Choo Choo Ch'Boogie
By Tyrone Huggins
Year staged: 1989
Opening night: 15/12/1989
Staged in: Octagon Theatre, Bolton
Cast Size: 10
Synopsis
Over one long, steamy, 1950’s summer night Harlem private detective and WWII veteran Molasses Ed Malone is lured into a plot to oust Sam Castelli, a racketeer night club owner and drug dealer, but by whom? As the price of the contract on his head steadily rises, Ed wonders at the nature of coincidences to occur simultaneously.
Original Cast
Lincoln Noel
Broken Jaw Jackson / Tornado
Cliff Howells
Fat Sam Castelli / Meatloaf
Ewen Cummins
Molasses Ed Malone
Billie Williams
Luise McCarthy / Susie Q / Caldonia Castelli
Sharon D Clarke
Mahogany Hall
Dennis Conlon
TJ / GI Joe
Akintayo Akinbode
Sweetboy
Kwame Kwei-Armah
Reverend Murchison / Big Richard
Chris Monks
Sergeant Joe Shanahan
Amanda Edwards
Miss Simpkins / Roxanne
Production Team
Andy Hay
Director
Sheila Carter
Choreographer
Akintayo Akinbode
Music Director
Chris Monks
Musical Director
Renny Krupinski
Fight Director
Phil Clarke
Lighting Designer
Louis Jordan and the Tympany Five
Music
Brent Lees
Sound Designer
Mick Bearwish
Designer
Katie Wilson
Designer
Bruce Ridley
Stage Manager