MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Aug 07, 1986
Closing Date
Aug 09, 1986
1st Preview
Jun 23, 1986
1st Preview
Jun 23, 1986
Previews
14
Performances
4
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Biltmore Theatre
(Aug 07, 1986 - Aug 09, 1986)
Setting
SAMPSON'S MUSIC HALL, on a winter evening, New York City's Hell's Kitchen, 1912. THE PROMISED LAND SALOON, summer, Harlem, 1922.
Theatre Owned / Operated by Murray Hill Investments, Inc.
Produced by Edward H. Davis and Allen M. Shore; Produced in association with Marty Feinberg and Schellie Archbold
Book by Ralph Allen and David Campbell; Lyrics by Ralph Allen and David Campbell; Music by Michael Valenti; Musical Director: George Broderick; Vocal arrangements by George Broderick; Music orchestrated by Jim Tyler; Dance arrangements by David Krane
Directed by Ernest O. Flatt; Choreographed by Ernest O. Flatt; Associate Choreographer: Toni Kaye
Scenic Design by Robert Cothran; Costume Design by Mardi Philips; Lighting Design by Natasha Katz; Sound Design by Jack Mann; Hair Design by Marc Daniels
Production Stage Manager: Larry Forde; Stage Manager: Mark Rubinsky; Assistant Stage Mgr: Clifford Schwartz; Production Supervisor: Jeremiah Harris
Music Contractor: Seymour 'Red' Press
Magic Consultant: William Veloric
Casting: Stuart Howard Associates; General Press Representative: Mark Goldstaub Public Relations; Dance Captain: Robin Kersey; Advertising: Serino, Coyne & Nappi; Photographer: Bert Andrews; Circus Skill Coordinator: Hovey Burgess; Finale fur coat by Kip Kirkendall
Kaman Adilifu
Sampson Philharmonia Member
Susan Beaubian
Countess Aida
George Broderick
Sampson Philharmonia Member
Teresa Burrell
Lily Meadows
M. Demby Cain
Montgomery Boyd
Lloyd Culbreath
Sparks Roberts
John Gale
Sampson Philharmonia Member
Yolanda Graves
Ruby Bush
Ira Hawkins
Billy Sampson
Robert Keller
Sampson Philharmonia Member
Robin Kersey
Kitty Stark
David Krane
Sampson Philharmonia Member
Kyme
Ivy Vine
Gregory Maker
Sampson Philharmonia Member
Joe Morton
Barney Walker
Charles Bernard Murray
Patron
Keith Rozie
Winston Grey
James Sedlar
Sampson Philharmonia Member
Andrew Stein
Sampson Philharmonia Member
Danny Strayhorn
Armistead Sampson
Reginald Vel Johnson
George Gooseberry
Quinten White
Sampson Philharmonia Member
Understudies: Susan Beaubian (Lily Meadows), Lloyd Culbreath (Armistead Sampson), Yolanda Graves (Ivy Vine), Julia Lema-Jackson (Ruby Bush, Countess Aida, Kitty Stark), Charles Bernard Murray (Montgomery Boyd, Winston Grey, Sparks Roberts), Keith Rozie (Billy Sampson, George Gooseberry) and Danny Strayhorn (Barney Walker)
music by Michael Valenti; lyrics by David Campbell and Ralph Allen
Act 1
Sung By
The Honky Tonk Nights Rag (or Professor Walker and His Solo Symphony)
The Sampson Philharmonia
Honky Tonk Nights
Sampson and His Company
Hot and Bothered
Lily Meadows
Roll with the Punches
Barney Walker, Armistead Sampson, Countess Aida, Ivy Vine, Kitty Stark and Ruby Bush
Lily of the Alley
Billy Sampson, Winston Grey, Montgomery Boyd, Sparks Roberts, Barney Walker and Lily Meadows
Choosing a Husband's a Delicate Thing
Armistead Sampson, Barney Walker and George Gooseberry
Little Dark Bird
Lily Meadows
Withered Irish Rose
Barney Walker, Armistead Sampson, George Gooseberry, Montgomery Boyd and Lily Meadows
A Lush Ballad
Billy Sampson, Countess Aida and Ivy Vine
Eggs
Barney Walker and Lily Meadows
A Ticket to the Promised Land
The Sampson Company
Act 2
Sung By
Overture: The Promised Land
The Pyromaniacs
Stomp the Blues Away
The Sampson Company
I've Had It
Barney Walker and Lily Meadows
The Sampson Beauties
Ivy Vine, Kitty Stark and Ruby Bush
The Reform Song
Barney Walker, George Gooseberry and Armistead Sampson
I Took My Time
Lily Meadows
The Brothers Vendetto
Barney Walker, George Gooseberry and Armistead Sampson
A Man of Many Parts
Barney Walker
Finale
The Sampson Company
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