It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues
Vivian Beaumont Theatre
April 26, 1999 - August 29, 1999
Ambassador Theatre
September 7, 1999 - January 9, 2000
Previews Began: April 22, 1999
Opening Night: April 26, 1999
Closing Night: January 9, 2000
Music: Multiple Artists
Lyrics: Multiple Artists
Book: Charles Bevel
Randal Myler
Dan Wheetman
Lita Gaithers
Ron Taylor
From African chants and Delta spirituals to the urban electricity of a Chicago nightclub, from dusty backroads bluegrass to the twang of a country juke joint, It Ain’t Nothin’ but the Blues is a stirring retrospective of blues classics that summons the true soul of American music. Over two dozen musical numbers are included, among them “I’m Your Hoochie-Coochie Man,” “Goodnight, Irene,” “Fever,” “Walkin’ After Midnight,” and “Let the Good Times Roll.” Tony-Award nominated for Best Musical, It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues has played to rave reviews all over the country and is cherished as an original American art form.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Odun De
Niwah Wechi
Blood Done Signed My Name
Raise Them Up Higher
Danger Blues
Black Woman
I’m Gonna Do What the Spirit Says Do
I’ve Been Living with the
Blues
Blues Man
-My Home’s Across the Blue Ridge Mountains
-“T” for Texas
Who Broke the Lock?
My Man Rocks Me
St. Louis Blues.
Now I’m Gonna Be Bad
Walkin’ Blues
Come On In My Kitchen
Cross Road Blues
I Know I’ve Been Changed
Child of the Most High King
Children, Your Line Is Draggin’
Catch On Fire
ACT TWO
Let the Good Times Roll
Sweet Home Chicago
Wang Dang Doodle
Someone Else Is Steppin’ In
Please Don’t Stop Him
I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man
Crawlin’ King Snake
Mind Your Own Business
Walkin’ After Midnight
I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You
The Thrill Is Gone
I Put A Spell On You
Fever
Candy Man
Good Night, Irene
Strange Fruit
Someday We’ll All Be Free
Members Only
Let the Good Times Roll (Reprise)
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
“Mississippi” Charles Bevel Performer
Gretha Boston Performer
Carter Calvert Performer
Debra Laws Performer
Eloise Laws Performer
Gregory Porter Performer
Ron Taylor Performer
Dan Wheetman Performer
Understudy: Debra Laws (Performer)
REPLACEMENTS
Lawrence Clayton Performer
C. E. Smith Performer
Ann Duquesnay Performer
Sean McCourt Performer
Christiane Noll Performer
Ken Page Performer