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Production Information


Previews:	April 16, 1996 (16 previews)
Opening:	April 29, 1996
Closing:	September 07, 2008
# Performances:	5123
Theatres:	Nederlander Theatre (4/16/1996 - 9/7/2008)
	Nederlander Theatre (4/16/1996 - 9/7/2008)
Production Type:	Original Production
Production Status:	Closed
Run Type:	Open Run
Market:	Broadway
Running Time:	2 hours and 45 minutes with one intermission
Intermissions:	1
Version:	Original Version
Jonathan Larson's riveting rock musical is based on the La Bohème story, but set in the gritty underbelly of NYC's East Village.

Production Staff

Blake Burba

....

Lighting Designer

Paul Clay

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Scenic Designer

Kurt Fischer

....

Sound Designer

Tony Gerber

....

Film

Michael Greif

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Director

David Santana

....

Wig, Hair and Make-Up Designer

Angela Wendt

....

Costume Designer

Marlies Yearby

....

Choreographer

Original Cast | Replacements

Simone	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Simone	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Yassmin Alers	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Gilles Chiasson	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Steve, man with squeegee, a waiter, and others
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Darius de Haas	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
Shelley Dickinson	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Taye Diggs	....	Benjamin Coffin III
David Driver	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Darius de Haas	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
Wilson Jermaine Heredia	....	Angel Schunard
Rodney Hicks	....	Paul
	....	A Cop
	....	Ensemble
	....	Paul, a cop, and others
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
Kristen Lee Kelly	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mark's mom, and others
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
Jesse L. Martin	....	Tom Collins
Idina Menzel	....	Maureen Johnson
Aiko Nakasone	....	Alexi Darling
	....	Roger's mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Alexi Darling, Roger's mom, and others
Timothy Britten Parker	....	Gordon
	....	The Man
	....	Mr. Grey
	....	Ensemble
	....	Gordon, the man, Mr. Grey, and others
Adam Pascal	....	Roger Davis
	....	Roger Davis
Anthony Rapp	....	Mark Cohen
	....	Mark Cohen
Daphne Rubin-Vega	....	Mimi Marquez
Mark Setlock	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Gwen Stewart	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags, and others
Byron Utley	....	Christmas Caroler
	....	Mr. Jefferson
	....	A Pastor
	....	Ensemble
	....	Christmas caroler, Mr. Jefferson, a pastor and others
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
Fredi Walker	....	Joanne Jefferson

Merle Dandrige	....	Joanne Jefferson
Shaun Earl	....	Ensemble
	....	Paul
	....	A Cop
Andrea Goss	....	Ensemble
	....	Alexi Darling
	....	Roger's Mom
Crystal Monee Hall	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Marcus Paul James	....	Christmas Caroler
	....	Mr. Jefferson
	....	A Pastor
	....	Ensemble
Trisha Jeffrey	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Telly Leung	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
Tracy McDowell	....	Mark's Mom
Destan Owens	....	Tom Collins
Kyle Post	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Gwen Stewart	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mrs. Jefferson
Jay Wilkison	....	Mr. Grey
	....	The Man
	....	Ensemble
	....	Gordon
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)

D'Monroe	....	Benjamin Coffin III
	....	Benjamin Coffin III
Nicolette Hart	....	Maureen Johnson
Karmine Alers	....	Mimi Marquez
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Christian Anderson	....	Mark Cohen
Mayumi Ando	....	Alexi Darling
	....	Roger's mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Alexi Darling, Roger's mom, and others
Sebastian Arcelus	....	Roger Davis
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen, Roger Davis (Understudy)
Dean Armstrong	....	Performer (Swing)
Natalie Venetia Belcon	....	Joanne Jefferson
Maggie Benjamin	....	Maureen Johnson
Declan Bennett	....	Roger
	....	Roger Davis
Richard H. Blake	....	Roger Davis
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen, Roger Davis (Understudy)
Jessica Boevers	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mark's mom, and others
	....	Maureen Johnson
Rufus Bonds, Jr.	....	Tom Collins
Justin Brill	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen, Roger Davis (Understudy)
Melanie Janine Brown	....	Mimi Marquez
Mario Burrell	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
Haven Burton	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mark's mom, and others
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
Norbert Leo Butz	....	Roger Davis
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen, Roger Davis (Understudy)
Matt Caplan	....	Mark Cohen
	....	Mark Cohen
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mark Cohen
	....	Mark Cohen (Standby)
	....	Performer (Swing)
Jodi Carmeli	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mark's mom, and others
T.V. Carpio	....	Ensemble
Will Chase	....	Steve
	....	Man with a squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Roger Davis
	....	Steve, man with squeegee, a waiter, and others
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen, Roger Davis (Understudy)
Luther Creek	....	Ensemble
	....	Gordon
	....	The Man
	....	Mr. Grey
	....	Ensemble
	....	Ensemble
	....	Gordon, the man, Mr. Grey, and others
	....	Roger Davis
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen, Roger Davis (Understudy)
Wilson Cruz	....	Angel Schunard
Krysten Cummings	....	Mimi Marquez
Julie Danao	....	Performer (Swing)
Merle Dandridge	....	Joanne Jefferson
Merle Dandrige	....	Joanne Jefferson
Frenchie Davis	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags, and others
	....	Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags, and others
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Dana Dawson	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
	....	Joanne Jefferson, Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Maya Days	....	Mimi Marquez
Aisha de Haas	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags, and others
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Robin de Jesus	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Steve, man with squeegee, a waiter, and others
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Shelley Dickinson	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags, and others
Tonya Dixon	....	Joanne Jefferson
Shaun Earl	....	Ensemble
	....	Paul
	....	A Cop
	....	Ensemble
	....	Angel Schunard
	....	Ensemble
	....	Paul, a cop, and others
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Amy Ehrlich	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mark's mom, and others
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
Trey Ellett	....	Mark Cohen
Eden Espinosa	....	Maureen Johnson
Cristina Fadale	....	Maureen Johnson
	....	Maureen Johnson
	....	Maureen Johnson
Joey Fatone	....	Mark Cohen
Mark Richard Ford	....	Tom Collins
Ava Gaudet	....	Maureen Johnson
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Robert Glean	....	Paul
	....	A Cop
	....	Ensemble
	....	Paul, a cop, and others
Renée Elise Goldsberry	....	Mimi Marquez
Juan Carlos Gonzalez	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Andrea Goss	....	Ensemble
	....	Alexi Darling
	....	Roger's Mom
	....	Alexi Darling, Roger's mom, and others
Calvin Grant	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III, Tom Collins (Understudy)
Tamyra Gray	....	Mimi Marquez
Danielle Lee Greaves	....	Joanne Jefferson
Crystal Monee Hall	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Christopher J. Hanke	....	Mark Cohen
Colin Hanlon	....	Gordon
	....	The Man
	....	Mr. Grey
	....	Ensemble
	....	Gordon, the man, Mr. Grey, and others
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen, Roger Davis (Understudy)
Marcy Harriell	....	Mimi Marquez
Nicolette Hart	....	Maureen Johnson
	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
Rodney Hicks	....	Collins
	....	Benjamin Coffin III
Troy Horne	....	Tom Collins
Tim Howar	....	Roger Davis
Scott Hunt	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Steve, man with squeegee, a waiter, and others
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen, Roger Davis (Understudy)
Sala Iwamatsu	....	Alexi Darling
	....	Roger's mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Alexi Darling, Roger's mom, and others
Mark Leroy Jackson	....	Tom Collins
Marcus Paul James	....	Christmas Caroler
	....	Mr. Jefferson
	....	A Pastor
	....	Ensemble
	....	Christmas caroler, Mr. Jefferson, a pastor and others
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III, Tom Collins (Understudy)
Stu James	....	Benjamin Coffin III
Harley Jay	....	Mark Cohen
	....	Mark Cohen (Standby)
Trisha Jeffrey	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags, and others
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
	....	Joanne Jefferson, Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Justin Johnston	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Angel Schunard
	....	Steve, man with squeegee, a waiter, and others
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Owen Johnston II	....	Steve, man with squeegee, a waiter, and others
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Catrice Joseph	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags, and others
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Rufus Bonds, Jr.	....	Tom Collins
Diana Kaarina	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
Adam Kantor	....	Mark Cohen
Kelly Karbacz	....	Maureen Johnson
Kendra Kassebaum	....	Performer (Swing)
Kristen Lee Kelly	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Maureen Johnson
	....	Mark's mom, and others
Jamie Lee Kirchner	....	Mimi Marquez
Joshua Kobak	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen, Roger Davis (Understudy)
Jeremy Kushnier	....	Roger Davis
Drew Lachey	....	Mark Cohen
Tracey Langran	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mark's mom, and others
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
Sharon Leal	....	Performer (Swing)
Alia León	....	Joanne Jefferson
	....	Joanne Jefferson
	....	Joanne Jefferson
Telly Leung	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Steve, man with squeegee, a waiter, and others
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Nicole Lewis	....	Joanne Jefferson
Ryan Link	....	Roger Davis
	....	Roger Davis
	....	Roger Davis
	....	Roger Davis
Jose Llana	....	Angel Schunard
Caren Lyn Manuel	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mark's mom, and others
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
	....	Maureen Johnson, Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Kamilah Martin	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Philip Dorian McAdoo	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III, Tom Collins (Understudy)
Tracy McDowell	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Mark's mom, and others
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
Michael McElroy	....	Tom Collins
	....	Tom Collins
	....	Tom Collins
Moeisha McGill	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
	....	Joanne Jefferson, Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Alan Mingo, Jr.	....	Tom Collins
Matthew Murphy	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Steve, man with squeegee, a waiter, and others
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen, Roger Davis (Understudy)
Karen Olivo	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
	....	Maureen Johnson, Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Darryl Ordell	....	Paul
	....	A Cop
	....	Ensemble
	....	Paul, a cop, and others
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
Tina Ou	....	Alexi Darling
	....	Roger's mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Alexi Darling, Roger's mom, and others
Destan Owens	....	Christmas Caroler
	....	Tom Collins
	....	Mr. Jefferson
	....	A Pastor
	....	Ensemble
	....	Tom Collins
	....	Tom Collins
	....	Christmas caroler, Mr. Jefferson, a pastor and others
	....	Tom Collins
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III, Tom Collins (Understudy)
John Eric Parker	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III, Tom Collins (Understudy)
Adam Pascal	....	Roger Davis
	....	Roger Davis
Todd E. Pettiford	....	Christmas Caroler
	....	Mr. Jefferson
	....	A Pastor
	....	Ensemble
	....	Christmas caroler, Mr. Jefferson, a pastor and others
	....	Swing
	....	Benjamin Coffin III (Understudy)
	....	Tom Collins (Understudy)
	....	Benjamin Coffin III, Tom Collins (Understudy)
Tamara Podemski	....	Maureen Johnson
Manley Pope	....	Roger Davis
Kyle Post	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen, Roger Davis (Understudy)
Jim Poulos	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mark Cohen
	....	Steve, man with squeegee, a waiter, and others
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen, Roger Davis (Understudy)
Kenna J. Ramsey	....	Joanne Jefferson
Anthony Rapp	....	Mark Cohen
	....	Mark Cohen
Chad Richardson	....	Gordon
	....	The Man
	....	Mr. Grey
	....	Ensemble
	....	Gordon, the man, Mr. Grey, and others
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen, Roger Davis (Understudy)
Enrico Rodriguez	....	Steve
	....	Man with squeegee
	....	A Waiter
	....	Ensemble
	....	Steve, man with squeegee, a waiter, and others
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Jai Rodriguez	....	Angel Schunard
	....	Angel Schunard
	....	Angel Schunard
	....	Angel Schunard
	....	Angel Schunard
	....	Angel Schunard
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Angel Schunard (Understudy)
Dominique Roy	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Nick Sanchez	....	Paul
	....	A Cop
	....	Ensemble
	....	Paul, a cop, and others
Sherie Scott	....	Maureen Johnson
Andy Señor	....	Ensemble
	....	Steve
	....	A Waiter
	....	Man with Squeegee
	....	Ensemble
	....	Angel Schunard
Mark Setlock	....	Gordon
	....	The Man
	....	Mr. Grey
	....	Ensemble
	....	Gordon, the man, Mr. Grey, and others
Cary Shields	....	Roger Davis
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
Antonique Smith	....	Mimi Marquez
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Maureen Johnson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
	....	Maureen Johnson, Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Jacques C. Smith	....	Benjamin Coffin III
Peter Matthew Smith	....	Gordon
	....	The Man
	....	Mr. Grey
	....	Ensemble
	....	Gordon, the man, Mr. Grey, and others
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen, Roger Davis (Understudy)
Shayna Steele	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
	....	Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
	....	Joanne Jefferson, Mimi Marquez (Understudy)
Gwen Stewart	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags, and others
	....	Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags, and others
	....	Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags, and others
	....	Joanne Jefferson
Yuka Takara	....	Alexi Darling
	....	Roger's mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Alexi Darling, Roger's mom, and others
Carly Thomas	....	Mark's Mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Mark's mom, and others
Tracie Thoms	....	Joanne Jefferson
Kim Varhola	....	Alexi Darling
	....	Roger's mom
	....	Ensemble
	....	Alexi Darling, Roger's mom, and others
Loraine Velez	....	Mimi Marquez
Tony Vincent	....	Mark Cohen
Robin S. Walker	....	Performer (Swing)
Krystal L. Washington	....	Mimi Marquez
Myiia Watson-Davis	....	Joanne Jefferson
Jay Wilkison	....	Mr. Grey
	....	The Man
	....	Ensemble
	....	Gordon
	....	Gordon, the man, Mr. Grey, and others
	....	Performer (Swing)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen (Understudy)
	....	Roger Davis (Understudy)
	....	Mark Cohen, Roger Davis (Understudy)
Maia Nkenge Wilson	....	Mrs. Jefferson
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Woman with bags
	....	Ensemble
	....	Joanne Jefferson
	....	Mrs. Jefferson, woman with bags, and others
	....	Joanne Jefferson (Understudy)
Haneefah Wood	....	Performer (Swing)

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