Richard Rodgers Theatre, (10/22/1998 - 7/2/2000)

Category: Musical, Original, Broadway
Setting: Somewhere in the heartland of America in the recent past.

Opening Night Production Credits [see more]

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

Produced by Dodger Endemol Theatricals (Des McAnuff, Joop Van Den Ende, Michael David, Rocco Landesman, Doug Johnson, Robin De Levita, Ed Strong, Sherman Warner); Associate Producer: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; Produced in association with Radio City Entertainment

Stage adaptation by Dean Pitchford and Walter Bobbie; Based on the Original Screenplay by Dean Pitchford; Music by Tom Snow; Lyrics by Dean Pitchford; Additional numbers by Kenny Loggins, Sammy Hagar, Jim Steinman and Eric Carmen; Additional lyrics by Kenny Loggins; Music orchestrated by Danny Troob; Vocal arrangements by Doug Katsaros; Dance arrangements by Joe Baker

Directed by Walter Bobbie; Choreographed by A.C. Ciulla; Assistant Director: Andrew Goldberg

Scenic Design by John Lee Beatty; Costume Design by Toni-Leslie James; Lighting Design by Ken Billington; Sound Design by Tony Meola; Hair Design by Ross Ringo; Assistant Scenic Design: Eric Renschler; Assistant Costume Design: Veronica Worts; Assistant Lighting Design: Brian Monahan; Assistant Sound Design: Kai Harada

Executive Producer: Dodger Management Group (Sally Campbell Morse, Robert C. Strickstein) and Tim Hawkins; Company Manager: Sandra Carlson; Assistant Co. Mgr: Marney Andersen

Production Stage Manager: Steven Beckler; Production Supervisor: Steven Beckler; Technical Supervisor: Peter Fulbright and Tech Production Services, Inc.; Stage Manager: Dale Kaufman; Assistant Stage Mgr: J. Philip Bassett

Musical Supervisor: Doug Katsaros; Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Conducted by Doug Katsaros; Associate Conductor: Joseph Baker; Guitar: John Benthal and Bob Rose; Drums: Clint de Ganon; Bass: Vince Fay; Keyboard: Doug Katsaros and Joseph Baker; Reeds: Tim Ries; Violin: Kenny Kosek; Cello: Stephanie Cummins; Percussion: Mark Sherman

Casting: Hughes / Moss Casting; Marketing Consultant: Margery Singer; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Dance Captain: Paige Hinton; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.; Asst. to the Choreographer: Paige Hinton

Stephen Lee Anderson	Reverend Shaw Moore
Dee Hoty	Vi Moore
Jeremy Kushnier Broadway debut	Ren McCormack
Jennifer Laura Thompson Broadway debut	Ariel Moore
Jim Ambler Broadway debut	Lyle
Billy Angell Broadway debut	Ensemble
Robin Baxter	Betty Blast
	Irene
Rosalind Brown Broadway debut	Wendy Jo
Angela Brydon Broadway debut	Ensemble
Catherine Campbell	Lulu Warnicker
Bryant Carroll Broadway debut	Travis
Broadway debut	Ensemble
Paul Castree	Garvin
	Ensemble
Catherine Cox	Ethel McCormack
Kathy Deitch Broadway debut	Urleen
John Deyle	Principal Clark
	Saloon Keeper
Hunter Foster	Bickle
	Ensemble
Stacy Francis	Rusty
Kristen Leigh Gorski Broadway debut	Ensemble
Artie Harris	Cowboy Bob
	Jeter
	Ensemble
Billy Hartung	Chuck Cranston
Sean Haythe	Ensemble
John Hillner	Coach Dunbar
Lori Holmes Broadway debut	Ensemble
Daniel Karaty Broadway debut	Ensemble
Adam LeFevre	Wes Warnicker
Katharine Leonard Broadway debut	Ensemble
Donna Lee Marshall	Doreen
	Eleanor Dunbar
Mark Myars Broadway debut	Ensemble
Tom Plotkin	Willard Hewitt
JoAnna Ross Broadway debut	Ensemble
Serena Soffer Broadway debut	Ensemble
Nick Sullivan	Cop
	Country Fiddler
Ron Todorowski Broadway debut	Ensemble

Swings: Ben Cameron, Sean Haythe, Paige Hinton, Jeanine Meyers, Orfeh.

Understudies: Jim Ambler (Chuck Cranston, Ren McCormack), Susan Bigelow (Eleanor Dunbar, Ethel McCormack, Lulu Warnicker, Vi Moore), Ben Cameron (Lyle, Travis), Paul Castree (Willard Hewitt), Rick Crom (Coach Dunbar, Cop, Country Fiddler, Principal Clark, Reverend Shaw Moore, Saloon Keeper, Wes Warnicker), Hunter Foster (Chuck Cranston, Coach Dunbar, Ren McCormack), Kristen Leigh Gorski (Wendy Jo), Jamie Gustis (Lyle, Travis), Artie Harris (Willard Hewitt), Sean Haythe (Cop, Country Fiddler), John Hillner (Reverend Shaw Moore), Lori Holmes (Rusty), Katharine Leonard (Ariel Moore, Urleen), Donna Lee Marshall (Betty Blast, Irene, Vi Moore), Jeanine Meyers (Ariel Moore, Eleanor Dunbar, Ethel McCormack, Lulu Warnicker, Urleen), Orfeh (Betty Blast, Irene, Rusty, Wendy Jo), Nick Sullivan (Principal Clark, Saloon Keeper, Wes Warnicker).