Imagine Tap! is a musical revue

Revue

A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical entertainment that combines music, dance and sketches. The revue has its roots in 19th century American popular entertainment and melodrama but grew into a substantial cultural presence of its own during its golden years from 1916 to 1932...

 developed by Derick K. Grant

Derick K. Grant

Born May 19 1973 in Boston Massachusetts, Derick K. Grant is an African-American tap dancer and choreographer. He came to prominence in 1996, as an original company member and Dance Captain in the George C. Wolfe-produced musical Bring in 'Da Noise, Bring in 'Da Funk at both The Joseph Papp Public...

 (director/choreographer), Zane Mark (music director/supervisor), Aaron Tolson

Aaron Tolson

Aaron Tolson has been a tap dancer since 1986. He is currently the assistant choreographer, co-creator and assistant producer of Imagine Tap! - a tap show created with Derick Grant...

 (associate choreographer/co-creator/asst producer), and Channing Cook Holmes (assistant music director). It opened at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance

Harris Theater (Chicago)

The Joan W. and Irving B. Harris Theater for Music and Dance is a 1,525-seat theater for the performing arts located along the northern edge of Millennium Park on Randolph Street in the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, US...

 in Chicago

Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...

, IL

Illinois

Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...

 on July 11, 2006 and closed on August 6, 2006.

This show is unique because it is one of the few big-budget all-tap dance

Tap dance

Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sound of one's tap shoes hitting the floor as a percussive instrument. As such, it is also commonly considered to be a form of music. Two major variations on tap dance exist: rhythm tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap focuses more on the...

 revues since Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk

Bring in 'da Noise/Bring in 'da Funk

Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk is a musical that debuted Off-Broadway at the New York Shakespeare Festival/Public Theater in 1995 and moved to Broadway in 1996. The show was conceived and directed by George C. Wolfe, and featured music by Daryl Waters, Zane Mark and Ann Duquesnay; lyrics by...

, of which Derick K. Grant was dance captain for the original Broadway

Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...

 cast.

List of songs

All original music is by Zane Mark and Crystal Joy.

1. Imagine Tap
2. Echoes
3. 3 Chefs
4. Mr. Happy
5. Beautiful Love
6. Tea 4 Two
7. The Doll
8. Tea 4 Two [B]
9. Detention
10. Dance Like David
11. Tu Eres Loco
12. Subway Heat
13. Samurai Shuffle
14. Battle of the Beats
15. Old Friends
16. Imagine Tap (reprise)

External links

• Official Imagine Tap! Website
• Unofficial Imagine Tap! Myspace Account
• Zane Mark at the Internet Broadway Database
  Internet Broadway Database
  The Internet Broadway Database is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. It is operated by the Research Department of The Broadway League, a trade association for the North American commercial theatre community....
  
  
• Derick K. Grant at the Internet Broadway Database
  Internet Broadway Database
  The Internet Broadway Database is an online database of Broadway theatre productions and their personnel. It is operated by the Research Department of The Broadway League, a trade association for the North American commercial theatre community....
  
  
• Dance View Times article
• Windy City Times article
• CNN article