MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Aug 19, 1999
Closing Date
Jan 02, 2000
1st Preview
Aug 06, 1999
1st Preview
Aug 06, 1999
Previews
15
Performances
157
MusicalComedyOriginalBroadway

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
Cort Theatre
(Aug 19, 1999 - Jan 02, 2000)
Setting
Cape Town, South Africa 1999. District Six 1957. Cape Town, South Africa 1999/1959. Durban, South Africa 1959.
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Philip J. Smith: President; Robert E. Wankel: Executive Vice President)
Produced by Harriet Newman Leve, Judith Rosenbauer and David Rosenbauer; Produced in association with Richard Frankel, Marc Routh, Willette Klausner, Kardana-Swinsky Productions, David Kramer, Taliep Petersen and Renaye Kramer; Produced by special arrangement with Paul Elliott, Nick Salmon and Lee Menzies; Associate Producer: Patrick Molony
Book by David Kramer; Lyrics by David Kramer; Music by Taliep Petersen; Music arranged by Taliep Petersen; Musical Director: Jeff Lams
Directed by David Kramer; Musical Staging by David Kramer; Choreographed by Jody J. Abrahams and Loukmaan Adams
Scenic Design by Saul Radomsky; Costume Design by Saul Radomsky; Lighting Design by Howard Harrison; Sound Design by Orbital Sound and Sebastian Frost; Associate Lighting Design: Andrew Voeller; Assistant Lighting Design: Jeffrey M. Whitsett
General Manager: Richard Frankel Productions and David W. Caldwell; Company Manager: Steven H. David
Technical Supervisor: Peter Fulbright, Elliot Bertoni, Eric Hansen and Tech Production Services, Inc.; Production Stage Manager: Pat Sosnow; Stage Manager: Paul J. Smith; Assistant Stage Mgr: Laurie Goldfeder
Musical Supervisor: Gary Hind; Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Conducted by Jeff Lams; Associate Conductor: Francisco Contento; Keyboard: Jeff Lams; Guitar: Jerome Harris; Bass: Francisco Centeno; Drums: Warren Odze; Sax / Flute: Mark Gross; Trumpet: Ravi Best; Music Copying: Emily Grishman
US Casting: Jay Binder; General Press Representative: Helene Davis Publicity; Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Marketing/Promotions: TMG - The Marketing Group; Marketing Consultant: Marcia Pendelton; Promotions: Leanne Schanzer; Photographer: Jill Furmanovsky and Johan Wilke
Dedicated to Salie Daniels
Jody J. Abrahams
Young Kat Diamond
Loukmaan Adams
Bingo
Junaid Booysen
Ballie
Terry Hector
Kat Diamond
Alistair Izobell
Magoo
Kim Louis
Lucy Dixon
Understudies: E. Clayton Cornelious (Ballie, Magoo, Bingo), Pia Glenn (Lucy Dixon), Alistair Izobell (Young Kat Diamond) and Rudy Roberson (Kat Diamond)
music by Taliep Petersen; lyrics by David Kramer
Act 1
Sung By
Overture
Orchestra
Memory
Lucy Dixon and The Kings
American Thing
Kat Diamond and Company
Lucky Day
Young Kat Diamond and Kat Diamond
Mavis
Kat Diamond, Bingo, Young Kat Diamond, Ballie and Magoo
Boetie Guitar
Kat Diamond and The Kings
Cavalla Kings
Lucy Dixon and The Kings
If You Shoes Don't Shine
Kat Diamond
Dress to Kill
Lucy Dixon and The Kings
Shine
Lucy Dixon and The Kings
The Tafelberg Hotel
Lucy Dixon and The Kings
Lonely Girl
Bingo, Magoo, Kat Diamond, Young Kat Diamond and Ballie
Josephine
Ballie and The Kings
Wild Time
Company
Act 2
Sung By
Happy to Be Nineteen
Company
Lonely Girl (Reprise)
Bingo and The Kings
Oo Wee Bay Bee
Young Kat Diamond and The Kings
Only If You Have a Dream
Lucy Dixon and Magoo
The Last Thing You Need
Young Kat Diamond, Bingo, Magoo and Ballie
Stupid Boy
Kat Diamond
Cavalla Kings (Reprise)
The Kings
The Singing Sensation
Young Kat Diamond, Lucy Dixon and The Kings
The Bell Hop
Bingo and The Kings
Blind Date
Magoo
The Invisible Dog
Bingo and The Kings
Hey Baby
Young Kat Diamond and The Kings
Skeleton Dance
The Kings
Lagunya
Bingo, Ballie, Young Kat Diamond and Magoo
Lucky Day (Reprise)
Young Kat Diamond and Kat Diamond
The Singing Sensation (Reprise)
Young Kat Diamond and The Kings
Hey Baby (Reprise)
Magoo and The Kings
We Were Rocking
Kat Diamond and Company
Lagunya (Reprise)
Bingo and Company
Wild Time (Reprise)
Company

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

2000 Nominee
Alistair Izobell
 

Outstanding Choreography

2000 Nominee
Choreographed by Jody J. Abrahams and Loukmaan Adams
 

Outstanding Orchestrations

2000 Nominee
Music arranged by Taliep Petersen
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