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Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk

Musical

Reg E. Gaines Ann Duquesnay Daryl Waters Zane Mark George C. Wolfe

Overview

Synopsis

Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk is a combination of dance, music, singing, tap, a history of America, and above all, rhythm. The show tells the history of African-Americans from slavery to the present through dance, specifically tap.

Show Information

Book
Reg E. Gaines
Music
Ann Duquesnay , Daryl Waters , Zane Mark
Lyrics
Ann Duquesnay , Reg E. Gaines , George C. Wolfe
Category
Musical
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
1995
Genres
Jukebox/Revue
Ideal For
All-Male Cast, All-Female Cast, Small Cast

Character Portrayals

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Songs

Act 1

  • Bring in 'da Noise Bring in 'da Funk
  • The Door to Isle Goree
  • Slave Ships
  • Som'thin' From Nuthin'/ The Circle Stomp
  • The Pan Handlers
  • The Lynching Blues
  • Chicago Bound
  • Shifting Sounds
  • Industrialization
  • The Chicago Riot Rag
  • I Got the Beat/Dark Tower
  • The Whirligig Stomp

Act 2

  • Now That's Tap Grin & Flash
  • The Uncle Huck-a-Buck Song
  • Kid Go!
  • The Lost Beat Swing
  • 1956, Them Conkheads
  • 1967, Hot Fun
  • 1977, Blackout
  • 1987, Gospel/Hip Hop Rant
  • Drummin'
  • Taxi
  • Conversations
  • Bring in 'da Noise Bring in 'da Funk (Reprise)

A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.

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