The Tap Dance Kid (Broadway musical)

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The Tap Dance Kid is a 1983 Broadway musical about a young African American boy pursuing his dream of becoming a tap dancer despite family opposition, featuring a score by Henry Krieger.

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instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
award Tony Award for Best Choreography NERFINISHED
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination NERFINISHED
awardWinner Danny Daniels NERFINISHED
basedOn Nobody’s Family is Going to Change NERFINISHED
novel by Louise Fitzhugh
bookBy Charles Blackwell NERFINISHED
broadwayProductionType commercial production
broadwayRunStart 1983-12-21
centralTheme conflict between parental expectations and personal ambition
racial identity and opportunity in America
choreographer Danny Daniels NERFINISHED
composer Henry Krieger NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
director Kenny Leon NERFINISHED
featuresCharacter Carole Sheridan NERFINISHED
Ginnie Sheridan NERFINISHED
Uncle Dipsey NERFINISHED
Willie Sheridan NERFINISHED
featuresDanceStyle tap dance
featuresProtagonist young African American boy
genre dance musical
musical theatre
hasActStructure two-act musical
hasMedium live theatre
hasOrchestrationStyle contemporary Broadway
pop-influenced score
lyricist Robert Lorick NERFINISHED
notableSong Class Act NERFINISHED
Fabulous Feet
I Could Get Used to This NERFINISHED
Tap Tap NERFINISHED
originalLanguage English
premieredAt Broadway NERFINISHED
premiereDate 1983-12-21
premieredAtTheatre Broadhurst Theatre NERFINISHED
producedBy Friedman-Krasna Associates NERFINISHED
James M. Nederlander NERFINISHED
Joseph M. Harris NERFINISHED
Kenneth Waissman NERFINISHED
setting New York City
subjectMatter African American family
pursuit of dreams
tap dancing

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Henry Krieger notableWork The Tap Dance Kid (Broadway musical)