MusicalRevueOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 02, 1976
Closing Date
Dec 31, 1977
1st Preview
Feb 20, 1976
1st Preview
Feb 20, 1976
Previews
12
Performances
766
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

Theatres
ANTA Playhouse
(Mar 02, 1976 - Dec 31, 1977)
Setting
Harlem. Today and between 1920 and 1940.
Produced by J. Lloyd Grant, Richard Bell, Robert M. Cooper and Ashton Springer; Produced in association with Moe Septee Inc.
Originally produced by Media House; Originally presented by AMAS Repertory Theatre (Rosetta Le Noire, Founder and Artistic Director)
Book by Loften Mitchell; Based on a concept by Rosetta LeNoire; Additional music by Danny Holgate, Emme Kemp and Lillian Lopez; Choral arrangements by Chapman Roberts; Musical Director: Danny Holgate; Featuring songs by Noble Sissle, Eubie Blake, Lil Armstrong, Shelton Brooks, Cab Calloway, Jimmy Cox, Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Earl "Fatha" Hines, W. C. Handy, Arthur Herzog, Jr., Avon Long, W. Benton Overstreet, Maceo Pinkard, Edgar Sampson, Will E. Skidmore, Billy Strayhorn, Renton Tunnah, Thomas "Fats" Waller, Chick Webb, Bert Williams, Billy Higgins, Irving Mills, Paul Denniker and Charles H. Gabriel; Featuring songs with lyrics by Eubie Blake, Noble Sissle, Eddie de Lange, Irving Mills, Loften Mitchell, Mitchell Parish, Andy Razaf, Alex Rogers, Paul Webster, Russell Wooding, Shelton Brooks, Civilla Durfee Martin, Maceo Pinkard, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Avon Long, Lil Armstrong, Renton Tunnah, Will E. Skidmore, Cab Calloway, W. Benton Overstreet, Billy Higgins, Billie Holiday and Arthur Herzog, Jr.
Directed by Robert M. Cooper; Choreographed by Billy Wilson
Scenic Design by Clarke Dunham; Lighting Design by Barry Arnold; Costume Design by Bernard Johnson; Projection Design by Lucie D. Grosvenor and Clarke Dunham; Sound Design by Joel S. Fichman; Hair Design by Gene Sheppard and Stanley James
General Manager: Ashton Springer; Assistant Gen. Mgr: Susan Chase; Company Manager: Carolyne A. Jones
Production Stage Manager: Sam Ellis; Assistant Stage Mgr: E. Lynn Nickerson; Production Supervisor: I. Mitchell Miller
Conducted by Neal Tate; Piano: Neal Tate; Associate Conductor: Joseph Marshall; Drums: Joseph Marshall; Guitar, flute: Rudy Stevenson; Music Contractor: Rudy Stevenson
General Press Representative: Max Eisen; Asst. to the Choreographer: Dyann Robinson; Press Representative: Barbara Glenn and Fred Hoot; Photographer: Bert Andrews
Joseph Attles
Checkers
 
Dusty
Avon Long
John Sage
 
Rusty
Josephine Premice
Irene Paige
Vivian Reed
Marsha
Feb 20, 1976 - Jan 1977
 
Young Irene
Feb 20, 1976 - Jan 1977
Ethel Beatty
Ella
Carolyn Byrd
Carolyn
 
Gospel Lady
 
Female Nightclub Singer
Chip Garnett
Jim
 
Male Nightclub Singer
Barry Preston
Charlie
 
Count
Barbara Rubenstein
Judy
 
Dutch's Girl
Vernon Washington
Bill
 
Time Man
 
Bumpy
 
Emcee
Murphy Cross
Chorus
Nedra Dixon
Chorus
Karen Grannum
Broadway debut
Norma
Charlise Harris
Laura
Emme Kemp
Chorus
Alton Lathrop
Gene
 
Gospel Lady's Son
 
One of the Solitunes
Lonnie McNeil
Skip
 
Young Checkers
 
One of the Solitunes
Stanley Ramsey
Chorus
Dyann Robinson
Helen
Anthony Whitehouse
Tony
 
Waiter
 
Dutch
Newton Winters
Broadway debut
Ray
 
Young Sage
 
One of the Solitunes
Swings: Millard Hurley and Carol Pennyfeather
Standby: Vernon Washington (John Sage, Rusty)
Understudies: David Bryant (Checkers, Dusty, Bill, Time Man, Bumpy, Emcee), Carolyn Byrd (Marsha, Young Irene), Murphy Cross (Judy, Dutch's Girl), Nedra Dixon (Ella), Karen Grannum (Marsha, Young Irene), Charlise Harris (Helen), Millard Hurley (Gene, Gospel Lady's Son), Emme Kemp (Irene Paige, Carolyn, Gospel Lady, Female Nightclub Singer), E. Lynn Nickerson (Tony, Waiter, Dutch, Charlie, Count) and Stanley Ramsey (Jim, Male Nightclub Singer)

ANTA Playhouse (Mar 02, 1976 - Dec 31, 1977)

Theatre Owned / Operated by The American National Theatre and Academy
Production Stage Manager: Michael Maurer; Stage Manager: Kenneth Hanson; Assistant Stage Mgr: Anthony Whitehouse
Drummer: Frank Derrick
Advertising: Lawrence Weiner and Associates

Cast

Ursuline Kairson
Marsha
Feb 15, 1977 - Dec 31, 1977
 
Young Irene
Feb 15, 1977 - Dec 31, 1977
 
One of the Solitunes
Feb 15, 1977 - Dec 31, 1977
David Bryant
Bill
Jun 22, 1976 - ?
 
Time Man
Jun 22, 1976 - ?
 
Bumpy
Jun 22, 1976 - ?
 
Emcee
Jun 22, 1976 - ?
Milt Grayson
Jim
 
Male Nightclub Singer
Stanley Ramsey
Bill
 
Time Man
 
Bumpy
 
Emcee
Denny Shearer
Charlie
 
Count
Corliss Taylor-Dunn
Ella
Clyde-Jacques Barrett
Ray
 
Young Sage
 
One of the Solitunes
Renee Brailsford
Norma
Charles "Honi" Coles
John Sage
Jun 20, 1977 - ?
 
Rusty
Prudence Darby
Laura
Lorrie Davis
Chorus
Susan Edwards
Chorus
Sandi Hewitt
Chorus
Reggie Jackson
Skip
 
Young Checkers
 
One of the Solitunes
Clinton Keen
Skip
 
Young Checkers
 
One of the Solitunes
Boncellia Lewis
Chorus
Yolanda Raven
Laura
J. Flashe Riley
Checkers
Jun 20, 1977 - ?
 
Dusty
Burt Rodriguez
Chorus
Kiki Shepard
Norma
Sean Walker
Ray
 
Young Sage
 
One of the Solitunes
Swings: Leona Johnson , Edwetta Little , Billy Newton-Davis and Martial Roumain
Standby: David Bryant (John Sage, Rusty) and Clebert Ford (John Sage)
Understudies: William Bremer (Tony, Charlie, Dutch, Waiter, Count), James Cross (John Sage, Checkers, Bill, Time Man, Bumpy, Emcee), Prudence Darby ("Sophisticated Lady" Dancer), Lorrie Davis (Irene Paige), Susan Edwards (Judy), Jack Hammer (Checkers, Bill, Time Man, Bumpy, Emcee), Charlise Harris ("Sophisticated Lady" Dancer), Ira Hawkins (Jim, Male Nightclub Singer), Sandi Hewitt (Irene Paige, Gospel Lady, Female Nightclub Singer), Marilyn Johnson (Gospel Lady, Female Nightclub Singer), Boncellia Lewis (Ella), Cecelia Norfleet (Marsha, Young Irene, Singer of "God Bless The Child") and Burt Rodriguez (Jim, Male Nightclub Singer)
Act 1
Harlem '70
(music by Danny Holgate; lyrics by Loften Mitchell)
Bubbling Brown Sugar
(music by Danny Holgate, Emme Kemp and Lillian Lopez; lyrics by Danny Holgate, Emme Kemp and Lillian Lopez)
That's What Harlem Is to Me
(music by Paul Denniker and Russell Wooding; lyrics by Andy Razaf)
Bill Robinson Specialty
Harlem Sweet Harlem
(music by Danny Holgate; lyrics by Loften Mitchell)
Nobody
(music by Alex Rogers; lyrics by Bert Williams)
Goin' Back in Time
(music by Danny Holgate)
Some of These Days
(music by Shelton Brooks; lyrics by Shelton Brooks)
Moving Uptown
(music by Danny Holgate; lyrics by Emme Kemp and Loften Mitchell)
Strolling
(music by Danny Holgate)
I'm Gonna Tell God All My Troubles
His Eye Is on the Sparrow
(music by Charles H. Gabriel; lyrics by Civilla Durfee Martin)
Swing Low Sweet Chariot
Sweet Georgia Brown
(music by Maceo Pinkard; lyrics by Maceo Pinkard)
Honeysuckle Rose
(music by Thomas "Fats" Waller; lyrics by Andy Razaf)
Stormy Monday Blues
(music by Earl "Fatha" Hines; lyrics by Earl "Fatha" Hines)
Rosetta
(music by Earl "Fatha" Hines; lyrics by Earl "Fatha" Hines)
Sophisticated Lady
(music by Duke Ellington and Irving Mills; lyrics by Mitchell Parish)
In Honeysuckle Time, when Emaline said she'd be mine
(music by Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle; lyrics by Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle)
Solitude
(music by Duke Ellington; lyrics by Eddie deLange and Irving Mills)
C'mon Up to Jive Time
(music by Danny Holgate)
Stompin' at the Savoy
(music by Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb; lyrics by Andy Razaf)
Take the 'A' Train
(music by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn; lyrics by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn)
Act 2
Harlem - Time
(music by Danny Holgate)
Love Will Find a Way
(music by Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle; lyrics by Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle)
Dutch's Song
(music by Emme Kemp; lyrics by Emme Kemp)
Brown Gal
(music by Lil Armstrong and Avon Long; lyrics by Lil Armstrong and Avon Long)
Pray for the Lights to Go Out
(music by Will E. Skidmore and Renton Tunnah; lyrics by Will E. Skidmore and Renton Tunnah)
I Got It Bad
(music by Duke Ellington; lyrics by Paul Webster)
Harlem Makes Me Feel!
(music by Emme Kemp; lyrics by Emme Kemp)
Jim, Jam, Jumpin' Jive
(music by Cab Calloway; lyrics by Cab Calloway)
There'll Be Some Changes Made
(music by Billy Higgins and W. Benton Overstreet; lyrics by Billy Higgins and W. Benton Overstreet)
God Bless the Child
(music by Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday; lyrics by Arthur Herzog, Jr. and Billie Holiday)
It Don't Mean a Thing
(music by Duke Ellington; lyrics by Irving Mills)

Tony Award®

 

Best Musical

1976 Nominee ; Produced in association with Moe Septee Inc.
Produced by J. Lloyd Grant , Richard Bell , Robert M. Cooper and Ashton Springer
 

Best Actress in a Musical

1976 Nominee
Vivian Reed
 

Best Choreography

1976 Nominee
Choreographed by Billy Wilson

Drama Desk Award

 

Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical

1976 Nominee
Barry Preston

Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

1976 Winner
Vivian Reed
 

Outstanding Choreography

1976 Nominee
Choreographed by Billy Wilson
 

Outstanding Costume Design

1976 Nominee
Costume Design by Bernard Johnson

Theatre World

Award

1976 Recipient
Vivian Reed
Chip Garnett
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