The original cast included Savion Glover, Vincent Bingham, Jared Crawford, Ann Duquesnay, Dulé Hill, Raymond King, Jimmy Tate, Baakari Wilder, and Jeffrey Wright.
The production received 9 Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Lead Actor in a Musical (Savion Glover), Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Ann Duquesnay)*, Best Direction of a Musical (George C. Wolfe)*, Best Book of a Musical (Reg E. Gaines), Best Original Score (Daryl Waters, Zane Mark, Ann Duquesnay, George C. Wolfe, & Reg E. Gaines), Best Choreography (Savion Glover)*, Best Lighting Design (Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer)*, and Best Costume Design (Paul Tazewell).
*denotes an award it won.
a.
The production received 9 Tony Award nominations for Best Musical, Best Lead Actor in a Musical (Savion Glover), Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Ann Duquesnay)*, Best Direction of a Musical (George C. Wolfe)*, Best Book of a Musical (Reg E. Gaines), Best Original Score (Daryl Waters, Zane Mark, Ann Duquesnay, George C. Wolfe, & Reg E. Gaines), Best Choreography (Savion Glover)*, Best Lighting Design (Jules Fisher & Peggy Eisenhauer)*, and Best Costume Design (Paul Tazewell).
*denotes an award it won.
a.
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