Zoot Suit
PlayOriginalBroadway
Opening Date
Mar 25, 1979
Closing Date
Apr 29, 1979
1st Preview
Mar 10, 1979
1st Preview
Mar 10, 1979
Previews
17
Performances
41
PlayOriginalBroadway
Open Date: Mar 25, 1979
Close Date: Apr 29, 1979
Closed Flag: n
Is Final Week:
ABOUT THIS PRODUCTION
Setting
In the barrios of Los Angeles, San Quentin Prison and in the mind of Henry Reyna. Fall 1942 - Fall 1944.
- PeopleTheatre Owned / Operated byThe Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)Produced byThe Shubert Organization andCenter Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum (Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director; William P. Wingate, General Manager); Produced in association withLou AdlerOriginally Commissioned and Produced byCenter Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum (Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director; William P. Wingate, General Manager)Written byLuis Valdez; Music byDaniel Valdez ("Zoot Suite Theme") andLalo Guerrero ("Los Chucos Suaves" and "Vamos A Bailar"); Lyrics byLalo Guerrero ("Los Chucos Suaves" and "Vamos A Bailar"); Musical Sequences and Production byDaniel Valdez; Music arranged byDan Kuramota andDaniel Valdez; Additional orchestrations byDan KuramotaSettings and Design Concept byThomas A. Walsh; Scenic Design Concept byRoberto Morales; Costume Design byPeter J. Hall; Lighting Design byDawn Chiang; Sound Design byAbe Jacob; Hair Design byRon De MannGeneral Manager:Max Allentuck; Company Manager:Leo K. CohenMusical Coordinator:Earl ShendellProduction Associate:Kenneth S. Brecher; General Press Representative:Merle Debuskey; Press Representative:Owen Levy; Advertising:Ash / LeDonne; Casting:Johnson-Liff Associates; Poster Illustration byIgnacio GomezBailiffThe CourtSailorThe MilitaryMarineThe MilitaryNewsboyThe PressSailorThe MilitaryJudge F. W. CharlesThe CourtGuardThe PrisonCub ReporterThe PressSailorThe MilitaryUnderstudies:Raymond Barry (Lieutenant Edwards, Judge F. W. Charles, Guard, Press),Julie Carmen (Della Barrios, Lupe Reyna),Gela Jacobson (Alice Bloomfield),Richard Jay-Alexander (Smiley Torres, Rudy Reyna, Rafas, Cub Reporter),Michele Mais (Bertha Villareal, Elena Torres),Luis Manuel (Joey Castro, Marine, Sailor, Swabbie),Lee Mathis (Sergeant Smith, Bailiff),Vincent Duke Milana (George Shearer),Angela Moya (Dolores Reyna),Tony Plana (Henry Reyna),Geno Silva (El Pachuco, Enrique Reyna),Dennis Stewart (Tommy Roberts) andLewis Whitlock (Newsboy)
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Theatre Owned / Operated byThe Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President)
Produced byThe Shubert Organization andCenter Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum (Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director; William P. Wingate, General Manager); Produced in association withLou Adler
Originally Commissioned and Produced byCenter Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum (Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director; William P. Wingate, General Manager)
Written byLuis Valdez; Music byDaniel Valdez ("Zoot Suite Theme") andLalo Guerrero ("Los Chucos Suaves" and "Vamos A Bailar"); Lyrics byLalo Guerrero ("Los Chucos Suaves" and "Vamos A Bailar"); Musical Sequences and Production byDaniel Valdez; Music arranged byDan Kuramota andDaniel Valdez; Additional orchestrations byDan Kuramota
Settings and Design Concept byThomas A. Walsh; Scenic Design Concept byRoberto Morales; Costume Design byPeter J. Hall; Lighting Design byDawn Chiang; Sound Design byAbe Jacob; Hair Design byRon De Mann
General Manager:Max Allentuck; Company Manager:Leo K. Cohen
Musical Coordinator:Earl Shendell
Production Associate:Kenneth S. Brecher; General Press Representative:Merle Debuskey; Press Representative:Owen Levy; Advertising:Ash / LeDonne; Casting:Johnson-Liff Associates; Poster Illustration byIgnacio Gomez
Bailiff
The Court
Sailor
The Military
Marine
The Military
Newsboy
The Press
Sailor
The Military
Judge F. W. Charles
The Court
Guard
The Prison
Cub Reporter
The Press
Sailor
The Military
Understudies:Raymond Barry (Lieutenant Edwards, Judge F. W. Charles, Guard, Press),Julie Carmen (Della Barrios, Lupe Reyna),Gela Jacobson (Alice Bloomfield),Richard Jay-Alexander (Smiley Torres, Rudy Reyna, Rafas, Cub Reporter),Michele Mais (Bertha Villareal, Elena Torres),Luis Manuel (Joey Castro, Marine, Sailor, Swabbie),Lee Mathis (Sergeant Smith, Bailiff),Vincent Duke Milana (George Shearer),Angela Moya (Dolores Reyna),Tony Plana (Henry Reyna),Geno Silva (El Pachuco, Enrique Reyna),Dennis Stewart (Tommy Roberts) andLewis Whitlock (Newsboy)
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