From U Street To The Cotton Club
a A musical journey across immortal songs from gospel to the jazz age
Event price: General: $45, Seniors $40, Under 35 $25, Students $20
“Take the A-Train” from DC’s thriving music scene on U St. to the roaring nightlife of the most famous of Harlem clubs — from the revolutionary home of the True Reformers to New York’s famed Cotton Club – this joint will most definitely be jumpin’! Playwright Sybil Williams brings us stories of courageous people in turbulent times, told in a musical journey across immortal songs from gospel to the jazz age: songs by Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Fats Waller, others. KenYatta Rogers returns to direct this toe tapping In Series hit from 2009. PERFORMANCES Sat 1/5 at 8pm; Sun 1/6 at 2pM; Fri 1/11 at 8pm; Sat 1/12 at 8pm; Sun 1/13 at 2pm; Fri 1/18 at 8pm; Sat 1/19 at 8pm; Sun 1/20 at 2pm
