It opened in December 2010 with the following cast: JACQUES CORNETJeffrey Wright CUPIDON MURMUR AND TOUSSAINT LOUVERTUREMos ZEUS-MARIE PINCEPOUSSE AND TALLYRANDReg Rogers MARGERY JOLICOEURNicole Beharie DR. TOUBIBJoseph Marcell JUAN VENTURA MORALES AND NAPOLEON BONAPARTETriney Sandoval DOÑA SMERALDA AND JOSEPHINEJustina Machado ORPHEEEsau Pritchett LEDA, MME. DORILANTE, AND MELPOMENETeyonah Parris DOÑA ATHENE AND CALLIOPESara Gettelfinger REMY DORILANTE AND JAMES MONROEArnie Burton JONATHAN SPARKS AND MAJOR WALTER REEDBrian Reddy MRS. SPARKS, TERPSICHORE, AND THE INFANTARosal Colón LORD HARCOURT, LE CLERC’S CAPTAIN, AND GEORGES FEYDEAURobert Stanton LADY HARCOURT AND EUTERPEWendy Rich Stetson ALCIBIADEDavid Emerson Toney PYTHAGORE, GENERAL LE CLERC AND KING CARLOS CUARTONick Mennell MERCURE AND COUNT ACHILLE CREUXPeter Bartlett MME. MANDRAGOLA, DOÑA POLISSENA, AND ROBERT LIVINGSTONVeanne Cox THOMAS JEFFERSONJohn McMartin MERIWETHER LEWISPaul Dano DirectorGeorge C. Wolfe SetsDavid Rockwell CostumesAnn Hould-Ward LightingJules Fisher and Peggy Eisenhauer SoundScott Stauffer Original MusicJeanine Tesori ChoreographyHope Clarke The play is set in New Orleans, 1801–1806, and other locations in Europe and America.
