Moscou, the music director is Patrinell Wright, and the choreography was designed by Donald Byrd. It is a smaller production with 30 or so choir members – most of whom are also members of The Total Experience Gospel Choir, led by Pastor Patrinell Wright, and the performance also includes 10 dancers and five musicians. Adaptations In 2004, a documentary film was made about the world premiere performance, production, and creation of the best-selling gospel Christmas album Black Nativity – In Concert: A Gospel Celebration, and the original cast, under the direction of Aaron Robinson that brought it to life at the Immanuel Baptist Church in Portland, Maine. A film version directed by Kasi Lemmons and starring Forest Whitaker and Angela Bassett was released on November 27, 2013. References External links BlackNativity.org Black Nativity debuts on Broadway from the African American Registry NCAAA page Black nativity files, 1961-1980, held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Plays by Langston Hughes 1961 plays All-Black cast Broadway shows Christmas musicals