 Cameron Mackintosh opened it on 14 December 1990 at London's West End Lyric Theatre.The original Stratford East cast of Kenny Andrews, Paul J. Medford, Peter Alex Newton, Omar F. Okai, and Dig Wayne, were joined by Clinton Derricks-Carroll replacing Clarke Peters, all transferred with the production where it ran until 4 March 1995.It re-opened at the Albery Theatre on 25 May 1995 where it was recorded for commercial DVD with the following cast