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NEW YORK ORIGINAL CAST
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ABOUT THE SHOW
Big Otis Jump Up Blues Revue features the music of Big Joe Turner, Julia Lee, Duke Ellington, Joe Liggins, La Vern Baker, and Nellie Lutcher. It is steeped in the tradition of speakeasy shows that became popular during the rise of the Harlem Renaissance, performed in after-hours joints all across the Midwest and East Coast.
Sugar-dancing poppas, hip-shaking mommas, and Saturday night boogie-woogie men, Big Otis Jump Up Blues Revue is bound to have you jumping right out of your seat. A talented cast of six dynamic musical theatre performers has been assembled, including Eugene Fleming (Billy Elliot: The Musical, Never Gonna Dance, The Look of Love, One Mo’ Time), singer-actress Lillias White (Fela!, Hair, Once On This Island, Crowns, Funny Girl, Dreamgirls, The Life, Chicago, How To Succeed in Business, Cats, Barnum), Grammy nominee Tamar Davis, Roz Beauty, Milton Vann and piano man Steven A. Taylor with the stylish vocal direction of Contrella Patrick-Henry. This tight-knit ensemble breathes life into each song and keeps the energy high from start to finish.
Big Otis Jump Up Blues Revue features the music of Big Joe Turner, Julia Lee, Duke Ellington, Joe Liggins, La Vern Baker, and Nellie Lutcher. It is steeped in the tradition of speakeasy shows that became popular during the rise of the Harlem Renaissance, performed in after-hours joints all across the Midwest and East Coast.
Sugar-dancing poppas, hip-shaking mommas, and Saturday night boogie-woogie men, Big Otis Jump Up Blues Revue is bound to have you jumping right out of your seat. A talented cast of six dynamic musical theatre performers has been assembled, including Eugene Fleming (Billy Elliot: The Musical, Never Gonna Dance, The Look of Love, One Mo’ Time), singer-actress Lillias White (Fela!, Hair, Once On This Island, Crowns, Funny Girl, Dreamgirls, The Life, Chicago, How To Succeed in Business, Cats, Barnum), Grammy nominee Tamar Davis, Roz Beauty, Milton Vann and piano man Steven A. Taylor with the stylish vocal direction of Contrella Patrick-Henry. This tight-knit ensemble breathes life into each song and keeps the energy high from start to finish.
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ORIGINAL CONCEPT REHEARSAL IN
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NEW YORK REHEARSAL-MILTON VANN
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THELMA HOUSTON
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AT 54 BELOW
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COSTUMES AND CHARACTERS
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REHEARSAL PHOTOGRAPHS
