Jelly's Last Jam

Virginia Theatre, (4/26/1992 - 9/05/1993)

First Preview:	Apr 01, 1992	Total Previews:	25
Opening Date:	Apr 26, 1992
Closing Date:	Sep 05, 1993	Total Performances:	569

Category: Musical, Original, Broadway

Setting: The Jungle Inn - a lowdown club somewhere's 'tween Heaven 'n' Hell. The eve of Jelly Roll Morton's death.

Production Staff [See More]
Theatre Owned / Operated by Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director)
Produced by Margo Lion and Pamela Koslow; Produced in association with PolyGram Diversified Entertainment, 126 Second Avenue Corporation, Hal Luftig, Rodger Hess, Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director), TV Asahi and Herb Alpert; Associate Producer: Peggy Hill Rosenkranz, Marilyn Hall and Dentsu Inc., New York
Originally produced by Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum (Gordon Davidson, Artistic Director; Charles Dillingham, Managing Director)
Book by George C. Wolfe; Music by Jelly Roll Morton; Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead; Additional music by Luther Henderson; Music orchestrated by Luther Henderson; Musical Director: Linda Twine
Directed by George C. Wolfe; Tap Choreography by Gregory Hines and Ted L. Levy; Choreographed by Hope Clarke
Scenic Design by Robin Wagner; Costume Design by Toni-Leslie James; Lighting Design by Jules Fisher; Sound Design by Otts Munderloh; Mask Design by Barbara Pollitt; Puppet Design by Barbara Pollitt; Hair Design by Jeffrey Frank
Executive Producer: David, Strong, Warner, Inc.; Company Manager: Susan Gustafson
Production Stage Manager: Arturo E. Porazzi; Technical Supervisor: Francis A. Hauser; Stage Manager: Bernita Robinson and Bonnie L. Becker
Music adapted by Luther Henderson; Musical Supervisor: Luther Henderson; Musical Coordinator: John Miller; Jelly's Red Hot Peppers - Drums: Brian Grice; Jelly's Red Hot Peppers - Bass: Ben Brown; Jelly's Red Hot Peppers - Banjo: Steve Bargonetti; Jelly's Red Hot Peppers - Trumpet: Virgil Jones; Jelly's Red Hot Peppers - Trombone: Britt Woodman; Jelly's Red Hot Peppers - Clarinet: Bill Easley; Conducted by Linda Twine; Associate Conductor: Daryl M. Waters
Casting: Hughes / Moss Casting and Stanley Soble; Press Representative: Richard Kornberg & Associates; Dance Captain: Ken Roberson; Marketing: Caroline Jones Advertising, Inc.; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.

Cast

Gregory Hines	Jelly Roll Morton
Ken Ard	One of "The Crowd"
	Foot-in-Yo-Ass Sam
Adrian Bailey	One of "The Crowd"
	Ancestor
Sherry D. Boone	One of "The Crowd"
	A Sister
Brenda Braxton	One of "The Crowd"
	Too-Tight Nora
Keith David	Chimney Man
Mary Bond Davis	One of "The Crowd"
	Ancestor
	Miss Mamie
Ralph Deaton	One of "The Crowd"
	Ancestor
Mamie Duncan-Gibbs	A Honey
Ann Duquesnay	Ancestor
	Gran Mimi
Savion Glover	Young Jelly
Melissa Haizlip	One of "The Crowd"
	Ancestor
Cee-Cee Harshaw	One of "The Crowd"
Don Johanson	A Melrose Brother
Ted L. Levy	One of "The Crowd"
Stanley Wayne Mathis	One of "The Crowd"
	Jack the Bear
Tonya Pinkins	Anita
Victoria Gabrielle Platt	One of "The Crowd"
	A Sister
Stephanie Pope	A Honey
Gil Pritchett III	One of "The Crowd"
	Three Finger Jake
Michelle M. Robinson	One of "The Crowd"
Ruben Santiago-Hudson	Buddy Bolden
Gordon Joseph Weiss	A Melrose Brother
Allison M. Williams	A Honey

Swings: Janice Lorraine-Holt, Ken Roberson and La-Rose Saxon

Standby: Lawrence Hamilton (Jelly Roll Morton)

Understudies: Ken Ard (Chimney Man), Adrian Bailey (Buddy Bolden), Claire Bathé (Gran Mimi, Miss Mamie), Bill Brassea (A Melrose Brother), Ralph Deaton (Jack the Bear), Melissa Haizlip (A Honey), Stephanie Pope (Anita) and Jimmy W. Tate (Young Jelly)

Tony Award^®
1992 Best Musical [nominee]
Produced by Margo Lion and Pamela Koslow; Produced in association with PolyGram Diversified Entertainment, 126 Second Avenue Corporation, Hal Luftig, Rodger Hess, Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director), TV Asahi and Herb Alpert
1992 Best Book of a Musical [nominee]
Book by George C. Wolfe
1992 Best Original Score [nominee]
Music by Jelly Roll Morton; Additional music by Luther Henderson; Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead
1992 Best Actor in a Musical [winner]
Gregory Hines
1992 Best Featured Actor in a Musical [nominee]
Keith David
1992 Best Featured Actress in a Musical [winner]
Tonya Pinkins
1992 Best Scenic Design [nominee]
Robin Wagner
1992 Best Costume Design [nominee]
Toni-Leslie James
1992 Best Lighting Design [winner]
Jules Fisher
1992 Best Choreography [nominee]
Hope Clarke
1992 Best Choreography [nominee]
Ted L. Levy
1992 Best Choreography [nominee]
Gregory Hines
1992 Best Direction of a Musical [nominee]
George C. Wolfe
Drama Desk Award
1992 Outstanding Musical [nominee]
Produced by Margo Lion and Pamela Koslow; Produced in association with PolyGram Diversified Entertainment, 126 Second Avenue Corporation, Hal Luftig, Rodger Hess, Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director), TV Asahi and Herb Alpert
1992 Outstanding Book of a Musical [winner]
Book by George C. Wolfe
1992 Outstanding Actor in a Musical [winner]
Gregory Hines
1992 Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical [nominee]
Savion Glover
1992 Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical [winner]
Tonya Pinkins
1992 Outstanding Choreography [nominee]
Gregory Hines
1992 Outstanding Choreography [nominee]
Ted L. Levy
1992 Outstanding Choreography [nominee]
Hope Clarke
1992 Outstanding Director of a Musical [nominee]
Directed by George C. Wolfe
1992 Outstanding Orchestration/Musical Adaptation [winner]
Luther Henderson
1992 Outstanding Lyrics [winner]
Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead
1992 Outstanding Costumes [nominee]
Costume Design by Toni-Leslie James
1992 Outstanding Lighting Design [winner]
Jules Fisher

music by Jelly Roll Morton; lyrics by Susan Birkenhead
(Unless otherwise noted)

ACT 1	Sung By
Jelly's Jam	The Hunnies and The Crowd
In My Day	Jelly Roll Morton and The Hunnies
The Creole Way (music by Luther Henderson)	The Ancestors and Young Jelly
The Whole World's Waitin' to Sing Your Song
Street Scene (music by Luther Henderson)	Jelly Roll Morton, Young Jelly and The Street Crowd
Michigan Water	Miss Mamie and Buddy Bolden
Get Away Boy (music by Luther Henderson)	Gran Mimi, Young Jelly and Jelly Roll Morton
Lonely Boy Blues	Gran Mimi, Young Jelly and Jelly Roll Morton
Somethin' More	Jelly Roll Morton, Jack the Bear, Chimney Man, The Hunnies and The Crowd
That's How You Jazz	The Dance Hall Crowd, Jelly Roll Morton and Jack the Bear
The Chicago Stomp	Jelly Roll Morton, The Red Hot Peppers, Chimney Man, The Hunnies and The Chicago Crowd
Play the Music for Me	Anita
Lovin' Is a Lowdown Blues	The Hunnies
Dr. Jazz (music by Walter Melrose and King Oliver)	Jelly Roll Morton and The Crowd
ACT 2	Sung By
Good Ole New York	Chimney Man, The Hunnies, Jelly Roll Morton and The New York Crowd
Too Late, Daddy (music by Luther Henderson)	Jelly Roll Morton and The Harlem Crowd
That's the Way We Do Things in New Yawk	Jelly Roll Morton and the Melrose Brothers
Jelly's Isolation Dance	Jelly Roll Morton and Young Jelly
The Last Chance Blues	Jelly Roll Morton and Anita
The Last Rites (music by Luther Henderson and Jelly Roll Morton)	Jelly Roll Morton, Chimney Man and The People of his Past