The Tap Dance Kid
Broadhurst Theatre
December 21, 1983 - March 11, 1984
Minskoff Theatre
March 27, 1984 - August 11, 1985
Previews Began: November 16, 1983
Opening Night: December 21, 1983
Closing Night: August 11, 1985
Music: Henry Krieger
Lyrics: Robert Lorick
Book: Charles Blackwell
A young boy from an upper-middle-class black family nurses a dream to become a tap dancer, with the encouragement of his uncle and despite the disapproval of his father.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Another Day………………………….Ginnie, Emma, Dulcie
Four Strikes Against Me………………………………..Emma
Class Act…………………….Ginnie, Dipsey, Daddy Bates
They Never Hear What I Say……………..Emma, Willie
Dancing Is Everything……………………………………Willie
Crosstown………………………………..Willie, New Yorkers
Fabulous Feet…………………….Dipsey, Carole, Dancers
I Could Get Used to Him………………..Carole, Dancers
Man in the Moon………………………………………….Dipsey
ACT TWO
Like Him…………………………………………..Ginnie, Emma
My Luck Is Changing……………………………………Dipsey
I Remember How It Was………………………………Ginnie
Someday……………………………………………Emma, Willie
Lullabye……………………………………………………….Ginnie
Tap Tap………………………..Daddy Bates, Willie, Dipsey
Dance if It Makes You Happy……………Willie, Dipsey,
Daddy Bates,
Carole, Dancers
William’s Song…………………………………………….William
Class Act……………………………………………….The Family
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Hinton Battle Dipsey
Hattie Winston Ginnie
Samuel E. Wright William
Martine Allard Emma
Jackie Lowe Carole
Barbara Montgomery Dulcie
Alfonso Ribeiro Willie
Alan Weeks Daddy Bates
Leah Bass Little Rio Dancer
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Kevin Berdini Little Rio Dancer
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Michael Blevins Winslow
Little Rio Dancer
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Karen Curlee Little Rio Dancer
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Suzzanne Douglas Little Rio Dancer
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Rick Emery Little Rio Dancer
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Karen E. Fraction Little Rio Dancer
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D. J. Giagni Little Rio Dancer
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J. J. Jepson Little Rio Dancer
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Rodney Alan McGuire Little Rio Dancer
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Karen Paskow Mona
Little Rio Dancer
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Jackie Patterson Little Rio Dancer
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Mayme Paul Little Rio Dancer
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Jamie M. Pisano Little Rio Dancer
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Ken Prescott Little Rio Dancer
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Oliver Woodall Little Rio Dancer
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James Young Little Rio Dancer
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Swings: Lloyd Culbreath, Linda Von Germer
Standby: Donny Burks (William)
Understudies: David Calloway (Willie), Tracy Mitchem (Emma), Jimmy Tate (Willie)
REPLACEMENTS
Lloyd Culbreath Offstage Voice
Tracy Mitchem Little Rio Dancer
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Jackie Patterson Joe
Eugene Fleming Dipsey
Joe
Little Rio Dancer
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Ira Hawkins William
Savion Glover Willie
Jimmy Tate Willie
Michelle Weeks Emma
Lloyd Culbreath Little Rio Dancer
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Leslie Dockery Little Rio Dancer
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Byron Easley Winslow
Tony Jaeger Winslow
Little Rio Dancer
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Cary Lowenstein Little Rio Dancer
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Kimberly Meyers Little Rio Dancer
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Gail Nelson Ginnie
Gary Sullivan Little Rio Dancer
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Standby: Vanessa Shaw (Ginnie)
Understudies: Kevin Berdini (Winslow), Dulé Hill (Willie), J. J. Jepson (Winslow), Hassoun Tatum (Willie)
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