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Jelly's Last Jam

First Preview: Jul 20, 2016
Opening Date: Aug 3, 2016
Closing Date: Sep 11, 2016
Running Time: 02:25
Jelly's Last Jam

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Playing @
Signature Theatre
4200 Campbell Avenue, Arlington, VA 22206
Take your seat at the legendary Jungle Inn nightclub for the electrifying, multiple Tony and Drama Desk Award®-winning musical that tells the story of jazz through one of its most notorious entertainers: Jelly Roll Morton.

Journey from the back alleys of New Orleans to the dance halls of Chicago to the stages of New York with “he who drinks from the vine of syncopation” in a sizzling memoir of pride, lust and a past denied.

Directed by Matthew Gardiner (West Side Story, Cabaret), this Washington premiere stars acclaimed jazz pianist Mark G. Meadows (Jazz at Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center, Strathmore), and features the soul-stirring Nova Y. Payton with dazzling, high-energy choreography by Broadway’s Jared Grimes.

BOOK - George C. Wolfe 
MUSIC - Jelly Roll Morton 
LYRICS - Susan Birkenhead

PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE:
TUESDAY & WEDNESDAY @ 7:30 PM
THURSDAY thru SATURDAY @ 8 PM
SUNDAY @ 7 PM
SATURDAY & SUNDAY @ 2 PM
RegionalMusicalRegional
Show Notes: 1 Intermission
Age Guidance: 16
Audience Advisory: Contains mild adult language and sexual situations. Open Captioned Performances August 28, 2016 at 2PM and August 30, 2016 at 7:30PM

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  • Assisted Listening System

    For listening assistance during performances, our infrared system, which amplifies the sound on stage, is available free of charge. Devices may be picked up from coat check in the Mead Lobby.
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