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Musical Style
Jazz-based; tonal; heartfelt ballads; American recitative-in the form of operatic, scat, and rap styles; some non-Western musical influences
Vocal & Musical Forces
Duke Ellington-style jazz orchestra; 8 female singers, 6 male singers, 6 dancers
Original Cast
Original Cast: Queenie, Teresa Burrell; Lil Daddy, Larry Marshall; Cafe O'Lay/Wife No. 1, Patty Lolley; LaVerne/Madame Bouffant/Sun Siren, Lillias White; La Grille/Madame Frenchi Bob/Sentimental Isle Siren, Teresa Bowers; LaRue/Madame Marcell/Island Girl/Sea Siren, Melodee Savage; Mayor/Chief, Ken Prymus; Judge Willie Bo Bo Brown/Sailor/Warrior, Andre Montgomery; others