- Jelly's Last Jam
Infobox Musical
name= Jelly's Last Jam
subtitle=
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music=Jelly Roll Morton
Luther Henderson
lyrics=Susan Birkenhead
book=George C. Wolfe
basis= The life ofJelly Roll Morton
productions= 1992 Broadway
awards=Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics"Jelly's Last Jam" is a musical with a book by
George C. Wolfe , lyrics bySusan Birkenhead , and music byJelly Roll Morton andLuther Henderson .Based on the life and career of Morton, generally regarded as one of the primary driving forces behind the introduction of
jazz to the American public in the early 20th century, it also serves as a social commentary on theAfrican-American experience during the era.After 25 previews, the Broadway production, directed by Wolfe and
choreographed byHope Clarke , opened onApril 26 1992 at the Virginia Theatre, where it ran for 569 performances. In addition toGregory Hines andSavion Glover as the older and younger Morton, the cast includedRuben Santiago-Hudson ,Ann Duquesnay ,Tonya Pinkins , andKeith David .Phylicia Rashad andBen Vereen joined the cast later in the run.An original cast recording was released by Decca Broadway.
ong list
;Act I
* Jelly's Jam
* In My Day
* The Creole Way
* The Whole World's Waitin' to Sing Your Song
* Street Scene
* Michigan Water
* Get Away Boy
* Lonely Boy Blues
* Somethin' More
* That's How You Jazz
* The Chicago Stomp
* Play the Music for Me
* Lovin' Is a Lowdown Blues
* Dr. Jazz;Act II
* Good Ole New York
* Too Late, Daddy
* That's the Way We Do Things in New Yawk
* Jelly's Isolation Dance
* The Last Chance Blues
* The Last RitesAwards and nominations
*
Tony Award for Best Musical (nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical (nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Original Score (nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical (Hines, winner)
*Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical (David, nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Pinkins, winner)
*Tony Award for Best Scenic Design (nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Costume Design (nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Lighting Design (winner)
*Tony Award for Best Choreography (nominee)
*Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical (nominee)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Musical (nominee)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical (winner)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical (Hines, winner)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical (Glover, nominee)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical (Pinkins, winner)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Choreography (nominee)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Musical (nominee)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Orchestration/Musical Adaptation (winner)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lyrics (winner)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Costumes (nominee)
*Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Lighting Design (winner)External links
* [http://www.ibdb.com/production.asp?ID=4684 Internat Broadway Database listing]
* [http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9E0CEED6133EF934A15757C0A964958260 New York Times review]
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