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Zoot Suit
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Zoot Suit Playbill - March 1979
Zoot Suit
Broadway
Original
Winter Garden Theatre
1634 Broadway (At W. 50th St.), New York, NY
SYNOPSIS:
music:
Daniel Valdez
,
Lalo Guerrero
playwright:
Luis Valdez
People (54)
Charles Aidman
George Shearer
(Original)
Helena Andreyko
Blondie
(Original)
Raymond Barry
Bailiff
(Original)
Sailor
(Original)
Sergeant Smith
(Original)
Darlene Bryan
Little Blue
(Original)
Julie Carmen
Elena Torres
(Original)
Miguel Delgado
Rafas
(Original)
Roberta Delgado Esparza
Lupe Reyna
(Original)
Abel Franco
Enrique Reyna
(Original)
Mike Gomez
Joey Castro
(Original)
Arthur Hammer
Press
(Original)
Karen Hensel
Alice Bloomfield
(Original)
Gela Jacobson
Guera
(Original)
Richard Jay-Alexander
Hobo
(Original)
Marine
(Original)
Paul Mace
Tommy Roberts
(Original)
Michele Mais
Hoba
(Original)
Luis Manuel
Cholo
(Original)
Lee Mathis
Newsboy
(Original)
Ragman
(Original)
Sailor
(Original)
Vincent Duke Milana
Guard
(Original)
Judge F. W. Charles
(Original)
Lieutenant Edwards
(Original)
Kim Miyori
Manchuka
(Original)
Angela Moya
Bertha Villareal
(Original)
Edward James Olmos
El Pachuco
(Original)
Lupe Ontiveros
Dolores Reyna
(Original)
Tony Plana
Rudy Reyna
(Original)
Rose Portillo
Della Barrios
(Original)
Geno Silva
Smiley Torres
(Original)
Dennis Stewart
Cub Reporter
(Original)
Sailor
(Original)
Swabbie
(Original)
Daniel Valdez
Henry Reyna
(Original)
Lewis Whitlock
Zooter
(Original)
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Charles Aidman
George Shearer
(Original)
Helena Andreyko
Blondie
(Original)
Raymond Barry
Bailiff
(Original)
Sailor
(Original)
Sergeant Smith
(Original)
Darlene Bryan
Little Blue
(Original)
Julie Carmen
Elena Torres
(Original)
Miguel Delgado
Rafas
(Original)
Roberta Delgado Esparza
Lupe Reyna
(Original)
Abel Franco
Enrique Reyna
(Original)
Mike Gomez
Joey Castro
(Original)
Arthur Hammer
Press
(Original)
Karen Hensel
Alice Bloomfield
(Original)
Gela Jacobson
Guera
(Original)
Richard Jay-Alexander
Hobo
(Original)
Marine
(Original)
Paul Mace
Tommy Roberts
(Original)
Michele Mais
Hoba
(Original)
Luis Manuel
Cholo
(Original)
Lee Mathis
Newsboy
(Original)
Ragman
(Original)
Sailor
(Original)
Vincent Duke Milana
Guard
(Original)
Judge F. W. Charles
(Original)
Lieutenant Edwards
(Original)
Kim Miyori
Manchuka
(Original)
Angela Moya
Bertha Villareal
(Original)
Edward James Olmos
El Pachuco
(Original)
Lupe Ontiveros
Dolores Reyna
(Original)
Tony Plana
Rudy Reyna
(Original)
Rose Portillo
Della Barrios
(Original)
Geno Silva
Smiley Torres
(Original)
Dennis Stewart
Cub Reporter
(Original)
Sailor
(Original)
Swabbie
(Original)
Daniel Valdez
Henry Reyna
(Original)
Lewis Whitlock
Zooter
(Original)
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Luis Valdez
Writer
Director
Daniel Valdez
Music
Musical Sequences and Production
Music Arrangements
Lalo Guerrero
Music
Lyrics
Patricia Birch
Choreographic Sequences
Roberto Morales
Scenic Design Concept
Thomas A. Walsh
Settings and Design Concept
Peter J. Hall
Costume Design
Dawn Chiang
Lighting Design
Abe Jacob
Sound Design
Ronald De Mann
Hair Design
Jack Bender
Assistant Director
Dan Kuramota
Additional Orchestrations
Music Arrangements
Earl Shendell
Musical Coordinator
Kenneth S. Brecher
Production Associate
Milt Commons
Production Stage Manager
Bethe Ward
Stage Manager
Robert Routolo
Technical Director
Johnson-Liff Associates
Casting
Max Allentuck
General Manager
Leo K. Cohen
Company Manager
Center Theatre Group
Producer
Originally Commissioned and Produced
Merle Debuskey
General Press Representative
Owen Levy
Press Representative
Ash / LeDonne
Advertising
Ignacio Gomez
Poster Illustration
The Shubert Organization
Producer
Lou Adler
Produced in Association with
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Pro Info
First Preview
Mar
10
1979
Opening Date
Mar
25
1979
Closing Date
Apr
29
1979
Previews
17
Performances
41
as of Jun 13, 2025
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Awards
Theatre World Awards
1979
Theatre World Award
Edward James Olmos
Winner
Tony Award
1979
Best Featured Actor in a Play
Edward James Olmos
Nominee
Shows That Opened That Season: 1978–1979
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The 32nd Annual Tony Awards - 1978
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