Directed by
| Spike Lee | ||
| Annie Dorsen | ... | (staged by) |
Writing Credits
| Annie Dorsen | ... | (created in collaboration with) |
| Stew | ... | (book) |
Cast (in credits order)
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Stew | ... | Narrator |
| De'Adre Aziza | ... | Edwina / Marianna / Sudabey | |
| Eisa Davis | ... | Mother | |
| Colman Domingo | ... | Mr. Franklin / Joop / Mr. Venus | |
| Chad Goodridge | ... | Hugo / Christophe / Terry | |
| Rebecca Naomi Jones | ... | Sherry / Renata / Desi | |
| Daniel Breaker | ... | Youth | |
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Christian Cassan | ... | Self (Musician: Drums) |
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Christian Gibbs | ... | Self (Musician: Guitar / Keyboards / Backing Vocals) |
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Heidi Rodewald | ... | Self (Musician: Bass / Vocals) |
| Jon Spurney | ... | Self (Musician: Keyboards / Guitar / Backing Vocals) | |
Produced by
| Jed Bernstein | ... | producer: original broadway production |
| Wendy Federman | ... | producer: original broadway production |
| Pat Flicker Addiss | ... | producer: original broadway production |
| Jacki Barlia Florin | ... | producer: original broadway production |
| Barbara H. Freitag | ... | producer: original broadway production (as Barbara Freitag) |
| Buddy Freitag | ... | producer: original broadway production |
| Kenneth Grief | ... | executive producer |
| Ruth Hendel | ... | producer: original broadway production |
| Elie Hirschfeld | ... | producer: original broadway production |
| Larry Hirschhorn | ... | producer: original broadway production |
| Larry Horn | ... | executive producer |
| John Johnson | ... | assistant producer: original broadway production |
| Bill Kenwright | ... | producer: original broadway production |
| Steve Klein | ... | executive producer / producer / producer: original broadway production |
| William Kohane | ... | executive producer |
| Terry Allen Kramer | ... | producer: original broadway production |
| Emily Fisher Landau | ... | producer: original broadway production (as Emiy Fisher Landau) |
| Vasi Laurence | ... | producer: original broadway production |
| Spike Lee | ... | producer |
| Peter May | ... | producer: original broadway production |
| Elizabeth Ireland McCann | ... | producer: original broadway production |
| David Miller | ... | associate producer |
| Chase Mishkin | ... | producer: original broadway production |
| Janet Pailet | ... | associate producer / producer: original broadway production |
| Joey Parnes | ... | executive producer: original broadway production |
| Butch Robinson | ... | line producer |
| Spring Sirkin | ... | producer: original broadway production |
| S.D. Wagner | ... | associate producer: original broadway production |
Music by
| Heidi Rodewald | ... | (music) |
| Stew | ... | (music) |
Cinematography by
| Matthew Libatique | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Barry Alexander Brown | ||
Production Design by
| David Korins | ... | (scenic design) |
Costume Design by
| Elizabeth Hope Clancy | ||
Makeup Department
| Anita Gibson | ... | makeup artist |
| Martha Melendez | ... | makeup artist |
| Yvette Mosley | ... | hair stylist |
| Thelma Loretta Pollard | ... | hair consultant: original broadway production (as Thelma L. Pollard) |
Production Management
| Phil Maillard | ... | technical manager |
| Ruhiya Nuruddin | ... | production supervisor |
| Marcus Turner | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Michael Ellis | ... | first assistant director |
| Tracey Hinds | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Heidi Brown | ... | house props: original broadway production |
| Bill Craven | ... | head carpenter: original broadway production |
| George Dummitt | ... | house carpenter: original broadway production |
| Dylan Foley | ... | head property man: original broadway production |
| Nathan Koch | ... | assistant to the set designer: original broadway production |
| Rod Lemmond | ... | associate set designer: original broadway production |
| Joe Moritz | ... | house flyman: original broadway production |
| Larry Morley | ... | production carpenter: original broadway production |
| Mike Smanko | ... | production prop supervisor: original broadway production |
| Amanda Stephens | ... | assistant to the set designer: original broadway production |
Sound Department
| Frank Brown Jr. | ... | truck audio |
| Marko A. Costanzo | ... | foley artist (as Marko Costanzo) |
| Jerry Cox | ... | field mixer |
| Chris Fielder | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Frank Filipetti | ... | recorded by |
| Tom Fleischman | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Wally Flores | ... | sound programmer: original broadway production |
| Tommy Grasso | ... | assistant audio engineer: original broadway production |
| Tucker Howard | ... | sound engineer: original broadway production |
| Keith Jacks | ... | sound utility |
| Bret Johnson | ... | re-recordist |
| Mac Kerr | ... | sound programmer: original broadway production |
| George A. Lara | ... | foley mixer |
| Derik Lee | ... | recordist |
| Tom Morse | ... | sound designer |
| Britt Myers | ... | adr engineer |
| Reuben Simon | ... | foley editor |
| Philip Stockton | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Ian Stynes | ... | adr engineer |
| Alan Zaleski | ... | sound effects editor |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kevin Adams | ... | lighting design |
| Henry Adebonojo | ... | camera |
| De'Adre Aziza | ... | 8mm film footage by |
| Maceo Bishop | ... | camera |
| Duan Chan-Sue | ... | electrician |
| Cliff Charles | ... | camera |
| Steve Cochrane | ... | production electrician: original broadway production |
| Todd Cohen | ... | utility |
| Lamont Crawford | ... | key grip |
| Taylor Dees | ... | video shader |
| Kerwin Devonish | ... | camera |
| Arthur Ellis | ... | grip |
| Rick Gentner | ... | stills assistant |
| Susan Goulet | ... | head electrician: original broadway production |
| Chris Hall | ... | camera |
| Jasper Johnson | ... | grip |
| David Karlson | ... | house followspot: original broadway production |
| Charles Kemp | ... | utility |
| Matt Kruger | ... | utility |
| Tom Kudlek | ... | grip (as Tommy Kudlek) |
| Cinqué Lee | ... | camera (as Cinque Lee) |
| David Lee | ... | still photographer |
| Rich Mortel | ... | moving light programmer: original broadway production |
| Malcolm Murray | ... | grip |
| Christopher Norr | ... | camera (as Chris Norr) |
| Phil Oetiker | ... | camera |
| Daniel Patterson | ... | camera |
| Keith Quadaramma | ... | utility |
| Ricardo Sarmiento | ... | 8mm film footage by (as Rick Sarmiento) / camera (as Rick Sarmiento) |
| Matt Setton | ... | utility (as Matthew Setton) |
| Chris Skutch | ... | grip |
| Aaron Sporer | ... | associate lighting designer: original broadway production |
| Craig Van Tassel | ... | monitor mixer: original broadway production |
| John Velez | ... | gaffer |
| Erika Warmbruhn | ... | house followspot: original broadway production (as Erika Warmbrunn) |
| Derrick L. West | ... | vtr/video tape recorder (as Derrick West) |
| Kevin White | ... | key utility |
| Randy Wilkins | ... | camera |
Casting Department
| Mark Brandon | ... | casting associate: original broadway production |
| Allison Estrin | ... | casting assistant: original broadway production |
| Sara Schatz | ... | casting associate: original broadway production |
| Nikole Vallins | ... | casting assistant: original broadway production |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Francine Buryiak | ... | dresser: original broadway production |
| Chloe Chapin | ... | associate costume designer: original broadway production |
| Dave Olin Rogers | ... | wardrobe supervisor: original broadway production |
| Julienne Schuber-Blechman | ... | dresser: original broadway production (as Julienne Schubert-Blechman) |
Editorial Department
| Helio Bodini | ... | post-production assistant |
| Ryan Denmark | ... | assistant editor |
| Brian George | ... | color correction: Film |
| Santiago Gutierrez | ... | picture finish: Sweet Willie Films |
| Ben Murray | ... | picture finish: Postworks |
Music Department
| Jake Aron | ... | assistant to score editor |
| Steve Bargonetti | ... | guitar instructor: original broadway production |
| Christian Cassan | ... | engineer: song 'Play On' |
| Rusty Dunn | ... | music preparation |
| Katherine Edmonds | ... | music copyist: original broadway production |
| Christopher Fenn | ... | guitar technician: original broadway production |
| Emily Grishman | ... | music copyist: original broadway production / music copyist: original broadway production, Music Preparation |
| Matthew Henning | ... | music supervision & orchestration: original broadway production |
| Barbara Maier | ... | vocal coach: original broadway production |
| John Moros | ... | music preparation |
| Marvin R. Morris | ... | music editor (as Marvin Morris) |
| Britt Myers | ... | score mixer |
| The Negro Problem | ... | musicians: all songs performed by |
| Travis Rosenberg | ... | music preparation |
| Abigail Savage | ... | music preparation |
| Stew | ... | book & lyrics |
| Ian Stynes | ... | score editor |
Script and Continuity Department
| Shari Carpenter | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Karole Armitage | ... | choreography by |
| Leonardo Benitez | ... | production assistant |
| Stewart Brewton | ... | engineer in charge |
| Moreno Brown | ... | production assistant |
| Marcus Clarke | ... | production assistant |
| M. Graham Coleman | ... | legal services: Davis Wright Tremaine |
| Oskar Eustis | ... | artistic director: The Public Theater |
| Matt Farabee | ... | management assistant: original broadway production |
| Madeline Felix | ... | management assistant: original broadway production |
| Roderick Garr | ... | production assistant |
| Nicki Genovese | ... | general manager: The Public Theater |
| Jenny Gersten | ... | associate producer: The Public Theater |
| Mandy Hackett | ... | associate artistic director: The Public Theater |
| Arthur Harding | ... | production assistant |
| Dele Heller | ... | press representative: original broadway production, Sam Rudy Media Relations |
| Kit Ingui | ... | management associate: original broadway production |
| William Isaac | ... | assistant choreographer: original broadway production |
| Mike James | ... | assistant: Stew, original broadway production |
| Jeff Janvier | ... | production assistant |
| Billy Eugene Jones | ... | understudy: original broadway production |
| Josephine Krebsbach | ... | representative: Apple Core Holdings |
| Anthony LaMattina | ... | executive vice president of audit & production finance: The Shubert Organization (as Anthony S. LaMattina) |
| Jason Lampkin | ... | administrative supervisor: 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks |
| Mara Manus | ... | executive director: The Public Theater |
| Jake McAfee | ... | production assistant |
| Kelly McCreary | ... | understudy: original broadway production |
| Susan Medak | ... | managing director: The Berkeley Repertory Theatre |
| Tom Moynahan | ... | director of creative projects: The Shubert Organization (as Thomas Moynahan) |
| D.S. Moynihan | ... | vice president creative projects: The Shubert Organization |
| Sam Neely | ... | office assistant: 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks |
| Heather Parish | ... | business manager: 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks |
| Kia Perry | ... | production assistant |
| Gaydon Phillips | ... | literary manager: original broadway production |
| Karen Pittman | ... | understudy: original broadway production |
| Nicco Quinnones | ... | production assistant |
| Nicolas Quinones | ... | intern: 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks |
| Karen Racanelli | ... | general manager: The Berkeley Repertory Theatre |
| Jon Robinson | ... | assistant office manager: 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks |
| Sam Rudy | ... | press representative: original broadway production, Sam Rudy Media Relations |
| Dana Schmidt | ... | management intern: original broadway production |
| Gerald Schoenfeld | ... | chairman: The Shubert Organization |
| Kim Sellon | ... | company manager: original broadway production |
| David Ryan Smith | ... | understudy: original broadway production |
| Earl Smith | ... | liaison: 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks |
| Elizabeth Smith | ... | dialect coach: original broadway production |
| Philip J. Smith | ... | president: The Shubert Organization |
| Ryan Smith | ... | production legal: Zuber & Taillieu |
| Lawrence Stallings | ... | understudy: original broadway production |
| Michael Steinbaum | ... | representative: Apple Core Holdings |
| Ruth Sternberg | ... | director of production: The Public Theater |
| Tony Taccone | ... | artistic director: The Berkeley Repertory Theatre |
| Robert E. Wankel | ... | executive vice president: The Shubert Organization |
| Les Waters | ... | associate artistic director: The Berkeley Repertory Theatre |
| Alex Wright | ... | production tech |
Thanks
| William Craver | ... | and the phenomenal (as Bill Craver) |
| Oskar Eustis | ... | special thanks |
| Elizabeth Ireland McCann | ... | special thanks (as Liz McCann) |
| Joey Parnes | ... | special thanks |
| Gerald Schoenfeld | ... | in memory of |
| Kim Sellon | ... | special thanks |
| Tony Taccone | ... | special thanks |
| Les Waters | ... | special thanks |
| George C. Wolfe | ... | special thanks |
