MusicalFantasyOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
May 16, 1972
Closing Date
Sep 30, 1972
1st Preview
May 12, 1972
1st Preview
May 12, 1972
Performances
164
MusicalFantasyOriginalBroadway
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Theatres
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
(May 16, 1972 - Sep 30, 1972)
Setting
A couple of days before tomorrow. Here.
Produced by Melvin Van Peebles
Music by Melvin Van Peebles; Lyrics by Melvin Van Peebles; Book by Melvin Van Peebles
Directed by Melvin Van Peebles
Scenic Design by Kert F. Lundell; Costume Design by Bernard Johnson; Lighting Design by Martin Aronstein
Production Stage Manager: Charles Blackwell; Stage Manager: Charles Briggs
Musical Supervisor: Harold Wheeler
Press Representative: Michael Alpert and Arthur Rubine
Thomas Anderson
Mr. Percy
Joshie Jo Armstead
Mrs. Washington
Nate Barnett
Harold Johnson
 
Rat
Frank Carey
Mr. Johnson
 
Cockroach
Robert Dunn
Mr. Bowser
Rhetta Hughes
Earnestine
Joe Keyes Jr.
Trinity
Mabel King
Mrs. Bowser
Avon Long
David
Geo. "Ooppee" McCurn
Mr. Washington
Esther Rolle
Miss Maybell
Jay Vanleer
Mrs. Johnson
Standby: Jozella Reed (Mrs. Bowser, Miss Maybell, Earnestine, Mrs. Washington)

Ethel Barrymore Theatre (May 16, 1972 - Sep 30, 1972)

Cast

David Connell
Trinity
Theresa Merritt
Miss Maybell
music by Melvin Van Peebles; lyrics by Melvin Van Peebles
Act 1
Sung By
Some Days It Seems That It Just Don't Even Pay to Get Out of Bed
Rat and Cockroach
Break That Party
David and Trinity
8 Day Week
Mr. Percy and Company
Saturday Night
Company
I'm a Bad Character
Trinity and Company
You Cut Up the Clothes in the Closet of My Dreams
Mrs. Washington
It Makes No Difference
Miss Maybell and Company
Quittin Time
Mr. Washington and Company
Act 2
Sung By
Ain't Love Grand
Earnestine and Company
The Book of Life
Mr. Bowser and Company
Ain't Love Grand (Reprise)
Earnestine
Know Your Business
Miss Maybell
Big Future
The Johnsons
Break That Party (Reprise)
David and Trinity
Feast on Me
Mrs. Bowser and Company
The Phoney Game
David and Company
Smash Him
Company

Tony Award®

 

Best Book of a Musical

1973 Nominee
Book by Melvin Van Peebles
 

Best Featured Actor in a Musical

1973 Nominee
Avon Long
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