Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk

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Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk is a musical that debuted Off-Broadway at the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater in 1996. It moved to the Ambassador Theatre on Broadway, opening there on April 25, 1996. At the 50th annual Tony Awards it beat out major contender Rent in several categories including Best Choreography, Best Direction of a Musical and Best Featured Actress. The show closed after its 1135th performance on January 10, 1999.

Noise/Funk featured music by Daryl Waters, Zane Mark, and Ann Duquesnay; lyrics by Reg E. Gaines, George C. Wolfe, and Ann Duquesnay; and a book by Reg E. Gaines. The show was conceived and directed by George C. Wolfe, with choreography by Savion Glover. The opening night cast included Jeffrey Wright, Glover, and Duquesnay.


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[edit] Plot Description

A dance musical telling the story, through tap, of black history from slavery to the present.

[edit] Awards

[edit] Award nominations

[edit] 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)

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