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Your Arms Too Short to Box with God - Cast
Show all replacements
Adrian Bailey
Performer
Swing Dancer
Julius Richard Brown
[Alternate]
Cleavant Derricks
[Alternate]
Sheila Ellis
Performer
Ralph Farrington
Performer
Jamil K. Garland
Performer
Elijah Gill
Performer
William-Keebler Hardy, Jr.
Performer
Jennifer Holliday
Performer
Linda James
Performer
Swing Dancer
Garry Q. Lewis
Performer
Linda Morton
Performer
Kiki Shepard
Performer
Leslie Hardesty Sisson
Performer
Jai Oscar St. John
Performer
Ray Stephens
Performer
Quincella Swyningan
Performer
Faruma Williams
Performer
Marilynn Winbush
Performer
Linda E. Young
Performer
Your Arms Too Short to Box with God - Music
Michael Powell
Musical Director
Conductor
Piano
Howard Grate
Assistant Conductor
Drums
Jerry Beckles
Bass
Henry Grate
Guitar and Guitar Synthesizer
Robert (Butch) Sam
Organ and Synthesizer
Juan J. Gutierrez
Percussion
Pat Perrone
Saxophone and Flute
Jimmy Owens
Trumpet and Flugelhorn
David Schneck
Trumpet and Flugelhorn
Your Arms Too Short to Box with God - Production Team
Alex Bradford
Music
Lyrics
Vinnette Carroll
Conception from the Book of St. Matthew by
Director of Entire Production
Micki Grant
Additional Music
Additional Lyrics
Talley Beatty
Choreographer
William Schroder
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Richard Winkler
Lighting Design
Abe Jacob
Sound Design
H. B. Barnum
Music Orchestrations
Dance Music
Jerry R. Moore
Production Supervisor
Richard Martini
Production Supervisor
Ralph Farrington
Artistic Production Coordinator
Assistant Stage Manager
Dance Captain
Robert L. Borod
Production Stage Manager
Robert Charles
Stage Manager
Bob Hungerford
Technical Consultant
James Janek
General Manager
Produced in Association with
Sheila R. Phillips
Company Manager
Max Eisen
General Press Representative
Barbara Glenn
Press Representative
Martha Swope
Photographer
Jay Thompson
Photographer
Tom Mallow
Producer
Urban Arts Theatre
Original Producer