| But Never Jam Today | |
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| Music | Bert Keyes and Bob Larimer |
| Lyrics | Bob Larimer |
| Book | Vinnette Carroll & Bob Larimer |
| Basis | Works ofLewis Carroll |
| Productions | 1979Broadway |
But Never Jam Today is a 1979 musical with music byBert Keyes and Bob Larimer, lyrics by Larimer, and a book by both Larimer andVinnette Carroll.[1] The musical is based on the works ofLewis Carroll, and takes its title from the "jam tomorrow" discussion in Carroll's 1871 novelThrough the Looking-Glass.
A musical byMicki Grant entitledAlice was the previous musical work of Alice's adventures, which premiered on May 31, 1978 in Philadelphia in a pre-Broadway tryout.
It opened on July 31, 1979, at theLongacre Theatre, produced by Arch Nadler, Anita MacShane, and The Urban Arts Theatre at the Longacre Theatre.[2] The show closed on August 5, 1979, after only eight performances. The original theatrical poster was designed byDavid Edward Byrd, the last poster he created before leaving New York for Los Angeles.
The show was directed and devised byVinnette Carroll, with choreography byTalley Beatty, musical direction and incidental music by Donald O. Johnston, set and costume design by William Schroder, lighting design byKen Billington, choral arrangement and vocal preparation byCleavant Derricks, sound design by T. Richard Fitzgerald, orchestrations by Bert Keyes, special orchestration byH. B. Barnum and Larry Black, dance music by Barnum, production manager Robert L. Borod, stage manager Robert Charles, and press by Alpert/Levine and Mark Goldstaub.
The show starred Marilynn Winbush (Alice),Cleavant Derricks, (Caterpillar, Cook, Tweedledee, Seven of Spades),Lynne Thigpen (Persona Non Grata), Lynne Clifton-Allen (Black Queen), Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter (White Rabbit, Cheshire Cat, Mock Turtle),Reginald VelJohnson (Duchess, Humpty-Dumpty, King of Hearts), Jai Oscar St. John (Mad Hatter, Tweedledum, Two of Spades), Sheila Ellis (March Hare, Five of Spades, Cook), Celestine DeSaussure (Dormouse, Cook), and Charlene Harris (White Queen, Queen of Hearts). The Mushrooms wereBrenda Braxton, Clayton Strange, Sharon K. Brooks, Garry Q. Lewis, Celestine DeSaussure, and Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter. The Guards were Clayton Strange and Garry Q. Lewis.
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