The Harlem Renaissance – Jazz arrives at The Cotton Club. Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, and the Dandridge Sisters shape an artform alongside men such as – Thomas “Fats” Waller. Winner of the Tony Award for Best Musical, six performers present Waller’s unforgettable music in co-production with The Front Porch Arts Collective (black odyssey boston, Queens Girl in the World) and Greater Boston Stage Company. Join us for an evening of rowdy, raunchy, and humorous songs that encapsulate the love, longing, and zest for life of the era.
Produced by The Nora@Central Square Theater, The Front Porch Arts Collective, and Greater Boston Stage Company
Writer
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Richard Maltby Jr.
Conceiver
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Murray Horwitz
Conceiver
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Luther Henderson
Musical Adaptations, Orchestrations & Arrangements
Director
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Maurice Emmanuel Parent
Director & Choreographer
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David Freeman Coleman
Co-Music Director
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Dan Rodriguez
Co-Music Director
Cast
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Becky Bass
Company
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Lovely Hoffman*
Company
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Jackson Jirard*
Company
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Christina Jones
Company
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Sherée Marcelle
Company
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Anthony Pires, Jr.*
Company
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Donovan Holt
Understudy
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Kira Sarai Helper*
Understudy
Production
- Ilyse Robbins Co-Choreographer
- Jon Savage+ Scenic Designer
- Elisabetta Polito+ Costume Designer
- Jeff Adelberg+ Lighting Designer
- Tessa Johnson Props Designer
- Kem Stewart Sound Designer
- Lovely Hoffman* Dramaturg
- Vanessa C. Hart* Stage Manager
- Donovan Holt Assistant Director
- Aria Pegg Associate Scenic Designer
- Melissa Smith Assistant Stage Manager