; Dance Assistant: Normadien Gibson


Opening Night Cast

Niamani Asante-Rich Ensemble  
Sylvia Best The Bride  
 Ensemble  
Trazana Beverley Iyaloja
"Mother" of the Market 
 
John K. Blandford Ensemble  
Marilyn Buchanan Ensemble  
Robert Cenedella Conductor  
Alan Coates Simon Pilkings
District Officer 
 
Kimati Dinizulu Drummer  
Dillon Evans The Resident  
Ben Halley, Jr. Olohun-iyo
The Praise Singer 
 
Celestine Heard Ekeji-Oja
"Deputy" of the Market 
 
Earle Hyman Elesin
Horseman of the King 
 
Gregory Ince Ensemble  
Kenneth Arch Johnson Constable  
 Ensemble  
Marcya A. Joseph Ensemble  
Eriq La Salle Olunde
Eldest Son of Elesin 
 
Jill Larson Jane Pilkings  
Graeme Malcolm Aide de Camp  
Roderick McLachlan H.R.H. The Prince  
Nanama Amankwaa Moore Ensemble  
Abdoulaye N'Gom Joseph
Houseboy to the Pilkingses 
 
 Ensemble  
Yomi Obileye Drummer  
Tunji Oyelana Drummer  
Ernest Perry, Jr. Sergeant Amusa  
Erika Petersen The Prince's Consort  
Munir Salaam Constable  
 Ensemble  
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney Ensemble  
Wilhelmena T. Taylor Ensemble  
Karen Thornton Ensemble  
Edwina Lee Tyler Drummer  
Byron Utley Ensemble  
Vanessa Williams Ensemble  

Standby: Arthur French (Elesin).

Understudies: Roderick McLachlan (Simon Pilkings), Erika Petersen (Jane Pilkings), Phyllis Yvonne Stickney (Ekeji-Oja, Iyaloja), Byron Utley (Olohun-iyo, Olunde).