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Death and the King's Horseman

(, 1987)

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Production Information
Previews:February 13, 1987 (19 previews)
Opening:March 01, 1987
Closing:March 29, 1987
# Performances:33
Theatres:Vivian Beaumont Theatre
(2/13/1987 - 3/29/1987)
Production Type:Original Production
Production Status: Closed
Run Type:Unknown
Market:Broadway
Intermissions:
 
Production Staff
Pat Collins
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Lighting Designer
Judy Dearing
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Costume Designer
David Gropman
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Scenic Designer
John Kilgore
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Sound Designer
Linda Rice
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Make-Up Designer
Wole Soyinka
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Director
 
Original Cast | Replacements
Niamani Asante-Rich
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Ensemble
Sylvia Best
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Ensemble
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The Bride
Trazana Beverley
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Iyaloja
("Mother" of the Market)
John K. Blandford
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Ensemble
Marilyn Buchanan
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Ensemble
Robert Cenedella
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Conductor
Alan Coates
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Simon Pilkings
(District Officer)
Kimati Dinizulu
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Drummer
Dillon Evans
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The Resident
Arthur French
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Elesin (Standby)
Celestine Heard
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Ekeji-Oja
("Deputy" of the Market)
Earle Hyman
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Elesin
(Horseman of the King)
Gregory Ince
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Ensemble
Kenneth Arch Johnson
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Constable
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Ensemble
Marcya A. Joseph
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Ensemble
Ben Halley, Jr.
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Olohun-iyo
(The Praise Singer)
Ernest Perry, Jr.
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Sergeant Amusa
Jill Larson
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Jane Pilkings
Graeme Malcolm
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Aide de Camp
Roderick McLachlan
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H.R.H. The Prince
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Simon Pilkings (Understudy)
Nanama Amankwaa Moore
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Ensemble
Abdoulaye N'Gom
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Joseph
(Houseboy to the Pilkingses)
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Ensemble
Yomi Obileye
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Drummer
Tunji Oyelana
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Drummer
Erika Petersen
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The Prince's Consort
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Jane Pilkings (Understudy)
Munir Salaam
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Constable
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Ensemble
Eriq La Salle
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Olunde
(Eldest Son of Elesin)
Phyllis Yvonne Stickney
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Ensemble
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Ekeji-Oja (Understudy)
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Iyaloja (Understudy)
Wilhelmena T. Taylor
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Ensemble
Karen Thornton
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Ensemble
Edwina Lee Tyler
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Drummer
Byron Utley
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Ensemble
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Olohun-iyo (Understudy)
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Olunde (Understudy)
Vanessa Williams
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Ensemble
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