Walker admittedly did not see the version of the revival which premiered at London’s Menier Chocolate Factory (which Erivo debuted in 2013) but got it on good authority - from composers Allee Willis, Brenda Russell and Stephen Bray - that it’s a sure bet. The revival, which stars Oscar, Grammy and Golden Globe winner Jennifer Hudson, ‘Orange Is The New Black’ star Danielle Brooks and British stage veteran Cynthia Erivo, features most of the original music - and none of the epic stage design. Subsequent touring productions of the show traveled throughout country. The Gary Griffin-directed tour de force garnered critical acclaim and was a box-office success - playing one of Broadway’s biggest theater venues until 2008. Walker is referring to the sprawling Oprah Winfrey-fronted production, which opened on The Great White Way in 2005.
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