MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Jun 19, 2014
Closing Date
Jul 20, 2014
1st Preview
Jun 02, 2014
1st Preview
Jun 02, 2014
Previews
17
Performances
38
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Palace Theatre
(Jun 19, 2014 - Jul 20, 2014)

Setting
NOW on MY BLOCK, a Midwestern industrial city.

Media
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Theatre Owned / Operated by Stewart F. Lane, James M. Nederlander and James L. Nederlander
Directed by Kenny Leon; Musical Staging and Choreography by Wayne Cilento; Associate Director: Kamilah Forbes; Senior Associate Choreographer: Ioana Alfonso; Associate Choreographer: Jared Grimes
Scenic Design by Edward Pierce; Scenic Designs Based on Original Concepts by David Gallo; Costume Design by Reggie Ray; Lighting Design by Mike Baldassari; Sound Design by John Shivers and David Patridge; Hair and Wig Design by Gregory Bazemore; Projection Design by Zachary Borovay; Associate Scenic Design: Nick Francone; Associate Costume Design: Richard Gross; Assistant Scenic Design: Jen Price and Stephen Davan; Assistant Costume Design: Sankara McCain and Alice Tavener; Assistant Lighting Design: Brandon Baker; Moving Light Programmer: Jason Marin
General Manager: Richard Martini; Executive Producer: Richard Martini; Company Manager: Susan Guszynski; Assistant Co. Mgr: Anthony McDonald
Production Manager: Theatersmith Associates; Production Stage Manager: Beverly Jenkins; Stage Manager: Mark Dobrow; Assistant Stage Mgr: Johnny Milani
Musical Supervisor: Daryl Waters; Conducted by Zane Mark; Associate Conductor: Paul Masse; Keyboard: Zane Mark and Paul Masse; Guitar: Steve Bargonetti; Bass Guitar: Carl Carter; Drums: Damon DueWhite; Percussion: Dan Weiner; Trumpet 1/Flugelhorn: Barry Danielian; Trumpet 2/Flugelhorn: Scott Wendholt; Saxophone/Flute: Scott Kreitzer; Trombone: Charles Gordon; Musical Coordinator: John Monaco; Electronic Music Design: Andrew Barrett
Fight direction by Rick Sordelet; Fight Captain: F. Michael Haynie; Dance Captain: Ryan Davis; Assistant Dance Captain: Mel Charlot; Dialect Coach: Kate Wilson; Casting: Caparelliotis Casting; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Press Associate: Christine Olver; Advertising: AKA; Marketing: AKA; Digital & Interactive: AKA and Crystal Chase; Photographer: Joan Marcus
Darius
Dyllón Burnside
Broadway debut
Anthony
Street Preacher
Mrs. Weston
Corinne
Griffy
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
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Lemar
 
Ensemble
Ensemble
 
Nunn
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
Ensemble
 
Reggie
 
Benny
Understudies: Tracee Beazer (Corinne), Carrie Compere (Mrs. Weston), Brandon Gill (Darius, Anthony, Reggie, Lemar), F. Michael Haynie (Griffy), Jahi A. Kearse (Vertus, Street Preacher), Christina Sajous (Kamilah), Jaime Lincoln Smith (Nunn) and Donald Webber, Jr. (John)
Act 1
Sung By
Dopefiend's Diner
(music by Deon Evans, Tupac Amaru Shakur and Suzanne Vega; lyrics by Tupac Amaru Shakur)
Vertus and My Block Chorus
Anthony, Darius, Nunn, Lemar, Reggie and My Block Chorus
Darius, Reggie, Lemar, Corinne, Kamilah and My Block Chorus
Keep Ya Head Up
(music by Tupac Amaru Shakur; lyrics by Tupac Amaru Shakur)
Darius, Reggie, Lemar, Corinne, Kamilah and My Block Chorus
Vertus, John and My Block Women
Please Wake Me When I'm Free
(music by Tupac Amaru Shakur; lyrics by Tupac Amaru Shakur)
Corinne and Kamilah
The Rose That Grew From Concrete
(music by Tupac Amaru Shakur; lyrics by Tupac Amaru Shakur)
Corinne and Kamilah
Vertus, Darius, Anthony, Corinne and My Block Chorus
John, Anthony, Darius and My Block Chorus
Act 2
Sung By
John, Griffy, Vertus, Anthony and My Block Chorus
Resist the Temptation
(music by Tupac Amaru Shakur; lyrics by Tupac Amaru Shakur)
Vertus and Mrs. Weston
Vertus and Mrs. Weston
John, Darius, Anthony and Young Souljas
Unconditional Love
(music by Johnny Lee Jackson and Tupac Amaru Shakur; lyrics by Tupac Amaru Shakur)
John and Corinne
I Ain't Mad at Cha (Reprise)
(music by Delmar Drew Arnaud, Etterlene Jordan, Tupac Amaru Shakur and Danny Boy Steward; lyrics by Tupac Amaru Shakur)
John and Street Preacher
Anthony, Darius, Reggie, Lemar and Young Souljas
Only God Can Judge Me
(music by Anthony Forte, Harold A. Fretty, Douglas B. Rasheed and Tupac Amaru Shakur; lyrics by Tupac Amaru Shakur)
Anthony
John, Vertus and Griffy
Reggie, Lemar, Young Souljas and My Block Women
Season:
Week Ending Gross % Gross Pot. Attendance % Capacity # Previews # Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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