Brooks Atkinson Theatre, (11/24/1997 - 2/1/1998)

Category: Musical, Revue, Original, Broadway

Opening Night Production Credits 

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Nederlander Organization (James M. Nederlander: Chairman Emeritus; James L. Nederlander: Chairman; Robert E. Nederlander: President)

Produced by Kenneth Waissman and Bryan Bantry; Associate Producer: Sharleen Cooper Cohen

Conceived by Marion J. Caffey; Music orchestrated by Daryl Waters; Dance arrangements by Daryl Waters; Musical Director: Lon Hoyt; Vocal arrangements by Michael McElroy; Featuring songs by Marvin Gaye ("Dancing in the Street"), William Stevenson ("Dancing in the Street"), Ivy Joe Hunter ("Dancing in the Street"), Brian Holland ("(Love is Like a) Heat Wave"), Lamont Dozier ("(Love is Like a) Heat Wave"), Edward Holland, Jr. ("(Love is Like a) Heat Wave"), Norman J. Whitfield ("Psychedelic Shack", "Cloud Nine"), Barrett Strong ("Psychedelic Shack", "Cloud Nine"), Herman Griffith ("Can I?"), Hal Davis ("Can I?"), Sylvester Stewart ("Dance to the Music", "Hot Fun in the Summertime", "I Want to Take You Higher"), James Brown ("Please, Please, Please"), Johnny Terry ("Please, Please, Please"), Harvey Schmidt ("Try to Remember"), Kenneth Gamble ("Me & Mrs. Jones", "I Wanna Know Your Name","Love Train"), Leon Huff ("Me & Mrs. Jones", "I Wanna Know Your Name","Love Train"), Cary Gilbert ("Me and Mrs. Jones"), Thomas Bell ("Betcha by Golly Wow"), Marvin Hamlisch ("The Way We Were"), Les Carter ("Good Old Acapella"), Susan Carter ("Good Old Acapella"), Stevie Wonder ("Love's in Need of Love Today"), William (Smokey) Robinson, Jr. ("Get Ready", "The Track of My Tears"), Marvin Tarplin ("The Track of My Tears"), Warren Moore ("The Track of My Tears"), Rudy Clark ("It's in His Kiss (Shoop Shoop Song)"), Robert Feldman ("My Boyfriend's Back"), Gerald Goldstein ("My Boyfriend's Back"), Richard Gottehrer ("My Boyfriend's Back"), Alonzo Tucker ("Baby Workout"), Jackie Wilson ("Baby Workout"), Bill Withers ("Grandma's Hands"), Alex North ("Unchained Melody"), Jimi Hendrix ("Machine Gun"), Don McLean ("American Pie"), Greg Perry ("Want Ads"), Norman Johnson ("Want Ads"), Barney Perkins ("Want Ads"), Eugene Record ("Oh Girl"), Frederick J. Perren ("Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"), Kenneth St. Lewis ("Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"), James D. Weatherly ("Midnight Train To Georgia"), John Fogerty ("Proud Mary"), Isaac Hayes ("Hold On I'm Coming", "Soul Man"), David Porter ("Hold On I'm Coming", "Soul Man"), Antonio Reid ("End of the Road"), Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds ("End of the Road"), Daryl Simmons ("End of the Road"), Jimmy Campbell ("Try a Little Tenderness") and Reg Connelly ("Try a Little Tenderness"); Music by Neil Young ("Ohio"); Featuring songs with lyrics by Marvin Gaye ("Dancing in the Street"), William Stevenson ("Dancing in the Street"), Ivy Joe Hunter ("Dancing in the Street"), Brian Holland ("(Love is Like a) Heat Wave"), Lamont Dozier ("(Love is Like a) Heat Wave"), Edward Holland, Jr. ("(Love is Like a) Heat Wave"), Norman J. Whitfield ("Psychedelic Shack", "Cloud Nine"), Barrett Strong ("Psychedelic Shack", "Cloud Nine"), Herman Griffith ("Can I?"), Hal Davis ("Can I?"), Sylvester Stewart ("Dance to the Music", "Hot Fun in the Summertime", "I Want to Take You Higher"), James Brown ("Please, Please, Please"), Johnny Terry ("Please, Please, Please"), Tom Jones ("Try to Remember"), Kenneth Gamble ("Me & Mrs. Jones", "I Wanna Know Your Name","Love Train"), Leon Huff ("Me & Mrs. Jones", "I Wanna Know Your Name","Love Train"), Cary Gilbert ("Me and Mrs. Jones"), Linda Creed ("Betcha by Golly Wow"), Alan Bergman ("The Way We Were"), Marilyn Bergman ("The Way We Were"), Les Carter ("Good Old Acapella"), Susan Carter ("Good Old Acapella"), Stevie Wonder ("Love's in Need of Love Today"), William (Smokey) Robinson, Jr. ("Get Ready", "The Track of My Tears"), Marvin Tarplin ("The Track of My Tears"), Warren Moore ("The Track of My Tears"), Rudy Clark ("It's in His Kiss (Shoop Shoop Song)"), Robert Feldman ("My Boyfriend's Back"), Gerald Goldstein ("My Boyfriend's Back"), Richard Gottehrer ("My Boyfriend's Back"), Alonzo Tucker ("Baby Workout"), Jackie Wilson ("Baby Workout"), Bill Withers ("Grandma's Hands"), Hy Zaret ("Unchained Melody"), Neil Young ("Ohio"), Jimi Hendrix ("Machine Gun"), Don McLean ("American Pie"), Greg Perry ("Want Ads"), Norman Johnson ("Want Ads"), Barney Perkins ("Want Ads"), Eugene Record ("Oh Girl"), Frederick J. Perren ("Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"), Kenneth St. Lewis ("Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel"), James D. Weatherly ("Midnight Train To Georgia"), John Fogerty ("Proud Mary"), Isaac Hayes ("Hold On I'm Coming", "Soul Man"), David Porter ("Hold On I'm Coming", "Soul Man"), Antonio Reid ("End of the Road"), Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds ("End of the Road") and Daryl Simmons ("End of the Road")

Staged by Marion J. Caffey

Scenic Design by Neil Peter Jampolis; Costume Design by Jonathan Bixby; Sound Design by Jonathan Deans; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer; Hair Design by Maury Hopson; Make-Up Design by Sandy Linter

General Manager: The Charlotte Wilcox Company; Company Manager: Dave Harris

Production Stage Manager: Robert Mark Kalfin; Technical Supervisor: Arthur Siccardi and Neil Mazzella; Stage Manager: Jimmie Lee Smith; Assistant Stage Mgr: CJay Hardy

Musical Supervisor: Daryl Waters; Musical Coordinator: Seymour "Red" Press; Conducted by Lon Hoyt; Associate Conductor: Ronald Metcalfe

Casting: Peter Wise & Associates; Press Representative: The Pete Sanders Group and Pete Sanders; Marketing: Nancy Richards; Icon illustration by Joe Eula; Original Poster and Title Design by J. Michael Matthews; Special Photography by Patrick Demarchelier; Dance Captain: Debra Walton; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Press Associate: Glenna Freedman

Victor Trent Cook	Chip
Carol Dennis	The Narrator
	Mrs. Cynthia
Eugene Fleming	Clarence
Stacy Francis	Susan
Jose Llana	Jessie-Lee
Catherine Morin	Sukki
C. E. Smith	C. J.
Debra Walton	Debbie

Understudies: CJay Hardy (Debbie, Sukki, Susan), Jamie (C. J., Chip, Clarence, Jessie-Lee), Toni SeaWright (Mrs. Cynthia, The Narrator).