Shubert Theatre, (10/19/2009 - Present)

Category: Musical, Original, Broadway
Setting: The smoky halls and underground clubs of the segregated 1950s

Opening Night Production Credits [see more]

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Phillip J. Smith: Chairman; Robert E. Wankel: President)

Produced by Junkyard Dog Productions, Barbara Freitag, Buddy Freitag, Marleen and Kenny Alhadeff, Latitude Link, Jim and Susan Blair, Demos Bizar Entertainment, Land Line Productions, Apples and Oranges Productions, Dave Copley, Dancap Productions, Inc., Alex and Katya Lukianov, Tony Ponturo, 2 Guys Productions and Richard Winkler; Produced in association with Lauren Doll, Eric and Marsi Gardiner, Linda and Bill Potter, Broadway Across America (John Gore, CEO; Thomas B. McGrath, Chairman; Beth Williams, COO & Head of Production), Jocko Productions, Patty Baker, Dan Frishwasser, Bob Bartner/Scott and Kaylin Union, Loraine Boyle/Chase Mishkin, Remmel T. Dickinson/Memphis Orpheum Group and ShadowCatcher Entertainment/Vijay and Sita Vashee; Associate Producer: Emily and Aaron Alhadeff, Alison and Andi Alhadeff, Ken Clay, Joseph Craig, Ron and Marjorie Danz, Cyrena Esposito, Bruce and Joanne Glant and Matt Murphy

Originally produced by La Jolla Playhouse (Christopher Ashley: Artistic Director; Michael S. Rosenberg: Managing Director) and The 5th Avenue Theatre (David Armstrong, Producing Artistic Director; Marilynn Sheldon, Managing Director)

Book by Joe DiPietro; Music by David Bryan; Lyrics by Joe DiPietro and David Bryan; Based on a concept by George W. George; Musical Director: Kenny Seymour; Music orchestrated by Daryl Waters and David Bryan; Dance arrangements by August Eriksmoen

Directed by Christopher Ashley; Choreographed by Sergio Trujillo; Associate Director: Beatrice Terry; Associate Choreographer: Edgar Godineaux and Kelly Devine

Scenic Design by David Gallo; Costume Design by Paul Tazewell; Lighting Design by Howell Binkley; Sound Design by Ken Travis; Projection Design by David Gallo and Shawn Sagady; Hair and Wig Design by Charles G. LaPointe; Make-Up Design by Angelina Avallone; Associate Scenic Design: Steven C. Kemp; Associate Costume Design: Rory Powers; Associate Lighting Design: Mark T. Simpson; Associate Hair Design: Leah Loukas

General Manager: Alchemy Production Group; Company Manager: Jim Brandeberry; Associate Co. Mgr: Tegan Meyer

Production Stage Manager: Arturo E. Porazzi; Production Manager: Juniper Street Productions; Stage Manager: Gary Mickelson

Conducted by Kenny Seymour; Associate Conductor: Shelton Becton ; Keyboard 1: Kenny Seymour; Keyboard 2: Shelton Becton ; Guitars: Michael Aarons; Bass: George Farmer; Drums: Clayton Craddock; Trumpet: Nicholas Marchione; Trombone: Mike Davis; Reeds: Tom Murray and Ken Hitchcock; Music Contractor: Michael Keller; Music Producer/Music Supervisor: Christopher Jahnke

Advertising: SPOTCo, Inc.; Marketing: Type A Marketing and Anne Rippey; Fight direction by Steve Rankin; Casting: Bernard Telsey Casting, Inc.; General Press Representative: The Hartman Group; Photographer: Joan Marcus

Montego Glover	Felicia
Chad Kimball	Huey
Jennifer Allen	Ensemble
	Clara
Derrick Baskin	Gator
Brad Bass	Ensemble
	Perry Como
Tracee Beazer	Ensemble
J. Bernard Calloway	Delray
Kevin Covert	Ensemble
	Buck Wiley
	Martin Holton
Hillary Elk	Ensemble
Bryan Fenkart	Ensemble
Dionne Figgins	Ensemble
Rhett G. George	Ensemble
	Black DJ
James Monroe Inglehart	Bobby
John Jellison	Ensemble
	White DJ
	Mr. Collins
	Gordon Grant
Michael McGrath	Mr. Simmons
Cass Morgan	Mama
Vivian Nixon	Ensemble
John Eric Parker	Ensemble
	Wailin' Joe
	Reverend Hobson
LaQuet Sharnell	Ensemble
	Ethel
Ephraim M. Sykes	Ensemble
Cary Tedder	Ensemble
Danny Tidwell	Ensemble
Daniel J. Watts	Ensemble
Katie Webber	Ensemble
Charlie Williams	Ensemble
Dan'yelle Williamson	Ensemble

Swings: Sydney Morton, Jermaine R. Rembert.

Understudies: Jennifer Allen (Mama), Brad Bass (Huey), Tracee Beazer (Felicia), Bryan Fenkart (Huey), Rhett G. George (Bobby, Delray), John Jellison (Mr. Simmons), John Eric Parker (Bobby, Delray), Jermaine R. Rembert (Gator), Ephraim M. Sykes (Gator), Dan'yelle Williamson (Felicia).