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Bubbling Brown Sugar (1976)

Broadway, Revue, Musical

Music • Lyrics • Based on the SongBert Williams

Lyrics • Based on the SongLil Armstrong

Lyrics • Based on the SongEubie Blake

Lyrics • Based on the SongShelton Brooks

Lyrics • Based on the SongCab Calloway

Lyrics • Based on the SongDuke Ellington

Lyrics • Based on the SongArthur Herzog Jr.

Lyrics • Based on the SongBilly Higgins

Lyrics • Based on the SongEarl Fatha Hines

Lyrics • Based on the SongBillie Holiday

LyricsEddie de Lange

Lyrics • Based on the SongAvon Long

LyricsCivilla Durfee Martin

Lyrics • Based on the SongIrving Mills

Lyrics • BookLoften Mitchell

Lyrics • Based on the SongW. Benton Overstreet

LyricsMitchell Parish

Lyrics • Based on the SongMaceo Pinkard

LyricsAndy Razaf

LyricsAlex Rogers

Lyrics • Based on the SongNoble Sissle

Lyrics • Based on the SongWill E. Skidmore

Lyrics • Based on the SongBilly Strayhorn

Lyrics • Based on the SongRenton Tunnah

LyricsPaul Webster

LyricsRussell Wooding

Based on the StoryRosetta LeNoire

Music - AdditionalLillian Lopez

Based on the SongJimmy Cox

Based on the SongPaul Denniker

Based on the SongCharles H. Gabriel

Based on the SongBenny Goodman

Based on the SongW. C. Handy

Based on the SongEdgar Sampson

Based on the SongThomas Fats Waller

Based on the SongChick Webb

VenueANTA Theatre245 W. 52nd St. New York, NY

Licensed ByNot Available

First PerformanceFeb 20th 1976

Opening DateMar 2nd 1976

Closing DateDec 31st 1977

Creative Team
Music
Bert Williams
Original
Music - Additional
Lillian Lopez
Original
Lillian Lopez
Original
Lyrics
Shelton Brooks
Original
Russell Wooding
Original
Will E. Skidmore
Original
Renton Tunnah
Original
Earl Fatha Hines
Original
Mitchell Parish
Original
Billy Higgins
Original
Andy Razaf
Original
Lil Armstrong
Original
Loften Mitchell
Original
Alex Rogers
Original
Arthur Herzog Jr.
Original
Avon Long
Original
Duke Ellington
Original
Cab Calloway
Original
Paul Webster
Original
Civilla Durfee Martin
Original
Billy Strayhorn
Original
Billie Holiday
Original
Noble Sissle
Original
Eubie Blake
Original
Irving Mills
Original
Maceo Pinkard
Original
W. Benton Overstreet
Original
Eddie de Lange
Original
Paul Webster
Original
Bert Williams
Original
Book
Loften Mitchell
Original
Based on the Song
Maceo Pinkard
Original
Billy Higgins
Original
Jimmy Cox
Original
Billie Holiday
Original
Lil Armstrong
Original
Noble Sissle
Original
Earl Fatha Hines
Original
Charles H. Gabriel
Original
Edgar Sampson
Original
Cab Calloway
Original
Duke Ellington
Original
Renton Tunnah
Original
Shelton Brooks
Original
Chick Webb
Original
Bert Williams
Original
Thomas Fats Waller
Original
W. Benton Overstreet
Original
Paul Denniker
Original
Will E. Skidmore
Original
Eubie Blake
Original
Irving Mills
Original
Arthur Herzog Jr.
Original
W. C. Handy
Original
Benny Goodman
Original
Billy Strayhorn
Original
Avon Long
Original
Based on the Story
Rosetta LeNoire
Original
Conceived
Rosetta LeNoire
Original
Direction
Robert M Cooper
Original
Robert M. Cooper
Original
Choreography
Billy Wilson
Original
Assistant Choreography
Dyann Robinson
Original
Billy Wilson
Original
Additional Music
Emme Kemp
Original
Danny Holgate
Original
Lillian Lopez
Original
Music Arrangements Voice
Chapman Roberts
Original
Music Arrangements Vocal Harmony
Chapman Roberts
Original
Music Coordination
Rudy Stevenson
Original
Music Direction
Danny Holgate
Original
Scenic Design
Clarke Dunham
Original
Costume Design
Bernard Johnson
Original
Lighting Design
Barry Arnold
Original
Projections Design
Lucie D. Grosvenor
Original
Clarke Dunham
Original
Sound Design
Joel S Fichman
Original
Joel S. Fichman
Original
Hair Design
Gene Sheppard
Original
Stanley James
Original
Production Stage Management
Sam Ellis
Original
Kenneth Hanson
Original
Michael Maurer
Original
Assistant Production Stage Management
E. Lynn Nickerson
Original
Anthony Whitehouse
Original
Cast
Jim
Chip Garnett
Original
John Sage
Avon Long
Original
Carolyn
Carolyn Byrd
Original
Ella
Ethel Beatty
Original
Marsha/Young Irene
Vivian Reed
Original
Charlie/Count
Barry Preston
Original
Checkers/Dusty
Joseph Attles
Original
Laura
Charlise Harris
Original
Gene
Alton Lathrop
Original
Tony
E Lynn Nickerson
Original
Norma
Karen Grannum
Original
Bill
Vernon Washington
Original
Dutch
Anthony Whitehouse
Original
Irene Paige
Josephine Premice
Original
Helen
Dyann Robinson
Original
Dutch's Girl
Barbara Rubenstein
Original
One of The Solitunes
Lonnie McNeil
Original
Newton Winters
Original
Chorus
Murphy Cross
Original
Stanley Ramsey
Original
Nedra Dixon
Original
Emme Kemp
Original
Dance
Millard Hurley (Alternate)
Original
Carol Pennyfeather (Alternate)
Original
Orchestra
Music Conductor
Neal Tate
Original
Associate Music Conductor
Joseph Marshall
Original
Flute
Rudy Stevenson
Original
Guitar
Rudy Stevenson
Original
Percussion Drumset
Joseph Marshall
Original
Piano
Neal Tate
Original
Artistic Production
Creative Producer
Walnut Street Theatre
Original
Production
Richard Bell
Original
Moe Septee Inc.
Original
Media House
Original
Robert M. Cooper
Original
J. Lloyd Grant
Original
Ashton Springer
Original
General Management
General Management
Ashton Springer
Original
Assistant General Management
Susan Chase
Original
Production Staff
Advertising
Weiner Associates
Original
Content - Multimedia Photography
Bert Andrews
Original
Original Production
AMAS Repertory Theatre
Original
Media House
Original
Press Representation General
Max Eisen
Original
Press Representation
Fred Hoot
Original
Barbara Glenn
Original
Company Management
Carolyne A. Jones
Original
Carolyne A Jones
Original
Supervision Production
I Mitchell Miller
Original
I. Mitchell Miller
Original

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