The Heart of Rock and Roll
Broadway | James Earl Jones Theatre | Opening Night: April 22, 2024
Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Robert E. Wankel: Chairman and CEO; Elliot Greene: Chief Operating Officer; Charles Flateman: Executive Vice President)
Produced by Tyler Mitchell, Hunter Arnold and Kayla Greenspan; Co-Produced by Chuck Schwab, Curt Cronin, John Joseph, Gary & Marcia Nelson, Ken Siebel, Brad Freeman, Whitney Kiely Moehle, Will Meldman, Nederlander Presentations, Stephens Brothers Productions, Michael Wilsey Family, Mickey Gooch Jr, HLX Invest Co., John Paterakis, Dagley Pottruck Productions, Primary Wave Music, Badlamp Productions, Regina K. Scully, Episode Four, Flim Flam Productions, Meg Herman, Invisible Wall Productions, Susan Major and Huey Lewis; Presenting the production by The Old Globe
World Premiere produced in San Diego, California on September 14, 2018 at The Old Globe (Barry Edelstein, Artistic Director; Timothy J. Shields, Managing Director)
Inspired by the songs of Huey Lewis and The News; Book by Jonathan A. Abrams; Story by Tyler Mitchell and Jonathan A. Abrams; Music arranged by Brian Usifer; Music orchestrated by Brian Usifer; Musical Director: Will Van Dyke; Featuring songs by Bob Brown, Alexander H. Call, Mario Cipollina, Philip Cody, John Colla, Mike Duke, Bill Gibson, Christopher Hayes, Sean Hopper, Bruce Hornsby, Jonathan Hornsby, Robert John Lange, Huey Lewis, Steve Lewis, Philip Parris Lynott, Curtis Mayfield, Reed Nielsen, Michael Rudd and Brian Usifer
Directed by Gordon Greenberg; Choreographed by Lorin Latarro; Associate Director: Geoff Packard; Associate Choreographer: Michaeljon Slinger; Assistant Director: Chess Jakobs
Scenic Design by Derek McLane; Costume Design by Jen Caprio; Lighting Design by Japhy Weideman; Sound Design by John Shivers; Hair and Wig Design by Nikiya Mathis; Make-Up Design by Nikiya Mathis; Associate Scenic Design: Antonio DiBernardo and Erica Hemminger; Associate Costume Design: Michelle Ridley; Associate Lighting Design: Ken Wills; Associate Sound Design: Kevin Kennedy; Associate Hair and Wig Design: Shereese Lynn-Cromartie and Tinika Sadiku; Associate Make-Up Design: Darion Matthews; Assistant Scenic Design: Miguel Urbino and Brandon McNeel; Assistant Costume Design: Heather Neil and Emma Connelly; Assistant Lighting Design: Ken Elliott; Moving Light Programmer: Jeremy Goldenberg
General Manager: RCI Theatricals, Joe Christopher and Danielle Karliner Naish; Company Manager: Claire Trempe; Associate Gen. Mgr: Kyle Bonder; Assistant Co. Mgr: Luca Fontes
Production Manager: Juniper Street Productions; Production Stage Manager: Justin Scribner; Stage Manager: Sarah G. Harris; Assistant Stage Mgr: Plato Seto
Musical Supervisor: Brian Usifer; Musical Coordinator: Michael Aarons; Conducted by Will Van Dyke; Associate Conductor: Matt Deitchman; Keyboard 1: Will Van Dyke; Keyboard 2/Guitar 2: Matt Deitchman; Guitar 1: Nate Brown; Bass: Vivi Rama; Drums: Jeff Roberts; Reeds: John Scarpulla; Trumpet: Ravi Best; Trombone: Gina Benalcázar López; Associate Musical Coord: Anja Wood; Keyboard Programmer: Randy Cohen; Associate Keyboard Programmer: Sam Starobin, Tim Crook and Nicholas Schenkel; Ableton and Electronic Drum Programming: Jeff Roberts; Music Copying: Emily Grishman Music Preparation and Timothy Hanson; Score Supervisor: Ian Chan
Casting: Tara Rubin Casting and Peter Van Dam, CSA; Advertising, Marketing & Website: AKA; Public Relations: DKC/O&M; Dance Captain: Leah Read; Assistant Dance Captain: Michael Olaribigbe; Intimacy Coordinator: Ann C. James; Photographer: Matthew Murphy