Hippest Trip
The Soul Train Musical
The Toni Rembe Theater
San Francisco, CA
Previews Began: August 27, 2023
Opening Night: September 6, 2023
Closing Night: October 8, 2023
Music: Various Artists
Lyrics: Various Artists
Book: Dominique Morisseau
Journey back to 1971’s Chicago, when Black entrepreneur and radio DJ Don Cornelius transformed the pop culture landscape by recognizing the lack of Black musical artists on television. Within a year, his local dance show went national and became one of the longest-running shows in television history. Elegant, determined, and complicated, Cornelius set trends for nearly 40 years by giving a stage—and a camera—to the artists who created the soundtrack of multiple generations, and to the dancers who became superstars.
MUSICAL NUMBERS
Coming Soon
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Angela Birchett Delores
Quentin Earl Darrington Don Cornelius
Kayla Davion Jody Watley
Sidney DuPont Tony Cornelius
Cameron Hah Cheryl Song
Ensemble
Amber Iman Pam Brown
Richard James Tyrone Proctor
Ensemble
Jaquez Jeffrey Daniel
Alain “Hurrikane” Lauture Don Campbellock
Ensemble
Mayte Natalio Rosie Perez
Ensemble
Charlene “Chi-Chi” Smith Damita Jo
Ensemble
Terence Archie Ensemble
Jennifer Marie Frazier Ensemble
McKenzie Frye Ensemble
Justin Jorrell Ensemble
Jahi Kearse Ensemble
Alora Tonielle Martinez Ensemble
Miki Michelle Ensemble
Aché Richardson Ensemble
Roukijah Rooks Ensemble
SeQuoiia Ensemble
Maleek Washington Ensemble
Swings: Unissa Cruse, Amanda Le Nguyen, Aya Travick-Best