Production Info
Previews:
February 16, 1981
(15 prev.)
Opening
March 1, 1981
Closing:
January 2, 1983
Length of Run:
767 perf.
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Market:
Broadway
Location:
New York, NY
Credits Highlights
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Choreography
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Choreography (tap)
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Featured Performers
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Sophisticated Ladies
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Sophisticated Gentlemen
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Musical Numbers
Main Program
- I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter
- Music Is a Woman
- Mooche, The
- Hit Me with a Hot Note and Watch Me Bounce
- I Love You Madly
- Perdido
- Fat and Forty (You're My Meat)
- It Don't Mean a Thing
- Bli-Blip
- Cotton Tail
- Take the 'A' Train
- Solitude
- Don't Get Around Much Anymore
- I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
- Caravan
- Something to Live For
- Old Man Blues
- Drop Me Off in Harlem
- Rockin' in Rhythm
- C Jam Blues
- Duke's Place
- Diminuendo in Blue
- In a Sentimental Mood
- I'm Beginning to See the Light
- Satin Doll
- Just Squeeze Me
- Dancers in Love
- Echoes of Harlem
- I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So
- Hey Babe
- Imagine My Frustration
- Kinda Dukish
- Ko-Ko
- I'm Checking Out Goombye
- Do Nothing 'Til You Hear from Me
- I Got It Bad
- Mood Indigo
- Sophisticated Lady
- It Don't Mean a Thing
Additional Musical Numbers Lists
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Trivia & History
A 30th anniversary reunion concert was held at Birdland in New York on April 25, 2011. It featured Adrian Bailey, Priscilla Baskerville, Hinton Battle, P.J. Benjamin, Mercedes Ellington, Ken Hanson, Bruce Heath, Terri Klausner, Michael Lichtefeld, Paula Lynn, Frank Owens, Valarie Pettiford, Wynonna Smith, Ty Stephens, Faruma Williams and others. The performance was accompanied by the Duke Ellington Big Band.
Photos
Audio Clips
Production Info
Previews:
February 16, 1981
(15 prev.)
Opening
March 1, 1981
Closing:
January 2, 1983
Length of Run:
767 perf.
Run Type:
Open-ended
Location Info
Market:
Broadway
Location:
New York, NY
Venues
Main Run
Tryout
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Forrest Theatre (Philadelphia, PA)
December 6, 1980 - January 3, 1981 [preview 1980-12-06 2pm, press opening 1980-12-06 8pm]
Audio Recordings
Commercial Recordings
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Original Broadway Cast (1981)
Gregory Hines , Judith Jamison , Phyllis Hyman , P.J. Benjamin , Hinton Battle
Private Recordings
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Original Cast (Pre-Broadway) (1981)
Gregory Hines , Judith Jamison , Phyllis Hyman , P.J. Benjamin , Hinton Battle -
Original Broadway Cast (1981)
Priscilla Baskerville , Hinton Battle , P. J. Benjamin , Gregg Burge , Mercedes Ellington
Broadcast Recordings
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Archival Recordings
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Video Recordings
Commercial Recordings
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Pay-Per-View Taping (1982)
Hinton Battle , Paula Kelly , Phyllis Hyman , Calvin McRae , Terri Klausner
Private Recordings
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Broadcast Recordings
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Archival Recordings
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