Music & Lyrics by
Robert Creighton & Christopher McGovern

Book by
Peter Colley

Starring Fred Astaire Award Winner
Robert Creighton

Directed & Choreographed by Tony Award® Nominee and Emmy Award Winner
Joshua Bergasse

Following successful runs in New York, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake City, CAGNEY is coming to Broadway. The dramatic show about Hollywood’s tough guy in tap shoes follows the life of the legendary James Cagney from the streets of New York to his rise as one of the brightest stars of Hollywood, from a vaudeville song-and-dance man to the cinema’s original tough guy. Broadway’s Robert Creighton, in the role he was born to play, leads a multi-talented cast who tap dance through a score that blends original music with classic George M. Cohan favorites, including Give My Regards To Broadway, Grand Old Flag, and Yankee Doodle Dandy.

PETER COLLEY (Book). Produced in 30 countries.  I'll Be Back Before Midnight ("most produced Canadian play ever," Globe & Mail).  The Donnelly’s (National Arts Centre).  Two plays made into feature films, TV:  CBS, FOX British ITV.  Nominated: Humanitas Prize; demi-finalist, O’Neill Award.  Winner: New American Play Award (Edgarton);  Carbonell Award (“Best New Work”).

CHRISTOPHER McGOVERN (Music/Lyrics/Arrangements) Writing credits: “Color of the Wish,” "Let The Memories Begin" (Disney Worldwide), music & libretto for Lizzie Borden (Goodspeed Musicals), Crash Club, Roswell, Dr. Radio, Backwards In High Heels (over 20 regional productions), Holiday For Hope (Bushnell Theatre). CD Production/Original Songs: Gilles Chiasson (Slow Down), and Tony nominees Rebecca Luker (Leaving Home), Susan Egan (Coffee House, Winter Tracks and Live), and Alison Fraser (Men In My Life). Inter/National: The Presidents w/Rich Little (PBS & tour), Lion King (Disney/HongKong) Aladdin and composer/lyricist for Mickey’s Dream Company (Tokyo/Disney). Concerts: Tony winners Heather Headley, Steve Kazee, Rupert Holmes; Tony-nominees Susan Egan (incl. Carnegie Hall), Alison Fraser, annual PFF Concert Broadway Belts for Julie Halston, many others. Music Direction: NY/Off-Broadway: Love Linda (Richard Maltby, Jr., Dir.), Marry Harry (NYMF/Signature Theatre, dir. by Kent Nicholson), Times Square Angel (w/Charles Busch), Sheldon Harnick’s Tenderloin (w/Max Von Essen), Ionescopade, Two By Two (with Jason Alexander & Tovah Feldshuh), Still Getting My Act Together (Cryer & Ford), That’s Life (Outer Critics Circle nomination), Jazz Singer, Sheba, Identical Twins, Breathe, Fishkin Touch. Regional:  {title of show}, Next To Normal, Hair, Pajama Game, Jolson At The Winter Garden (LA Premiere), Last Five Years, Spitfire Grill, Dream A Little Dream, Some Kind Of Wonderful (Silver Palm Award), Beehive, Joseph, World Goes 'Round, Little Shop, Tommy, Godspell.

ROBERT CREIGHTON (James Cagney/Music/Lyrics). Broadway credits include The Mystery of Edwin Drood (Durdles), Anything Goes (Purser/Moonface), Chicago (Amos), The Little Mermaid (Chef Louis), The Lion King (Timon), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Jackie Mason’s Laughing Room Only, and Shakespeare-in-the-Park’s Comedy of Errors. TV: Guest starring roles on “The Family” (ABC), “Elementary”(CBS), “Law & Order” (NBC), and “Life on Mars” (ABC). 2014 Bistro Award as “Outstanding Entertainer” for his NY cabaret, Ain’t We Got Fun! Debut album “Aint We Got Fun!” on the LML MUSIC label. www.robertcreightonnyc.com @rcreightonnyc

JOSHUA BERGASSE (Director & Choreographer) As director and choreographer: the re-imagined Smokey Joes Cafe at Stage 42; I married an Angel at Encores!; A Crossing at Barrington Stage Co (Berkshire Theater Awards for direction and choreography); The Bodyguard for Umeda Arts in Japan; On Broadway Bergasse choreographed Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; On the Town (TONY, Drama Desk, OCC noms; Astaire Award); and Gigi. Off-B’way Mr. Bergasse choreographed Sweet Charity (Chita Rivera Award, Lortel nom); Cagney (Drama Desk, OCC, Astaire Noms; Callaway Finalist); Bomb-itty of Errors; and Captain Louie. Hazel at Drury Lane; West Side Story for Takarazuka in Japan.  Other Encores: Little Me; It’s A Bird...It’s A Plane... It’s Superman!; Annie Get Your Gun; and The Golden Apple. For Television Bergasse choreographed the NBC series Smash (Emmy Award); Multiple Episodes of So You Think You Can Dance (FOX); A Capitol Fourth (PBS); Jessica Jones (Netflix); Sinatra - A Voice for a Century (PBS); Hawkeye (Disney); Kennedy Center 50 year celebration (PBS).

RIKI KANE LARIMER (Producer) began her career as an advertising copywriter at Nadler & Larimer.   She then created a syndicated newspaper column, “Wordy Gurdy by Tricky Ricky,” appearing  in over 150 newspapers nationwide.  She was executive producer of Maxie’s, a concept album with book and lyrics by her late husband Bob Larimer.   Her producing credits include Memphis (London), On The Town, Tappin’ Through Life, Gigi, Clever Little Lies.  A member of The Friars Club, Riki is on the board of The Bay Street Theater, and The York Theatre Company, where she was associate producer of the acclaimed five-week, sold-out run of Cagney.

KATE EDELMAN JOHNSON (Producer) is the daughter of Louis F. Edelman who produced and/or wrote and produced 12 of Cagney’s most iconic films, and a film producer in her own right who started her career in television and then moved to New York to work for Roone Arledge at ABC Sports producing segments for everything from Monday Night Football to golf. She also worked as an entertainment consultant for Hallmark Television and Radio Television Luxembourg (RTL). Johnson is actively involved in developing new screenplays and television series including “TAG: The Assassination Game”, “Wyatt Earp: Return to Tombstone” for CBS and “Saving Grace”, the Emmy nominated documentary, and a feature film based on her father’s highly successful television series “The Big Valley”. She manages the rights to the Award Winning film “A Streetcar Named Desire” keeping it in syndication and licensing film clips throughout the world. 80% of what she earns from these endeavors goes to support the work of The Motion Picture and Television Fund.