MusicalOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Nov 11, 2024
Closing Date
1st Preview
Oct 16, 2024
1st Preview
Oct 16, 2024
Previews
31
Performances (as of Dec 8, 2024)
32
MusicalOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

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Theatres
Studio 54
(Nov 11, 2024 - Present)

Description
Pre-opening information; subject to change

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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
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 Magaraci; Associate Lighting Design: Katy Atwell; Associate Sound Design: Bella 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.; Music Contractor: 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 by 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
Alpha Smith
Daisy Parker
Dewitt Fleming, Jr.
Broadway debut
Lincoln Perrry
 
Fate Marable
 
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 Perrry), Jason Forbach (Joe Glaser), Kate Louissaint (Lucille Wilson), Matt Magnusson (Joe Glaser), Khadijah Rolle (Lil Hardin), Tally Sessions (Joe Glaser), Renell Taylor (Lincoln Perrry) and Dori Waymer (Daisy Parker, Alpha Smith)
Season:
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Statistics supplied are courtesy of The Broadway League.
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