Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk

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Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk is a groundbreaking, Tony Award–winning Broadway musical revue that uses tap dance, hip-hop, and percussion to trace African American history and culture.

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instanceOf Broadway musical revue
awardReceived Tony Award for Best Choreography
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical
Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design
bookBy George C. Wolfe
Reg E. Gaines
choreographer Savion Glover
conceivedBy George C. Wolfe
Savion Glover
countryOfOrigin United States
director George C. Wolfe
features minimal spoken dialogue
rhythm-driven storytelling
firstPerformedAt The Public Theater
genre dance theatre
musical theatre
revue
hasTypeOfDance hoofing-style tap
influenced contemporary tap dance performance
subsequent hip-hop–infused stage musicals
lyricsBy Reg E. Gaines
mainSubject African American culture
African American history
musicBy Daryl Waters
Zane Mark
nominatedFor Tony Award for Best Musical
notableFor exploration of African American experience through rhythm and movement
innovative use of tap dance to tell historical narrative
openedOnBroadwayInYear 1996
originalLanguage English
portrays Middle Passage
slavery in the United States
urban African American life in the 20th century
premiereLocation New York City
producer George C. Wolfe
The Public Theater
setting various periods of African American history
starred Savion Glover
structure series of vignettes
theatreOnBroadway Ambassador Theatre
transferredTo Broadway
usesArtForm hip hop
percussion
tap dance

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Savion Glover knownFor Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
Savion Glover performedIn Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
Karim Dulé Hill performedIn Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
George C. Wolfe notableWork Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
George C. Wolfe notableWork Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk (Broadway production)
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The Public Theater produced Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
Paul Tazewell notableWork Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk
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Paul Tazewell notableWork Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk (Broadway production)
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No Strings Attached hasPart Bringin’ Da Noise
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Savion Glover notableWork Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk
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