Sing
Brief Synopsis
Set in a changing Brooklyn neighborhood, a traditional music competition at a local high school is being eliminated and the neighborhood rallies with students to keep the program, in which students write and perform in an original musical.
Cast & Crew
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Richard Baskin
Director
Johanna Specktor
Peter Manierka
Elena Kudaba
Laurnea Wilkerson
Marcia Diamond
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Musical
Release Date
1989
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Los Angeles, California, USA; Brooklyn, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 38m
Synopsis
Set in a changing Brooklyn neighborhood, a traditional music competition at a local high school is being eliminated and the neighborhood rallies with students to keep the program, in which students write and perform in an original musical.
Director
Richard Baskin
Director
Cast
Johanna Specktor
Peter Manierka
Elena Kudaba
Laurnea Wilkerson
Marcia Diamond
Lou Pitoscia
Chantal Tremblay
Phillip Jarrett
Catherine Oppenheimer
Laura Taler
Yank Azman
Bunty Webb
Leonard Chow
Anne Hodgkinson
Doug Bain
Cassel H Miles
Eugene Poku
Abe Abraham
Michael Fennell
Sam Moses
Sergio Trujillo
Adam Kositsky
Laurie Ann Gibson
Mark Terene
Ingrid Veninger
Peter Dobson
Ilan Rosenberg
Sabrina Boudout
Cuba Gooding
Marilyn Peppiatt
Paul Dorsey
Steve Susskind
Michael Lamont Lytle
Jessie Goldberg
Kiki Moritzugu
Lorraine Bracco
Krista Bridges
Michael Donald
Rino Romano
Jacqueline Graham
Patti Labelle
Brenda Adams
Mark Garth
Les Carlson
Patricia Madau
Craig Hemsted
Vance Avery
Glen Laubman
Karen Chow
Kerry Clarmo
Stacie Scott
Corinne Promislow
Stanley Taylor
Dennis Lupien
Justine Campbell
Indrani Desouza
Gino Marrocco
Louise Lasser
Tara Young
Randy Lutterman
Marcia Plummer
John Carrafa
Rachel Sweet
Reg Dreger
Timothy J Alex
David Malek
Faye Colatosti
Dale Azzard
Jason Blicker
Patric A Creelman
Ellen Horst
Catriona Ferguson
Howard Jerome
Lloyd Adams
Richard Smith
David Entwistle
Frances Chiappetia
Charonne Mose
Bob Riddell
Susan Peretz
Lori Alter
George Dicenzo
Jason Frankow
Hallam Banfield
Murray Cruchley
Christine Donato
Jessica Steen
Mario Marengo
Crew
Susan Abrams
Assistant
Richard Alderete
Assistant Editor
David Archibald
Production Assistant
Guenter Bartlik
Scenic Artist
David R Beecroft
Hairdresser
Tory Bellingham
Property Master Assistant
Chris Biden
Property Master
Archie Bleyer
Song
Michael Bolton
Song Performer
Paul Bolton
Electrician
Ray Boyle
Gaffer
Dominique Bruballa
Production Accountant
Robert C Bruckner
Assistant
Peter Bunetta
Song
Bobby Burnett
Song Performer
Jonathan Cain
Song
Paul Carrack
Song Performer
John Carrafa
Choreographer
Louise Casselman
Assistant Director
Bill Champlin
Song Performer
Desmond Child
Song
Julian Chojnacki
Camera Operator
Rick Chudacoff
Song
Craig S Clark
Sound Editor
Betsy Cohen
Casting Associate
Norma Collins
Assistant
Tom Coulter
On-Set Dresser
Kevin Cronin
Song Performer
Maureen Crowe
Music Supervisor
Janet E Cuddy
Production Manager
Jaro Dick
On-Set Dresser
Alexander Distel
Song
Mike Dobie
Sound Editor
Timothy C Dobie
Sound Editor
John Dondertman
Art Director
Linda Dowds
Makeup Assistant
Dean Drabin
Foley Mixer
Fred Ebb
Song
Sherman Edwards
Song
Bud Ellison
Technical Advisor
Stephan Fanfara
Editing
Handizia Feloniuk
Production Assistant
Gina Fowler
Production Coordinator
Peggy Francis
Other
Mort Freedman
Property Master Assistant
Bruce Gaitsch
Song
Art Garfunkel
Song Performer
Linda Gill
Makeup
Wolfgang Glattes
Executive Producer
Charlie Goodchild
Best Boy
Glen Goodchild
Dolly Grip
Wayne Goodchild
Key Grip
Alvin Greenman
Dialogue Coach
Jay Gruska
Music
Michael Hall
Assistant Camera Operator
Greg Hancock
Video Assist/Playback
Ted Hanlan
Stunt Coordinator
Michele Harney
Wardrobe
Michael Harris
Set Decorator
Leonard J Harrison
Assistant
John M Hay
Costume Designer
Googie Hecker
Foley Artist
Perry Hoffman
Assistant Camera Operator
Veronica Holman
Craft Service
Leslie Hooper
Assistant
Alfred Horn
Sound
Jere Huggins
Editor
J Paul Huntsman
Adr Editor
Donna Isaacson
Casting
Tim Jacobi
Assistant
Robert James
On-Set Dresser
Wiets Jekel
Construction Coordinator
Lise Johnson
Assistant
Michael J Johnson
Assistant Director
Tamara Kaiser
Assistant
John Kander
Song
Thomas F. Kelly
Song
Johnny Kemp
Song Performer
Elena Kenney
On-Set Dresser
Jan Kiesser
Photography
Rick Kline
Sound
Craig Kohne
Transportation Captain
Tom Kramer
Music Editor
Laura Krumholz
Apprentice
Patti Labelle
Song Performer
Diana Ladyshewsky
Hair Assistant
Dennis Lambert
Song
Gregg Landaker
Sound
Arthur Langevin
Special Effects
Julius Larosa
Song
Julius Larosa
Song Performer
Rhett Lawrence
Song
David Lee
Sound
Patrick Leonard
Song
Maria Leone
Choreographer
Brian Levy
Casting
John S. Lyons
Casting
Maria Marini
Accounting Assistant
Mary Jo Markey
Apprentice
Richard Marx
Song
Steve Maslow
Sound
James Mcateer
Art Director
Rob Mcewan
Photography
Tom Mcmurtry
Music Editor
Neil Meron
Coproducer
Gene Miller
Song Performer
Reginald H Morris
Photography
Joseph A Mosca
Assistant Editor
John Motyer
Boom Operator
Colin Mount
Sound Editor
Michael Mulconery
Assistant Editor
Karen Nadon
Production Assistant
Craig Nisker
Assistant Editor
Terri Nunn
Song Performer
Bruce Nyznik
Music Editor
Michael Omartian
Song
Catherine Oppenheimer
Choreographer
James Oswald
Art Director
Martin Page
Song
Ellen Parks
Casting Associate
Nia Peeples
Song Performer
Richard J Perotto
Assistant Camera Operator
Debbie Peterson
Sound Editor
Dean Pitchford
Song
Dean Pitchford
Screenplay
Branko Racki
Stunts
Ben Raleigh
Song
Liz Ramoz
Casting
Jena Rankin
Song Performer
Jackie Rawe
Song Performer
Brinda Ray
Craft Service
Jack Reardon
Song
Karen Renaut
Wardrobe
Regina Robb
Other
Char Rutherford
Assistant
Otis Sallid
Choreographer
Carolann Sanchez
Adr Editor
Danny Sawyer
Song Performer
Karl Schneider
Other
Andrew Shea
Assistant Director
Bud Smith
Editor
Charles Ewing Smith
Sound Editor
Scott Smith
Editor
Geoffrey Smither
Location Assistant
Tom Snow
Song
Tom Snow
Technical Advisor
Karen Sonet
Casting Associate
Peter Sova
Director Of Photography
Bill Spahic
Assistant Director
David Spence
Sound Editor
Carol Spier
Production Designer
Billy Steinberg
Song
Laim Sternberg
Song
Alicia M Stevenson
Foley Artist
Madeleine Stewart
Assistant
Gillian Stokvis
Assistant Camera Operator
Dawn M Stoliar
Assistant Editor
Rachel Sweet
Song Performer
Nick Sweetman
Transportation Coordinator
Steve Switzer
Video Playback
Anna Szomolay
Production Assistant
Francine Tanguay
Wardrobe
Mickey Thomas
Song Performer
Bert Tougas
Camera Operator
Neil Trifunovich
Special Effects Supervisor
Steve Wakefield
Location Manager
Diane Warren
Song
Laurnea Wilkerson
Song Performer
Mimi Wolch
Script Supervisor
Peter Wolf
Song
Hawk Wolinski
Song
Anne Wootten
Other
Craig Zadan
Producer
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Musical
Release Date
1989
Distribution Company
TriStar Pictures
Location
Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Los Angeles, California, USA; Brooklyn, New York, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 38m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video September 28, 1989
Released in United States Spring March 31, 1989
Directorial debut for Richard Baskin. The "Sing" music competitions began in Brooklyn high schools in 1947.
Began shooting February 1, 1988.
Completed shooting May 13, 1988.
Released in United States Spring March 31, 1989
Released in United States on Video September 28, 1989
