Opening Date

Dec 26, 1979

Closing Date

Jul 19, 1980

MusicalRevueOriginalNational Tour

ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION

The credits for this production have not yet been completed or verified.
Produced by Ashton Springer; Produced in association with Frank C. Pierson
Conceived by Julianne Boyd; Music by Eubie Blake; Lyrics by Noble Sissle, Andy Razaf, Johnny Brandon and F. E. Miller; Music orchestrated by Neal Tate; Music arranged by Danny Holgate; Choral Arrangements by Chapman Roberts; Musical Director: Frank Anderson
Directed by Julianne Boyd; Choreography and Musical Staging by Billy Wilson; Choreography & Tap Choreography by Henry LeTang; Assistant Choreographer: Ellie LeTang
Scenic Design by Karl Eigsti; Costume Design by Bernard Johnson; Lighting Design by William Mintzer; Sound Design by Joseph Donohue; Hairstyles Designed by Breelun Daniels
Company Manager: Mary E. Card
Musical Supervisor: Danny Holgate; Conducted by Frank Anderson; Associate Conductor: Percy Brice; Piano: Frank Anderson; Drums: Percy Brice
Lynne Clifton-Allen
Performer
Chuck Cooper
Performer
Leslie Dockery
Performer
Cheryl L. Freeman
Performer
Winston DeWitt Hemsley
Performer
David Jackson
Performer
Tenita L. Jordan
Performer
Bernard Manners
Performer
Bernard J. Marsh
Performer
Bernard Myers
Performer
Gail Nelson
Performer
Billy Newton-Davis
Performer
Alaina Reed
Performer
Roderick Spencer Sibert
Performer
Renée Warren
Performer
L. Edmond Wesley
Performer
Understudies: Cheryl L. Freeman (Performer), David Jackson (Performer), Bernard J. Marsh (Performer) and Renée Warren (Performer)

Cast

Terry Burrell
Performer
Luther Fontaine
Performer
Jenifer Lewis
Performer
Leonard Piggee
Performer
music by Eubie Blake; lyrics by Noble Sissle
(Unless otherwise noted)
Act 1
Sung By
Goodnight Angeline (Prologue)
(lyrics by Jim Europe)
Charleston Rag (Prologue)
Shuffle Along
In Honeysuckle Time
I'm Just Wild About Harry
Baltimore Buzz (Mime Staged by Dana Manno)
Daddy (Won't You Please Come Home) (Musical Staging by Julianne Boyd)
There's a Million Little Cupids in the Sky
I'm a Great Big Baby
(lyrics by Andy Razaf)
My Handyman Ain't Handy Anymore
(lyrics by Andy Razaf)
Low Down Blues
Gee, I Wish I Had Someone to Rock Me in the Cradle of Love (Duet Arrangement by Vicki Carter)
I'm Just Simply Full of Jazz
Act 2
Sung By
High Steppin' Days
(lyrics by Johnny Brandon)
Dixie Moon
Weary
(lyrics by Andy Razaf)
Roll Jordan
(lyrics by Andy Razaf)
Memories of You
(lyrics by Andy Razaf)
If You've Never Been Vamped by a Brownskin, You've Never Been Vamped at All
You Got to Git the Gittin While the Gittin's Good
(lyrics by F. E. Miller)
Oriental Blues
I'm Craving for That Kind of Love (Musical Staging by Julianne Boyd)
Hot Feet
Goodnight Angeline
(lyrics by Jim Europe)
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Engagement Dates

Theatre

City and State

Jun 03, 1980 - Jul 19, 1980
Royal Alexandra Theatre
Toronto, ON
Apr 30, 1980 - Jun 01, 1980
Wilbur Theatre
Boston, MA
Mar 11, 1980 - Mar 30, 1980
Music Hall Center For The Perf. Arts
Detroit, MI
Feb 12, 1980 - Mar 09, 1980
Studebaker Theater
Chicago, IL
Dec 26, 1979 - Feb 10, 1980
Ricardo Montalban Theatre
Los Angeles, CA