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S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A.

(The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barber Shop Quartet Singing in America)

Choreography by Clark Tippet
Music Arranged by Ed Waesche (Performed by The Cracker Jacks)
Scenery and Costumes by Irving Milton Duke
Lighting by Jennifer Tipton

First Performance

(shorter version)
American Ballet Theatre Choreographers Workshop
September 14, 1987
Triplex in the Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY
New York, New York

Cast:
John Gardner
Kevin McKenzie
Clark Tippet
Robert Wallace

World Premiere

June 11, 1988
Metropolitan Opera House
New York, New York

Cast:
Kevin McKenzie
John Gardner
Robert Hill
Robert Wallace