In Dahomey, which opened in 1903, was the first, full-length musical on Broadway written and performed by African Americans. While the music survived and is performed in this revival, the book was lost to history. Shauneille Perry has written a new one, inspired by the original characters. The story revolves around Shylock Homestead and Rareback Pinkerton, private detectives in Gatorsville, FL (performed by Bert Williams and George Walker in the original). In Perry’s new book, they are members of an amateur entertainment group who dream of taking their show to Broadway.
| Credit | Artist | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Playwright | Shauneille Perry |  |
| Director | Shauneille Perry | |
| Musical Director | Julius Williams |  |
| Choreographer | Chiquita Ross-Glover |  |
| Set Designer | Robert Joel Schwartz |  |
| Lighting Designer | Shirley Prendergast |  |
| Costume Designer | Evelyn Nelson |  |
| Sound Designer | Tim Schellenbaum |  |
| Actor | Tanya Alexander-Henderson |  |
| Actor | Cedric Cannon |  |
| Actor | Brian Evaret Chandler |  |
| Actor | LaTrice Verrett |  |
| Actor | Lucio Fernandez |  |
| Actor | Keith Lee Grant |  |
| Actor | Jim Jacobson | |
| Actor | Trina Parks |  |
| Actor | Charles Reese |  |
| Actor | Kim Sullivan |  |
| Actor | Shirley Verrett |  |
All 1998-99 Season productions: