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| First Preview: | Mar 04, 1997 |
Total Previews: | 19 |
| Opening Date: | Mar 20, 1997 |
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| Closing Date: | May 11, 1997 |
Total Performances: | 61 |
| Production Staff [See More] |
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| Theatre Owned / Operated by The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman Emeritus; James L. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President) |
| Produced by Mitchell Maxwell, Eric Nederlander, Thomas Hall, Hal Luftig, Bruce Lucker, Mike Skipper and Victoria Maxwell; Produced in association with Kery Davis and Alan J. Schuster; Associate Producer: Leon Memoli, David Levy, Nancy Eichorn, Louis F. Raizin, James L. Simon and Fred H. Krones |
| Originally produced by Old Globe Theatre (Jack O'Brien, Artistic Director; Thomas Hall, Managing Director) |
| Book by Cheryl L. West; Featuring songs by Duke Ellington; Music arranged by Luther Henderson; Music orchestrated by Luther Henderson; Musical Director: J. Leonard Oxley |
| Conceived by Sheldon Epps; Directed by Sheldon Epps; Choreographed by Mercedes Ellington; Assistant Choreographer: Delphine T. Mantz |
| Scenic Design by James Leonard Joy; Costume Design by Marianna Elliot; Lighting Design by Jeff Davis; Sound Design by Jeff Ladman; Hair Design by Alexis Kelley; Assistant Scenic Design: Todd Ivins, Nikita Polyansky and Peter Yesair |
| General Manager: Charlotte W. Wilcox; Company Manager: Susan Sampliner |
| Production Supervisor: Technical Theater Services, Ltd.; Production Stage Manager: Robert Mark Kalfin; Stage Manager: Lurie Horns Pfeffer, Jimmie Lee Smith and Matthew Aaron Stern; Production Manager: John H. Paull, III and Rhys Williams |
| Musical Supervisor: Luther Henderson; Musical Coordinator: William Meade; Conducted by J. Leonard Oxley; Assistant Conductor: George Caldwell |
| Creative Consultant: Louis Johnson; Creative Historic Consultant: Frankie Manning; Casting: Pat McCorkle and Tim Sutton; Director of Marketing: Lesley Mazzotta; Press Representative: Richard Kornberg & Associates; Advertising: Russek Advertising; Photographer: Carol Rosegg |
| Swings: Germaine Goodson (Swing), Bryan S. Haynes (Swing), Stacie Precia (Swing) and William Wesley (Swing) |
| Understudies: Wendee Lee Curtis (CC), Alan H. Green (Duke, Rev, Sweets), Frantz G. Hall (Rev), Bryan S. Haynes (Jester), Gil P. (Sweets), Lacy Darryl Phillips (Jester), Stacie Precia (Miss Mary, Vy), Angela Robinson (Lady Liv, Miss Mary, Vy) and William Wesley (Duke) |
| ACT 1 | Sung By |
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| Take the A Train | Vy and Ensemble |
| Drop Me Off in Harlem | Vy and Denizens of Harlem |
| I've Got To Be A Rug Cutter | Jester, Vy and Cotton Club Dancers |
| I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart | Duke |
| C Jam Blues | Cotton Club Dancers |
| Mood Indigo | Lady Liv |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | Vy and Lady Liv |
| Don't You Know I Care | Rev |
| It Don't Mean A Thing | Jester, Miss Mary, Sweets and Rev |
| I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good | Duke and Vy |
| Hit Me with a Hot Note and Watch Me Bounce | Vy, Duke and Duke's Band |
| I'm Just a Lucky So and So | Jester and Cotton Club Dancers |
| Everything But You | Lady Liv and Vy |
| Solitude | Vy, Duke, Lady Liv and Rev |
| ACT 2 | Sung By |
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| Black Butterfly | Lady Liv's Escorts |
| I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues | Lady Liv |
| I'm Beginning To See The Light | Rev and Cotton Club Dancers |
| I Got It Bad And That Ain't Good (Reprise) | Rev |
| I Didn't Know About You | Vy |
| Rocks In My Bed | Sweets and Jester |
| Something To Live For | Rev and Lady Liv |
| Love You Madly | Miss Mary and Sweets |
| Prelude to a Kiss | Vy and Duke |
| In A Mellow Tone | Vy, Duke, Lady Liv, Rev and Denizens of Harlem |
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