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(Original Broadway Production, 1989)

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Production Information
Previews:December 27, 1988 (32 previews)
Opening:January 26, 1989
Closing:January 20, 1991
# Performances:829
Theatres:Minskoff Theatre
(1/26/1989 - 1/20/1991)
Minskoff Theatre
(12/27/1988 - 1/20/1991)
Production Type:Original Production
Production Status: Closed
Run Type:Open Run
Market:Broadway
Intermissions:1
 
Production Staff
Cholly Atkins
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Choreographer
Luther Henderson
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Orchestrator
(Additional Orchestrations)
Abe Jacob
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Sound Designer
Neil Peter Jampolis
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Lighting Designer
Sy Johnson
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Orchestrator
Henry LeTang
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Choreographer
Frankie Manning
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Choreographer
Fayard Nicholas
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Choreographer
Héctor Orezzoli
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Director
Leonard Oxley
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Musical Director
Jane Reisman
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Lighting Designer
Claudio Segovia
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Director
Jean-Luc Don Vito
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Hair Designer
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Make-Up Designer
 
Original Cast | Replacements
Kyme
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Dancer
Frederick J. Boothe
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Dancer
Bunny Briggs
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Hoofer
Ralph Brown
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Performer
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Hoofer
Ruth Brown
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Performer
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Singer
Lon Chaney
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Performer
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Hoofer
Rashamella Cumbo
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Dancer
Eugene Fleming
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Dancer
Tanya Gibson
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Dancer
Cyd Glover
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Younger Generation
Savion Glover
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Younger Generation
Germaine Goodson
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Dancer
Angela Hall
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Dancer
Linda Hopkins
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Singer
Melba Joyce
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Singer (Standby)
Ted Levy
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Dancer
Valerie Macklin
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Dancer
Bernard Manners
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Dancer
Deborah Mitchell
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Dancer
Van Porter
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Dancer
Kevin Ramsey
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Dancer
Ken Roberson
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Dancer
Jimmy Slyde
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Hoofer
Carrie Smith
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Performer
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Singer
Valerie E. Smith
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Dancer
Dormeshia Sumbry
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Younger Generation
Dianne Walker
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Performer
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Hoofer
Melvin Washington
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Dancer
Tarik Winston
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Younger Generation (Standby)
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