Productions1 on Broadway
| 1983 | Broadhurst Theatre Original. December 21, 1983 · Vivian Matalon | 669 performances |
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Licensing 1 entry
| US | Concord Theatricals Concord Theatricals | available |
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In the literature20 passages
Savion Glover made his Broadway debut in The Tap Dance Kid. book:broadway-musicals-show-by-show-seventh-edition-stanley-green-cary-ginell#p295
This drama was followed by the musical The Tap Dance Kid about a talented youngster who is driven by the need to dance. book:at-this-theatre-100-years-of-broadway-shows-stories-and-botto-louis-viagas-rober#p125
The Tap Dance Kid (12/21/83; 669 performances) was the next show at the Broadhurst.. Dreamgirls composer Henry Krieger wrote the music, and Richard Loric provided the lyrics. The show starred Alfonso Ribeiro, Samuel E. Wright, Hinton Battle, and Hattie Winston. book:broadway-its-history-people-and-places-an-encyclopedia-bloom-ken-1949-2nd-ed-new#p104
Composer Henry Krieger’s second musical, THE TAP DANCE KID [December 21, 1983], was of little interest. book:show-tunes-1905-1985-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-steven-suskin-1st-ed-new-yor#p589
Composer Henry Krieger followed the distinctive DREAMGIRLS [Notables: December 20, 1981] with the formulaic THE TAP DANCE KID? [December 21, 1983], which was of little interest. book:show-tunes-the-songs-shows-and-careers-of-broadway-s-suskin-steven-suskin-steven#p440
The Tap Dance Kid 669 performances Opened December 21, 1983 Closed August 11, 1985 book:theatre-world-2009-2010-season-v-66-willis#p460
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