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
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical nomination
awardWinner Danny Daniels
basedOn Nobody’s Family is Going to Change
novel by Louise Fitzhugh
bookBy Charles Blackwell
broadwayProductionType commercial production
broadwayRunStart 1983-12-21
centralTheme conflict between parental expectations and personal ambition
racial identity and opportunity in America
choreographer Danny Daniels
composer Henry Krieger
countryOfOrigin United States
director Kenny Leon
featuresCharacter Carole Sheridan
Ginnie Sheridan
Uncle Dipsey
Willie Sheridan
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
notableSong Class Act
Fabulous Feet
I Could Get Used to This
Tap Tap
originalLanguage English
premieredAt Broadway
premiereDate 1983-12-21
premieredAtTheatre Broadhurst Theatre
producedBy Friedman-Krasna Associates
James M. Nederlander
Joseph M. Harris
Kenneth Waissman
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)
Peter Howard workedOn Broadway production "The Tap Dance Kid"
linked to: The Tap Dance Kid (Broadway musical)
Robert Moore notableWork The Tap Dance Kid (direction)
linked to: The Tap Dance Kid (Broadway musical)