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Sophisticated Ladies - Current Cast
Gregory Hines
Performer
Judith Jamison
Performer
Maurice Hines
Replaced Gregory Hines
P.J. Benjamin
Performer
Phyllis Hyman
Performer
Performer
Don Correia
Replaced P. J. Benjamin
Claudia Asbury
Sophisticated Lady
Adrian Bailey
Sophisticated Gentleman
Priscilla Baskerville
Performer
Hinton Battle
Performer
Gregg Burge
Performer
Mercedes Ellington
Performer
Sophisticated Lady
Mercer Ellington
Performer
Michael Scott Gregory
Sophisticated Gentleman
Replaced Gregg Burge
Terri Klausner
Performer
Michael Lichtefeld
Sophisticated Gentleman
Paula Lynn
Sophisticated Lady
Wynonna Smith
Sophisticated Lady
T. A. Stephens
Sophisticated Gentleman
Replaced Gary Chapman
Jackie Patterson
Performer
Gary Chapman
Replaced Hinton Battle
Donna Drake
Replaced Terri Klausner
Rick Pessagno
Sophisticated Gentleman
Calvin McRae
Sophisticated Gentleman
Christina Saffran
Sophisticated Lady
Leslie Dockery
Sophisticated Lady
D'arcy Phifer
Sophisticated Lady
Sophisticated Ladies - Standbys, Understudies, and Swings
Naomi Moody
For Miss Baskerville
For Miss Hyman
Anita Moore
For Miss Hyman
Hinton Battle
For Mr. Hines
Gregg Burge
For Mr. Hines
Michael Scott Gregory
For Mr. Burge
Michael Lichtefeld
For Mr. Benjamin
Paula Lynn
For Miss Klausner
Valarie Pettiford
For Miss Jamison
Sophisticated Lady
Wynonna Smith
For Miss Jamison
T. A. Stephens
For Mr. Battle
For Mr. Chapman
Faruma Williams
For Mr. Battle
For Mr. Burge
Sophisticated Gentleman
Christina Saffran
For Miss Drake
Denise DiRenzo
For Miss Drake
Sophisticated Lady
Mercedes Ellington
For Miss Jamison
Rick Pessagno
For Mr. Benjamin
For Mr. Correia
For Mr. Gregory
Calvin McRae
For Mr. Benjamin
For Mr. Correia
Lloyd Culbreath
For Mr. Chapman
For Mr. Gregory
Sophisticated Gentleman
Adrian Bailey
For Mr. Hines
Jeff Veazey
Sophisticated Gentleman
Sophisticated Ladies - Current Music Credits
Mercer Ellington
Musical Director
Lloyd Mayers
Musical Coordinator
Assistant Conductor
Piano
Richard Pratt
Drums
John Longo
Trumpet
Barry Lee Hall
Trumpet
Rudy Stevenson
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Mathilde Pincus
Music Preparation
Al Miller
Music Preparation
Sophisticated Ladies - Current Production Credits
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Featured Songs
Harry Carney
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Featured Songs
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Harry James
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Gerald Wilson
Featured Songs
Albany "Barney" Bigard
Featured Songs
John Guare
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Sid Kuller
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Bob Russell
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Nick Kenny
Featured Songs with Lyrics
John Redmond
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Bill Katz
Featured Songs with Lyrics
R. Thiele
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Manny Kurtz
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Johnny Mercer
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Lee Gaines
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Mack David
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Paul Francis Webster
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Mitchell Parish
Featured Songs with Lyrics
Donald McKayle
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Choreographer
Michael Smuin
Director
Choreographer
Henry LeTang
Co-Choreography and Tap Choreography
Tony Walton
Scenic Design
Willa Kim
Costume Design
Jennifer Tipton
Lighting Design
Otts Munderloh
Sound Design
Danny Wintrode
Hair Design
Bruce Heath
Associate Choreographer
Mercedes Ellington
Assistant Choreographer
Al Cohn
Orchestrator
Lloyd Mayers
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Dance Arrangements
Vocal Arrangements
Malcolm Dodds
Vocal Arrangements
Paul Chihara
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Music Consultant
Martin Gold
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Carlos Gorbea
Stage Manager
Kenneth Hanson
Assistant Stage Manager
Roy Glover
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T.N.I. Casting
Casting
Julie Hughes
Casting
Barry Moss
Casting
Claudia Asbury
Dance Captain
Valarie Pettiford
Dance Captain
Joseph Harris
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Ira Bernstein
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Steven E. Goldstein
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Bruce Klinger
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Fred Nathan
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Eileen McMahon
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Kenn Duncan
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Roger Berlind
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Manny Fox
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Sondra Gilman
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Burton L. Litwin
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Louise Westergaard
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