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Dancin'
A New Musical Entertainment
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
Opening Date
Mar 27, 1978
Closing Date
Jun 27, 1982
1st Preview
Mar 16, 1978
1st Preview
Mar 16, 1978
Previews
13
Performances
1,774
Musical
Revue
Original
Broadway
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Open Date: Mar 27, 1978
Close Date: Jun 27, 1982
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ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Theatres
Broadhurst Theatre
(Mar 27, 1978 - Nov 29, 1980)
Ambassador Theatre
(Nov 30, 1980 - Jun 27, 1982)
People
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
Jules Fisher
,
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
and
Columbia Pictures
; Associate Producer:
Patty Grubman
Featuring songs by
Neil Diamond
("Prologue (Hot August Night)", "Crunchy Granola Suite"),
Jerry Jeff Walker
("Mr. Bojangles"),
Johann Sebastian Bach
(a transcription from "Sonata for Violin Solo No. 4"),
Edgard Varèse
("Ionisation"),
Harry Warren
("I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man"),
Bob Haggart
("Big Noise From Winnetka"),
Ray Bauduc
("Big Noise From Winnetka"),
Gil Rodin
("Big Noise From Winnetka"),
Bob Crosby
("Big Noise From Winnetka"),
Melissa Manchester
("If It Feels Good, Let It Ride", "Easy"),
Jerry Leiber
("I've Got Them Feelin' Too Good Today Blues"),
Cat Stevens
("Was Dog a Doughnut"),
Louis Prima
("Sing, Sing, Sing"),
Barry Mann
("Here You Come Again"),
Cynthia Weil
("Here You Come Again"),
George M. Cohan
("Yankee Doodle Dandy"),
Sigmund Romberg
("Stout Hearted Men"),
Felix Powell
("Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile"),
John Philip Sousa
("The Stars and Stripes Forever") and
Ralph Burns
("Dancin'"); Featuring songs with lyrics by
Neil Diamond
("Prologue (Hot August Night)", "Crunchy Granola Suite"),
Jerry Jeff Walker
("Mr. Bojangles"),
Johnny Mercer
("I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man"),
Bob Haggart
("Big Noise From Winnetka"),
Ray Bauduc
("Big Noise From Winnetka"),
Gil Rodin
("Big Noise From Winnetka"),
Bob Crosby
("Big Noise From Winnetka"),
Carole Bayer Sager
("If It Feels Good, Let It Ride", "Easy"),
Mike Stoller
("I've Got Them Feelin' Too Good Today Blues"),
Cat Stevens
("Was Dog a Doughnut"),
Barry Mann
("Here You Come Again"),
Cynthia Weil
("Here You Come Again"),
George M. Cohan
("Yankee Doodle Dandy"),
Oscar Hammerstein II
("Stout Hearted Men") and
George Asaf
("Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile"); Music orchestrated by
Ralph Burns
; Music arranged by
Gordon Lowry Harrell
Directed by
Bob Fosse
; Choreographed by
Bob Fosse
; Additional Choreography by
Christopher Chadman
Scenic Design by
Peter Larkin
; Costume Design by
Willa Kim
; Lighting Design by
Jules Fisher
; Sound Design by
Abe Jacob
; Hair Design by
Romaine Green
; Production Assistant to Mr. Fisher:
Robin Ullman
General Manager:
Marvin A. Krauss
; Company Manager:
G. Warren McClane
; Management Associate:
Gary Gunas
; Executive Producer:
Jules Fisher
Production Stage Manager:
Phil Friedman
; Stage Manager:
Perry Cline
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Richard Korthaze
Trombone:
Art Baron
; Trumpet:
Lew Soloff
; Clarinet:
William Shadel
; Piano:
Peter Phillips
; Drums:
Allen Herman
; Bass:
David Moore
; Music Contractor:
John Monaco
; Conducted by
Gordon Lowry Harrell
; Orchestra Manager:
John Monaco
; Music Preparation Supervisor:
Mathilde Pincus
and
Al Miller
General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; Press Representative:
Susan L. Schulman
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne
and
Don Josephson
; Assistant to Mr. Fosse:
Kathryn Doby
and
Christopher Chadman
Gail Benedict
Performer
Sandahl Bergman
Performer
Karen G. Burke
Performer
René Ceballos
Performer
Christopher Chadman
Performer
Singer
Wayne Cilento
Performer
Singer
Christine Colby
Dance Alternate
Jill Cook
Performer
Gregory B. Drotar
Performer
Vicki Frederick
Performer
Linda Haberman
Performer
Richard Korthaze
Performer
Edward Love
Performer
Singer
John Mineo
Performer
Singer
Ann Reinking
Performer
Blane Savage
Performer
Charles Ward
Performer
William Whitener
Dance Alternate
Broadhurst Theatre
(Mar 27, 1978 - Nov 29, 1980)
Featuring songs by
Gordon Lowry Harrell
Management Assistant:
Eric Angelson
Production Stage Manager:
Peter B. Mumford
and
Peter Von Mayrhauser
; Stage Manager:
Patrick Ballard
Trombone:
Morton Bullman
; Trumpet:
Tone Kwas
Press Representative:
William Schelble
; Dance Captain:
Gail Benedict
Cast
Hinton Battle
Performer
Eileen Casey
Performer
Kirsten Childs
Dance Alternate
Performer
Gary Chryst
Performer
Christine Colby
Performer
Bruce Anthony Davis
Performer
Cliff de Raita
Performer
James Dunne
Performer
Wendy Edmead
Performer
Janet Eilber
Performer
Gail Mae Ferguson
Performer
Gary Flannery
Performer
James Horvath
Dance Alternate
May 27, 1980 - ?
Michael Kubala
Performer
Robert La Fosse
Performer
Eugene Little
Dance Alternate
P. J. Mann
Performer
Ross Miles
Performer
Valerie-Jean Miller
Performer
Dana Moore
Performer
Stephen Moore
Performer
Bryan Nicholas
Dance Alternate
Deborah Phelan
Dance Alternate
Zelda Pulliam
Dance Alternate
Alyson Reed
Performer
Shanna Reed
Dance Alternate
Michael Ricardo
Performer
Adrian Rosario
Performer
Timothy Scott
Performer
Terri Treas
Performer
Chet Walker
Performer
Robert Warners
Performer
David Warren-Gibson
Performer
Barbara Yeager
Performer
Ambassador Theatre
(Nov 30, 1980 - Jun 27, 1982)
Associate Conductor:
Nicholas Archer
(Jun 1981 - Jun 1982)
Cast
Lydia Abarca
Performer
Ciscoe Bruton II
Performer
Lloyd Culbreath
Performer
John DeLuca
Performer
Lisa Embs
Performer
Penny Fekany
Dance Alternate
Spence Ford
Performer
Laurent Giroux
Dance Alternate
Bill Hastings
Performer
Keith Keen
Dance Alternate
Richard Korthaze
Performer
Edmund La Fosse
Performer
Jodi Moccia
Dance Alternate
Dana Moore
Performer
Maryann Neu
Performer
Bebe Neuwirth
Performer
Cynthia Onrubia
Performer
Gayle Samuels
Dance Alternate
Alison Sherve
Performer
Beth Shorter
Performer
Laurie Dawn Skinner
Performer
David Thomé
Performer
Chet Walker
Dance Alternate
Charles Ward
Performer
Songs
Act 1
Hot August Night
(music by
Neil Diamond
; lyrics by
Neil Diamond
)
Crunchy Granola Suite
(music by
Neil Diamond
; lyrics by
Neil Diamond
)
Mr. Bojangles
(music by
Jerry Jeff Walker
; lyrics by
Jerry Jeff Walker
)
Chaconne
(music by
Johann Sebastian Bach
)
Ionisation
(music by
Edgard Varèse
)
Act 2
I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man
(music by
Harry Warren
; lyrics by
John Mercer
)
Big Noise from Winnetka
(music by
Ray Bauduc
,
Bob Crosby
,
Bob Haggart
and
Gil Rodin
; lyrics by
Ray Bauduc
,
Bob Crosby
,
Bob Haggart
and
Gil Rodin
)
If It Feels Good, Let It Ride
(music by
Melissa Manchester
and
Carole Bayer Sager
; lyrics by
Melissa Manchester
and
Carole Bayer Sager
)
Easy
(music by
Melissa Manchester
and
Carole Bayer Sager
; lyrics by
Melissa Manchester
and
Carole Bayer Sager
)
I've Got Them Feelin' Too Good Today Blues
(music by
Jerry Leiber
and
Mike Stoller
; lyrics by
Jerry Leiber
and
Mike Stoller
)
Was Dog a Doughnut
(music by
Cat Stevens
; lyrics by
Cat Stevens
)
Act 3
Sing, Sing, Sing
(music by
Louis Prima
)
Here You Come Again
(music by
Barry Mann
and
Cynthia Weil
; lyrics by
Barry Mann
and
Cynthia Weil
)
(I'm a) Yankee Doodle Dandy
(music by
George M. Cohan
; lyrics by
George M. Cohan
)
Gary Owen
Stout Hearted Men
(music by
Sigmund Romberg
; lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
)
Under the Double Eagle
Dixie
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Rally Round the Flag
Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile
(music by
Felix Powell
; lyrics by
George Asaf
)
The Stars and Stripes Forever
(music by
John Philip Sousa
)
Yankee Doodle Disco
Dancin'
(music by
Ralph Burns
)
Awards
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1978 Nominee
Produced by
Jules Fisher
,
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
and
Columbia Pictures
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1978 Nominee
Wayne Cilento
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1978 Nominee
Ann Reinking
Best Costume Design
1978 Nominee
Costume Design by
Willa Kim
Best Lighting Design
1978 Winner
Lighting Design by
Jules Fisher
Best Choreography
1978 Winner
Choreographed by
Bob Fosse
Best Direction of a Musical
1978 Nominee
Directed by
Bob Fosse
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical
1978 Nominee
Produced by
Jules Fisher
,
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
and
Columbia Pictures
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
1978 Nominee
Charles Ward
Outstanding Choreography
1978 Winner
Choreographed by
Bob Fosse
Outstanding Lighting Design
1978 Winner
Lighting Design by
Jules Fisher
Statistics
Season:
1982-83
1981-82
1980-81
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Dancin' Statistics
1982-83 Season
1981-82 Season
1980-81 Season
GROSS
ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
People
Songs
Awards
Statistics
Production Staff
Opening Night Cast
Replacements
Theatre Owned / Operated by
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced by
Jules Fisher
,
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
and
Columbia Pictures
; Associate Producer:
Patty Grubman
Featuring songs by
Neil Diamond
("Prologue (Hot August Night)", "Crunchy Granola Suite"),
Jerry Jeff Walker
("Mr. Bojangles"),
Johann Sebastian Bach
(a transcription from "Sonata for Violin Solo No. 4"),
Edgard Varèse
("Ionisation"),
Harry Warren
("I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man"),
Bob Haggart
("Big Noise From Winnetka"),
Ray Bauduc
("Big Noise From Winnetka"),
Gil Rodin
("Big Noise From Winnetka"),
Bob Crosby
("Big Noise From Winnetka"),
Melissa Manchester
("If It Feels Good, Let It Ride", "Easy"),
Jerry Leiber
("I've Got Them Feelin' Too Good Today Blues"),
Cat Stevens
("Was Dog a Doughnut"),
Louis Prima
("Sing, Sing, Sing"),
Barry Mann
("Here You Come Again"),
Cynthia Weil
("Here You Come Again"),
George M. Cohan
("Yankee Doodle Dandy"),
Sigmund Romberg
("Stout Hearted Men"),
Felix Powell
("Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile"),
John Philip Sousa
("The Stars and Stripes Forever") and
Ralph Burns
("Dancin'"); Featuring songs with lyrics by
Neil Diamond
("Prologue (Hot August Night)", "Crunchy Granola Suite"),
Jerry Jeff Walker
("Mr. Bojangles"),
Johnny Mercer
("I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man"),
Bob Haggart
("Big Noise From Winnetka"),
Ray Bauduc
("Big Noise From Winnetka"),
Gil Rodin
("Big Noise From Winnetka"),
Bob Crosby
("Big Noise From Winnetka"),
Carole Bayer Sager
("If It Feels Good, Let It Ride", "Easy"),
Mike Stoller
("I've Got Them Feelin' Too Good Today Blues"),
Cat Stevens
("Was Dog a Doughnut"),
Barry Mann
("Here You Come Again"),
Cynthia Weil
("Here You Come Again"),
George M. Cohan
("Yankee Doodle Dandy"),
Oscar Hammerstein II
("Stout Hearted Men") and
George Asaf
("Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile"); Music orchestrated by
Ralph Burns
; Music arranged by
Gordon Lowry Harrell
Directed by
Bob Fosse
; Choreographed by
Bob Fosse
; Additional Choreography by
Christopher Chadman
Scenic Design by
Peter Larkin
; Costume Design by
Willa Kim
; Lighting Design by
Jules Fisher
; Sound Design by
Abe Jacob
; Hair Design by
Romaine Green
; Production Assistant to Mr. Fisher:
Robin Ullman
General Manager:
Marvin A. Krauss
; Company Manager:
G. Warren McClane
; Management Associate:
Gary Gunas
; Executive Producer:
Jules Fisher
Production Stage Manager:
Phil Friedman
; Stage Manager:
Perry Cline
; Assistant Stage Mgr:
Richard Korthaze
Trombone:
Art Baron
; Trumpet:
Lew Soloff
; Clarinet:
William Shadel
; Piano:
Peter Phillips
; Drums:
Allen Herman
; Bass:
David Moore
; Music Contractor:
John Monaco
; Conducted by
Gordon Lowry Harrell
; Orchestra Manager:
John Monaco
; Music Preparation Supervisor:
Mathilde Pincus
and
Al Miller
General Press Representative:
Merle Debuskey
; Press Representative:
Susan L. Schulman
; Photographer:
Martha Swope
; Advertising:
Ash / LeDonne
and
Don Josephson
; Assistant to Mr. Fosse:
Kathryn Doby
and
Christopher Chadman
Gail Benedict
Performer
Sandahl Bergman
Performer
Karen G. Burke
Performer
René Ceballos
Performer
Christopher Chadman
Performer
Singer
Wayne Cilento
Performer
Singer
Christine Colby
Dance Alternate
Jill Cook
Performer
Gregory B. Drotar
Performer
Vicki Frederick
Performer
Linda Haberman
Performer
Richard Korthaze
Performer
Edward Love
Performer
Singer
John Mineo
Performer
Singer
Ann Reinking
Performer
Blane Savage
Performer
Charles Ward
Performer
William Whitener
Dance Alternate
Broadhurst Theatre
(Mar 27, 1978 - Nov 29, 1980)
Featuring songs by
Gordon Lowry Harrell
Management Assistant:
Eric Angelson
Production Stage Manager:
Peter B. Mumford
and
Peter Von Mayrhauser
; Stage Manager:
Patrick Ballard
Trombone:
Morton Bullman
; Trumpet:
Tone Kwas
Press Representative:
William Schelble
; Dance Captain:
Gail Benedict
Cast
Hinton Battle
Performer
Eileen Casey
Performer
Kirsten Childs
Dance Alternate
Performer
Gary Chryst
Performer
Christine Colby
Performer
Bruce Anthony Davis
Performer
Cliff de Raita
Performer
James Dunne
Performer
Wendy Edmead
Performer
Janet Eilber
Performer
Gail Mae Ferguson
Performer
Gary Flannery
Performer
James Horvath
Dance Alternate
May 27, 1980 - ?
Michael Kubala
Performer
Robert La Fosse
Performer
Eugene Little
Dance Alternate
P. J. Mann
Performer
Ross Miles
Performer
Valerie-Jean Miller
Performer
Dana Moore
Performer
Stephen Moore
Performer
Bryan Nicholas
Dance Alternate
Deborah Phelan
Dance Alternate
Zelda Pulliam
Dance Alternate
Alyson Reed
Performer
Shanna Reed
Dance Alternate
Michael Ricardo
Performer
Adrian Rosario
Performer
Timothy Scott
Performer
Terri Treas
Performer
Chet Walker
Performer
Robert Warners
Performer
David Warren-Gibson
Performer
Barbara Yeager
Performer
Ambassador Theatre
(Nov 30, 1980 - Jun 27, 1982)
Associate Conductor:
Nicholas Archer
(Jun 1981 - Jun 1982)
Cast
Lydia Abarca
Performer
Ciscoe Bruton II
Performer
Lloyd Culbreath
Performer
John DeLuca
Performer
Lisa Embs
Performer
Penny Fekany
Dance Alternate
Spence Ford
Performer
Laurent Giroux
Dance Alternate
Bill Hastings
Performer
Keith Keen
Dance Alternate
Richard Korthaze
Performer
Edmund La Fosse
Performer
Jodi Moccia
Dance Alternate
Dana Moore
Performer
Maryann Neu
Performer
Bebe Neuwirth
Performer
Cynthia Onrubia
Performer
Gayle Samuels
Dance Alternate
Alison Sherve
Performer
Beth Shorter
Performer
Laurie Dawn Skinner
Performer
David Thomé
Performer
Chet Walker
Dance Alternate
Charles Ward
Performer
Act 1
Hot August Night
(music by
Neil Diamond
; lyrics by
Neil Diamond
)
Crunchy Granola Suite
(music by
Neil Diamond
; lyrics by
Neil Diamond
)
Mr. Bojangles
(music by
Jerry Jeff Walker
; lyrics by
Jerry Jeff Walker
)
Chaconne
(music by
Johann Sebastian Bach
)
Ionisation
(music by
Edgard Varèse
)
Act 2
I Wanna Be a Dancin' Man
(music by
Harry Warren
; lyrics by
John Mercer
)
Big Noise from Winnetka
(music by
Ray Bauduc
,
Bob Crosby
,
Bob Haggart
and
Gil Rodin
; lyrics by
Ray Bauduc
,
Bob Crosby
,
Bob Haggart
and
Gil Rodin
)
If It Feels Good, Let It Ride
(music by
Melissa Manchester
and
Carole Bayer Sager
; lyrics by
Melissa Manchester
and
Carole Bayer Sager
)
Easy
(music by
Melissa Manchester
and
Carole Bayer Sager
; lyrics by
Melissa Manchester
and
Carole Bayer Sager
)
I've Got Them Feelin' Too Good Today Blues
(music by
Jerry Leiber
and
Mike Stoller
; lyrics by
Jerry Leiber
and
Mike Stoller
)
Was Dog a Doughnut
(music by
Cat Stevens
; lyrics by
Cat Stevens
)
Act 3
Sing, Sing, Sing
(music by
Louis Prima
)
Here You Come Again
(music by
Barry Mann
and
Cynthia Weil
; lyrics by
Barry Mann
and
Cynthia Weil
)
(I'm a) Yankee Doodle Dandy
(music by
George M. Cohan
; lyrics by
George M. Cohan
)
Gary Owen
Stout Hearted Men
(music by
Sigmund Romberg
; lyrics by
Oscar Hammerstein II
)
Under the Double Eagle
Dixie
When Johnny Comes Marching Home
Rally Round the Flag
Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile
(music by
Felix Powell
; lyrics by
George Asaf
)
The Stars and Stripes Forever
(music by
John Philip Sousa
)
Yankee Doodle Disco
Dancin'
(music by
Ralph Burns
)
Tony Award®
Best Musical
1978 Nominee
Produced by
Jules Fisher
,
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
and
Columbia Pictures
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
1978 Nominee
Wayne Cilento
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
1978 Nominee
Ann Reinking
Best Costume Design
1978 Nominee
Costume Design by
Willa Kim
Best Lighting Design
1978 Winner
Lighting Design by
Jules Fisher
Best Choreography
1978 Winner
Choreographed by
Bob Fosse
Best Direction of a Musical
1978 Nominee
Directed by
Bob Fosse
Drama Desk Award
Outstanding Musical
1978 Nominee
Produced by
Jules Fisher
,
The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
and
Columbia Pictures
Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical
1978 Nominee
Charles Ward
Outstanding Choreography
1978 Winner
Choreographed by
Bob Fosse
Outstanding Lighting Design
1978 Winner
Lighting Design by
Jules Fisher
Season:
1982-83
1981-82
1980-81
View Graph
Week Ending
Gross
% Gross Pot.
Attendance
% Capacity
# Previews
# Perf.
Statistics supplied are courtesy of
The Broadway League
.
Dancin' Statistics
1982-83 Season
1981-82 Season
1980-81 Season
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ATTENDANCE
Gross
Week Ending
Attendance
Week Ending
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