The classic songs of legendary jazz composer Duke Ellington come alive on stage in this performance video. Duke Ellington's Sophisticated Ladies documents a performance of the popular Broadway revue, built around more than two dozen great tunes from Ellington's songbook. Hinton Battle, Paula Kelly and Phyllis Hyman headline the cast for this production; songs include "Take The A Train," "Caravan," "Satin Doll," "In a Sentimental Mood," "Mood Indigo," "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," and many more.
| Production | Bruce Brandwen | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ron Nicodemus | Producer |
| Directing | Clark Jones | Director |
| Directing | Michael Smuin | Stage Director |
| Writing | Donald McKayle | Musical |
| Writing | Duke Ellington | Musical |
| Sound | Mercer Ellington | Music Director |
| Crew | Donald McKayle | Choreographer |
| Crew | Michael Smuin | Choreographer |
| Crew | Henry LeTang | Choreographer |
| Art | Tony Walton | Set Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Willa Kim | Costume Design |
| Lighting | Jennifer Tipton | Lighting Design |
| Sound | Otts Munderloh | Sound Designer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Danny Wintrode | Hair Designer |
| Sound | Al Cohn | Orchestrator |
| Sound | Paul Chihara | Music Consultant |
| Production | Alison Bassett | Associate Producer |
| Sound | Matt Kaplowitz | Sound Supervisor |
| Lighting | Alan Adelman | Lighting Design |
| Crew | Kent Green | Technical Supervisor |
| Sound | David Hewitt | Sound Engineer |
| Camera | John Feher | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Les Leibowitz | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Michael Lieberman | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Jake Ostroff | Camera Operator |
| Camera | David Smith | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Steve Zinn | Camera Operator |
| Editing | Jerry Newman | Editor |
| Editing | Ferne Friedman | Associate Editor |
| Sound | Robert Liftin | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Romania Ford | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Jim Pinto | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Mickey Scott | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Kenneth M. Papagan | Production Executive |