Anthony Lyn, Clement Ishmael, Marey Griffith and Lisa Dawn Cave on the process and challenges of bringing the musical to international audiences.
has staged 28 productions in places like Toronto, Mexico City, London, Paris, Madrid, Johannesburg, Shanghai and Sydney. And that’s alongside international tours with stops in the U.K.
They travel the world on a constant loop, making adjustments for regional audiences and keeping the show fresh, while ensuring all productions adhere to the Broadway show’s original vision. At present, the group oversees those 10 concurrent productions, along with special performances like last year’s Platinum Jubilee Party at the Palace at Buckingham Palace.
While demanded of any Broadway production that’s operating with an international arm , these four members of the musical’s creative and technical team help play a key role in enshrining the legacy of a show that has, for more than two decades, centered a tale set in Africa and Black performers unlike any other on Broadway.
May 1 [of 2022], when the person that was doing it for 25 years moved on. So it’s been a learning process for me to know what this entails, how much it entails. The folks here have been really gracious with me. I’m still learning and I’m getting a hold of it, but it is a lot. The why for me is because I never get tired of listening to the show and watching the show and feeling this show. I’ve done a lot of shows before, and it’s like OK, it’s done, that was great.
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