Dreamgirls Playbill
Ambassador Theatre
Broadway New York City
OPENING NIGHT
June 28, 1987
OPENING NIGHT: JUNE 28, 1987
AMBASSADOR THEATRE
8 A Shubert Organization Theatre
Gerald Schoenfeld, Chairman
Bernard B. Jacobs, President
Kevyn Morrow
Marvin A. Krauss and Irving Siders
present
The Michael Bennett Production of
Dreamgirls
Book and Lyrics by Tom Eyen
Music by Henry Krieger
starring
Susan Beaubian Alisa Gyse Roy L. Jones
Herbert L. Rawlings, Jr. Weyman Thompson
Arnetia Walker
Lillias White
Scenic Design
Costume Design
Lighting Design
Sound Design
Robin Wagner Theoni V. Aldredge Tharon Musser Otts Munderloh
Musical Supervision and Orchestrations
Musical Coordinator Musical Director
Harold Wheeler
Yolanda Segovia Marc Falcone
General Manager
Joey Parnes
Vocal Arrangements
Hair Styles
Casting
Cleavant Derricks Ted Azar Johnson-Liff Associates
Production Supervised by
Bob Avian
Co-Choreographer
Michael Peters
Directed and Choreographed by Michael Bennett
CAST
(in order of appearance)
SUSAN BEAUBIAN, RHETTA HUGHES,
The Stepp Sisters
R. LACHANZE SAPP, LORRAINE VELEZ
YVETTE LOUISE CASON
Charlene
LYNDA McCONNELL
Joanne
ROY L. JONES
Marty
Curtis Taylor, Jr.
WEYMAN THOMPSON
Deena Jones
ALISA GYSE
The M.C.
VERNON SPENCER
Tiny Joe Dixon
LEONARD PIGGEE
Lorrell Robinson ....
ARNETIA WALKER
C.C. White
KEVYN MORROW
Effie Melody White
-•
.. LILLIAS WHITE
Little Albert and the Tru-Tones
BOBBY DAYE,
ROBERT CLATER,
MATTHEW DICKENS, GERMAINE EDWARDS,
, ROBERT FOWLER
James Thunder Early •
• HERBERT L. RAWLINGS, JR.
Edna Burke •
FUSCHIA WALKER
The James Early Band
...•
RÖBERT CLATER, BOBBY DAYE, MATTHEW DICKENS,
GERMAINE EDWARDS, ROBERT FOWLER, DAVID THOME
Wayne
MILTON CRAIG NEALY
Dave and the Sweethearts
STEPHEN BOURNEUF,
SHIRLEY TRIPP, LORRAINE VELEZ
Frank (a press agent)
TIM CASSIDY
Dwight (a T.V. Director)
DAVID THOME
T.V. Stage Manager ..
STEPHEN BOURNEUF
Michelle Morris
....•
SUSAN BEAUBIAN
Jerry (a nightclub owner)
LEONARD PIGGEE
Carl (a piano player) .
ROBERT FOWLER
The Five Tuxedos .••
ROBERT CLATER, BOBBY DAYE, MATTHEW DICKENS,
Les Style
GERMAINE EDWARDS, ROBERT FOWLER
YVETTE LOUISE CASON, RHETTA HUGHES,
Film Executives
LYNDA McCONNELL, R. LACHANZE SAPP
Mr. Morgan
MATTHEW DICKENS, ROBERT FOWLER, DAVID THOME
Security Guard
VERNON SPENCER
LEONARD PIGGEE
Announcers, Reporters, Stagehands, Party Guests, Photographers
STEPHEN BOURNEUF, YVETTE LOUISE CASON,
TIM CASSIDY, ROBERT CLATER, BOBBY DAYE, MATTHEW DICKENS, GERMAINE EDWARDS, ROBERT FOWLER, RHETTA HUGHES,
LYNDA MCCONNELL, MILTON CRAIG, NEALY,
LEONARD PIGGEE,
Swings
R. LACHANZE SAPP, VERNON SPENCER, DAVID THOME,
SHIRLEY TRIPP, FUSCHIA WALKER
BRENDA BRAXTON, GRACIELA SIMPSON, PHILLIP GILMORE, DARRYL ERIC TRIBBLE