Zoot Suit (play)

Zoot Suit
1979 Broadway Playbill
Music	Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero
Lyrics	Lalo Guerrero
Book	Luis Valdez
Basis	The Sleepy Lagoon murder trial
Productions	1979 Broadway 1981 film

Zoot Suit is a play written by Luis Valdez, featuring incidental music by Daniel Valdez and Lalo Guerrero. Zoot Suit is based on the Sleepy Lagoon murder trial and the Zoot Suit Riots. Debuting in 1979, Zoot Suit was the first Chicano play on Broadway. In 1981, Luis Valdez also directed a filmed version of the play, combining stage and film techniques.