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Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk   

 
Ambassador Theatre , (4/25/1996 - 1/10/1999)
First Preview:Apr 09, 1996 Total Previews:15
Opening Date:Apr 25, 1996   
Closing Date:Jan 10, 1999 Total Performances:1135

Category: Musical, Dance, Original, Broadway
Description: A dance musical telling the story, through tap, of black history from slavery to the present.


Production Staff
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President; Philip J. Smith: Executive VP; Robert E. Wankel: VP-Finance)
Produced by The Joseph Papp Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival (George C. Wolfe: Producer; Rosemarie Tichler: Artistic Producer; Laurie Beckelman: Executive Director; Joey Parnes: Executive Producer); NYSF Associate Producer: Wiley Hausam
Book by Reg E. Gaines; Music by Daryl Waters, Zane Mark and Ann Duquesnay; Lyrics by Reg E. Gaines, George C. Wolfe and Ann Duquesnay; Based on an idea by George C. Wolfe and Savion Glover; Music orchestrated by Daryl Waters; Musical Director: Zane Mark; Vocal arrangements by Ann Duquesnay
Conceived by George C. Wolfe; Directed by George C. Wolfe; Choreographed by Savion Glover
Scenic Design by Riccardo Hernandez; Costume Design by Paul Tazewell; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer; Sound Design by Dan Moses Schreier; Projection Design by Batwin & Robin Productions, Inc.; Additional Sound Design: Jon Weston; Associate Scenic Design: Edward Pierce
Company Manager: Kim Sellon; Assistant Co. Mgr: Percy Gibson
Production Stage Manager: Bonnie Panson; NYSF Production Manager: Bonnie Metzgar; Stage Manager: Gwendolyn M. Gilliam and Rick Steiger
Musical Supervisor: Daryl Waters; Musical Coordinator: Seymour "Red" Press; Conducted by Zane Mark; Musician: Luico Hopper
NYSF Dramaturg: Shelby Jiggetts; NYSF Artistic Associate: Kevin Kline; NYSF General Press Representative: Carol R. Fineman; NYSF Casting: Jordan Thaler and Heidi Griffiths; NYSF Marketing: Evan Shapiro; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Dance Captain: Baakari Wilder and Derick K. Grant
By special arrangement with The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President; Philip J. Smith: Executive VP; Robert E. Wankel: VP-Finance)
Cast
Savion Glover 'da Beat
Vincent Bingham Performer
Grin & Flash
Where's the Beat?
Jared Crawford Drummer
Ann Duquesnay 'da Singer
The Chanteuse
Where's the Beat?
Savion Glover Lil' Dahlin'
Where's the Beat?
Dulé Hill Performer
The Kid
Where's the Beat?
Raymond King Drummer
Jimmy Tate Performer
Grin & Flash
Where's the Beat?
Baakari Wilder Performer
Uncle Huck-A-Buck
Where's the Beat?
Jeffrey Wright 'da Voice
The Voice
Where's the Beat?
Standbys: Mark Gerald Douglas ('da Voice) and Lynette G. DuPré ('da Singer)
Understudies: David Peter Chapman (Drummer), Omar A. Edwards (Performer), Derick K. Grant (Performer), Dulé Hill (Uncle Huck-A-Buck), Joseph Monroe Webb (Performer) and Baakari Wilder ('da Beat)
1996 Tony Award® Best Musical
 Produced by The Joseph Papp Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival (George C. Wolfe: Producer; Rosemarie Tichler: Artistic Producer; Laurie Beckelman: Executive Director; Joey Parnes: Executive Producer) [nominee]
1996 Tony Award® Best Book of a Musical
 Book by Reg E. Gaines [nominee]
1996 Tony Award® Best Original Score
 Music by Daryl Waters, Zane Mark and Ann Duquesnay; Lyrics by Reg E. Gaines, George C. Wolfe and Ann Duquesnay [nominee]
1996 Tony Award® Best Actor in a Musical
 Savion Glover [nominee]
1996 Tony Award® Best Featured Actress in a Musical
winnerAnn Duquesnay [winner]
1996 Tony Award® Best Costume Design
 Paul Tazewell [nominee]
1996 Tony Award® Best Lighting Design
winnerJules Fisher [winner]
winnerPeggy Eisenhauer [winner]
1996 Tony Award® Best Choreography
winnerSavion Glover [winner]
1996 Tony Award® Best Direction of a Musical
winnerGeorge C. Wolfe [winner]
1996 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Musical
 Produced by The Joseph Papp Public Theater / New York Shakespeare Festival (George C. Wolfe: Producer; Rosemarie Tichler: Artistic Producer; Laurie Beckelman: Executive Director; Joey Parnes: Executive Producer) [nominee]
1996 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical
 Savion Glover [nominee]
1996 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Choreography
winnerSavion Glover [winner]
1996 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Director of a Musical
 Directed by George C. Wolfe [nominee]
1996 Drama Desk Award Outstanding Lighting Design
winnerJules Fisher [winner]
winnerPeggy Eisenhauer [winner]
ACT 1Sung By
Bring in 'da Noise Bring in 'da Funk Company
The Door to Isle Goree
Slave Ships
Som'thin' From Nuthin'/ The Circle Stomp
The Pan Handlers
The Lynching Blues
Chicago Bound
Shifting Sounds
Industrialization
The Chicago Riot Rag
I Got the Beat/Dark Tower
The Whirligig Stomp Company
ACT 2Sung By
Now That's Tap Grin & Flash (Where's the Beat?)
The Uncle Huck-a-Buck Song Uncle Huck-A-Buck (Where's the Beat?), Lil' Dahlin' (Where's the Beat?) and Company
Kid Go! The Kid (Where's the Beat?) and Company
The Lost Beat Swing The Chanteuse (Where's the Beat?) and Company
1956, Them Conkheads
1967, Hot Fun
1977, Blackout
1987, Gospel/Hip Hop Rant
Drummin'
Taxi
Conversations
Bring in 'da Noise Bring in 'da Funk (Reprise)