MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 11, 2024
Closing Date
Feb 23, 2025
1st Preview
Oct 16, 2024
1st Preview
Oct 16, 2024
Previews
31
Performances
120
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Studio 54
(Nov 11, 2024 - Feb 23, 2025)

Book by Aurin Squire; Conceived by Andrew Delaplaine and Christopher Renshaw; Music arranged by Branford Marsalis; Music orchestrated by Branford Marsalis; Vocal arrangements by Daryl Waters; Incidental music arrangements by Daryl Waters; Additional orchestrations by Daryl Waters; Dance music arrangements by Zane Mark; Musical Director: Darryl G. Ivey; Associate Musical Dir.: Marco Paguia; Featuring songs by Harry Akst, Louis Alter, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Arodin, Boyd Atkins, Paul Barbarin, Irving Berlin, James M. Black, Harry Brooks, Shelton Brooks, Hoagy Carmichael, Eddie deLange, Thomas A. Dorsey, Jimmy Van Eaton, Edwin B. Edwards, Duke Ellington, Ben Ellison, Mark Fisher, Fred Fisher, Porter Grainger, Jerry Herman, Turner Layton, Clarence Muse, Giacomo Puccini, W.H. Ragas, Leon René, Otis René, D. James LaRocca, Vincent Rose, Harry Ruby, Luis Carl Russell, Arthur Schwartz, Terry Shand, Larry Shay, Larry Shields, John Stafford Smith, Tony Spargo, Sam Theard, Robert Thiele, Percy Venable, Ángel Villoldo, Thomas "Fats" Waller, George Weiss, Hudson Whittaker and Spencer Williams; Featuring songs with lyrics by Lester Allen, Louis Alter, Louis Armstrong, Boyd Atkins, Paul Barbarin, Irving Berlin, Shelton Brooks, Hoagy Carmichael, Henry Creamer, Harry DeCosta, Eddie deLange, Buddy DeSylva, Howard Dietz, Thomas A. Dorsey, Jimmy Van Eaton, Ben Ellison, Fred Fisher, Giuseppe Giacosa, Joe Goodwin, Jerry Herman, Robert Hill, Oscar Hammerstein II, Luigi Illica, Al Jolson, Bert Kalmar, Francis Scott Key, Sam Lewis, Irving Mills, Clarence Muse, Katherine E. Purvis, Andy Razaf, Leon René, Otis René, Luis Carl Russell, Terry Shand, Sam Theard, Robert Thiele, Percy Venable, George Weiss, Hudson Whittaker and Spencer Williams
Directed by Christopher Renshaw; Co-Directed by Christina Sajous and James Monroe Iglehart; Choreography and Musical Staging by Rickey Tripp; Tap Choreography by Dewitt Fleming, Jr.; Associate Choreographer: Aurelia Michael; Assistant Director: Freddy Krepps; Assistant Choreographer: Nasha Harris
Scenic Design by Adam Koch and Stephen Royal; Costume Design by Toni-Leslie James; Lighting Design by Cory Pattak; Sound Design by Kai Harada; Video Design by Adam Koch and Stephen Royal; Hair and Wig Design by Matthew Armentrout; Make-Up Design by Kali Taylor; Prop Design: Lilian Sun; Associate Scenic Design: Tyler Herald; Associate Costume Design: Travis Chinick and Michael A. Magaraci; Associate Lighting Design: Katy Atwell; Associate Sound Design: Isabella Curry and Owen Meadows; Associate Projection Design: Ryan Belock and Jason Lee Courson; Associate Hair and Wig Design: Ashley Digiovanni; Assistant Lighting Design: Kelly Martin; Assistant Make-Up Design: Marcella Pagliara; Moving Light Programmer: Henry Wilen
General Manager: Martian Entertainment, Carl D. White, Gregory Rae and Jim Brady; Assistant Gen. Mgr: Michael Guariglia; Company Manager: Michelle Tamagawa; Assistant Co. Mgr: Weiyi Liang
Production Manager: Sightline Productions; Production Stage Manager: RL Campbell; Stage Manager: Jen Ash; Assistant Stage Mgr: Alex Luong
Musical Supervisor: Daryl Waters; Conducted by Darryl G. Ivey; Keyboard 1: Darryl G. Ivey; Associate Conductor: Marco Paguia; Keyboard 2: Marco Paguia; Woodwinds: Mark Gross; Trumpet 1: Alphonso Horne; Trumpet 2: Bruce Harris; Trombone: Jeffery Miller; Guitar/Banjo: Ayodele Maakheru; Bass: Caylen Bryant; Drums: Ulysses Owens Jr.; Musical Coordinator: David Lai; Music Associate: Jason Liebson; Rehearsal Drummer: Noah Hadland; Electronic Music Design: Billy Jay Stein, Hiro Iida and Strange Cranium; Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation and Adriana Grace
Fight Direction: Lee Soroko; Dialect Coach: Jerome Butler; Intimacy Coordinator: Ann C. James; Dramaturg: Faye Price; Casting: ARC, Duncan Stewart, CSA and Patrick Maravilla; Advertising and Marketing: The Pekoe Group; Press Representative: The Press Room; Digital Marketing and Audience Development: Biz Chica Media; Consulting Producer: Irene Gandy; Tour Booking Agency: The Booking Group, Meredith Blair and Kara Gebhart; Co-Dance Captain: Eean S. Cochran and Alysha Morgan; Production Photographer: Jeremy Daniel; Fight Captain: Matt Magnusson
Louis Armstrong
Brandon Louis Armstrong
Broadway debut
Ensemble
 
Band Member
 
Professor Davis
Wesley J. Barnes
Broadway debut
Ensemble
 
Band Member
Willie Clyde Beaton II
Broadway debut
Ensemble
 
Band Member
Lucille Wilson
Ensemble
Alpha Smith
Daisy Parker
Dewitt Fleming, Jr.
Broadway debut
Lincoln Perry
 
Fate Marable
Crooner
 
White Gangster
 
Larry The Reporter
King Joe Oliver
Louis Armstrong
Alternate
Kate Louissaint
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Ensemble
Jodeci Milhouse
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Alysha Morgan
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Khadijah Rolle
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Assistant Director
 
Sound Engineer
 
Ensemble
Joe Glaser
 
Mr. Karnofsky
Ensemble
 
Band Member
Renell Taylor
Broadway debut
Ensemble
 
Banjo Ben
Ensemble
Dori Waymer
Broadway debut
Ensemble
Standby: Trista Dollison (Daisy Parker, Lil Hardin, Alpha Smith, Lucille Wilson) and James T. Lane (Louis Armstrong)
Understudies: Brandon Louis Armstrong (Louis Armstrong, King Joe Oliver), Willie Clyde Beaton II (King Joe Oliver, Lincoln Perry), Jason Forbach (Joe Glaser), Kate Louissaint (Lucille Wilson), Matt Magnusson (Joe Glaser), Khadijah Rolle (Lil Hardin), Tally Sessions (Joe Glaser), Renell Taylor (Lincoln Perry) and Dori Waymer (Daisy Parker, Alpha Smith)

Studio 54 (Nov 11, 2024 - Feb 23, 2025)

Co-Produced by Lee / Knowles / Coney
Associate Musical Dir.: Jonathan 'Smitti' Smith
Associate Conductor: Jonathan 'Smitti' Smith; Musician: Jonathan 'Smitti' Smith

Cast

Ensemble
Jan 05, 2025 - Feb 23, 2025
Understudy: Michael Notardonato (Crooner)
Act 1
Sung By
Basin Street Blues / Bourbon Street Parade
(music by Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René and Spencer Williams; lyrics by Clarence Muse, Leon René, Otis René and Spencer Williams)
Company
Kiss of Fire
(music by Paul Barbarin; lyrics by Paul Barbarin)
Louis Armstrong and Daisy Parker
It's Tight Like That
(music by Ángel Villoldo; lyrics by Lester Allen and Robert Hill)
King Joe Oliver, Louis Armstrong, Daisy Parker and Ensemble
Kiss of Fire (Reprise)
(music by Paul Barbarin; lyrics by Paul Barbarin)
Daisy Parker
Up a Lazy River
(music by Sidney Arodin and Hoagy Carmichael; lyrics by Hoagy Carmichael)
Banjo Ben
Louis Armstrong and Company
Black and Blue
(music by Harry Brooks and Thomas "Fats" Waller; lyrics by Andy Razaf)
Louis Armstrong, Daisy Parker, Lil Hardin, Alpha Smith and Lucille Wilson
It Don't Mean a Thing
(music by Duke Ellington; lyrics by Irving Mills)
King Joe Oliver and Ensemble
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?
(music by Louis Alter and Eddie deLange; lyrics by Louis Alter and Eddie deLange)
King Joe Oliver and Louis Armstrong
Got a Bran' New Suit
(music by Arthur Schwartz; lyrics by Howard Dietz)
Lil Hardin, Louis Armstrong and King Joe Oliver
A Kiss to Build a Dream On
(music by Harry Ruby; lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and Bert Kalmar)
Lil Hardin and Louis Armstrong
Heebie Jeebies
(music by Boyd Atkins; lyrics by Boyd Atkins)
Louis Armstrong, Lil Hardin and Ensemble
Dinah
(music by Harry Akst; lyrics by Sam M. Lewis)
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong, Lil Hardin and Ensemble
You Rascal You
(music by Sam Theard; lyrics by Sam Theard)
Louis Armstrong and Ensemble
Some of These Days / After You've Gone
(music by Shelton Brooks and Turner Layton; lyrics by Shelton Brooks and Henry Creamer)
Lil Hardin and Daisy Parker
Act 2
Sung By
Oh, When the Saints Go Marching In
(music by James M. Black; lyrics by Katherine E. Purvis)
Louis Armstrong and Crooner
Big Butter and Egg Man
(music by Louis Armstrong and Percy Venable; lyrics by Percy Venable)
Alpha Smith and Louis Armstrong
When You're Smiling
(music by Mark Fisher and Larry Shay; lyrics by Joe Goodwin)
Louis Armstrong, Lincoln Perry and Ensemble
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans? (Reprise)
(music by Louis Alter and Eddie deLange; lyrics by Louis Alter and Eddie deLange)
King Joe Oliver
Ain't No Sweet Man That's Worth the Salt of My Tears
(music by Fred Fisher; lyrics by Fred Fisher)
Alpha Smith
I Double Dare You
(music by Jimmy Van Eaton and Terry Shand; lyrics by Jimmy Van Eaton and Terry Shand)
Lucille Wilson and Ensemble
Cheek to Cheek
(music by Irving Berlin; lyrics by Irving Berlin)
Louis Armstrong and Lucille Wilson
That's My Home
(music by Ben Ellison, Leon René and Otis René; lyrics by Ben Ellison, Otis René and Leon René)
Lucille Wilson
Back O'Town Blues
(music by Louis Armstrong and Luis Carl Russell; lyrics by Louis Armstrong and Luis Carl Russell)
Louis Armstrong
Star Spangled Banner
(music by John Stafford Smith; lyrics by Francis Scott Key)
Louis Armstrong
Hello, Dolly!
(music by Jerry Herman; lyrics by Jerry Herman)
Louis Armstrong
St. James Infirmary
(music by Porter Grainger; lyrics by Irving Mills)
Daisy Parker, Lil Hardin, Alpha Smith and Lucille Wilson
What a Wonderful World
(music by Robert Thiele and George Weiss; lyrics by Robert Thiele and George Weiss)
Louis Armstrong, Daisy Parker, Lil Hardin, Alpha Smith, Lucille Wilson and Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

2025 Nominee
James Monroe Iglehart
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