Characters and Original Broadway Cast
- Richie Taylor's Lawyer - Sydney Anderson
- Rehearsal Pianist - Gwen Arment
- Policeman, Nathaniel - Nate Barnett
- Eddie Bell - Warren Berlinger
- Stephanie Bell - Gwyda DonHowe
- Shirley Wolfe - Anne Francine
- Richie Taylor's Lawyer - Michael Gallagher
- Melinda Bernard - Jackée Harry
- Sylvester Lee - Tiger Haynes
- Louie - Reggie Jackson
- Maggie Simpson - Patti Karr
- Kumi-Kumi - Christina Kumi Kimball
- James Lincoln - Irving Allen Lee
- Richie Taylor - Larry Marshall
- Junior - Robert Melvin
- Richie's Secretary - Jo Ann Ogawa
- Jake - Martin Rabbett
- Lonnie Paul - Larry Riley
- Big Jake - Albert Stephenson
- Stan Howard - Alan Weeks
- Smoke & Fire Back-Up Singer - Loretta Devine
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