Kat and the Kings

Kat and the Kings is a musical with a book and lyrics by David Kramer and music by Taliep Petersen.

Kat and the Kings
Original Cast Recording
MusicTaliep Petersen
LyricsDavid Kramer
BookDavid Kramer
BasisMemories of Salie Daniels
Productions1996 Cape Town[1]
1998 West End
1999 Broadway
AwardsLaurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical

Set in late-1950s South Africa, it focuses on teenager Kat Diamond, who believes he's the best singer and dancer in District Six, a multi-racial slum in Cape Town. With his friends Ballie, Magoo, Bingo, and Lucy, he forms the a cappella group the Cavalla Kings, and the quintet - emulating the American doo wop and rock and roll they adore - becomes a sensation, graduating from street corners to "whites only" nightclubs (where the dictates of apartheid force them to use the rear entrance) and a recording contract.

The show was inspired by the memories of Salie Daniels, the real-life Kat who appeared as the narrator in the original production. After touring South Africa, the show was invited to the Tricycle Theatre in Kilburn in November 1997, and returned to that venue prior to its opening in the West End.[2] Directed by Kramer and choreographed by Loukmaan Adams and Jody Abrahams, it opened on March 23, 1998 at the Vaudeville Theatre, where it ran for slightly more than four months. In addition to Daniels, the cast included Abrahams as the young Kat, Adams as Bingo, Junaid Booysen as Ballie, Alistair Izobel as Magoo, and Mandisa Bardill as Lucy.

Kat and the Kings won the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical and, in an unusual move, the entire cast was named Best Actor in a Musical. The show also was nominated for Best Theatre Choreography.[3] An original cast album was recorded live during the June 6, 1998 performance and released by First Night Records.[4]

After fifteen previews, the Broadway production opened on August 19, 1999 at the Cort Theatre, where it ran for 157 performances. Terry Hector and Kim Louis replaced Daniels as the elder Kat and Mandisa Bardill as Lucy, respectively, but the remainder of the cast and the director and choreographers were from the London production. It was nominated for Drama Desk Awards for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Alistair Izobell), Outstanding Choreography, and Outstanding Orchestrations.

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References
  1. http://www.davidkramer.co.za/popups/musicals/katkings.htm
  2. Terri Paddock (17 December 2003). "Kat & the Kings". Whatsonstage. Archived from the original on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  3. "1999 Olivier Award Winners and Nominations (for 1998 season)". Albemarle of London. 2009. Archived from the original on 6 October 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
  4. "Kat And The Kings – Original West End Cast". First Night Records. 2010. Retrieved 26 July 2010.
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