This wildly imaginative show interrogates Morton, the self-declared “inventor of jazz,” in a purgatorial afterlife, accusing him of denying and denigrating his cultural legacy. The original 1992 Broadway production secured nine Tony nominations, three wins, and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book. Williams, reprise their roles as the Hunnies. In this production, original Broadway cast members Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, Stephanie Pope Lofgren, and Allison M.

Wolfe ( Shuffle Along) and set to Morton’s iconic music, Jelly’s Last Jam tells a fable of American history, legacy, and truth. This vivid, impressionistic portrait of legendary jazz pianist Jelly Roll Morton features Nicholas Christopher ( Sweeney Todd) as Jelly, John Clay III ( Choir Boy) as Jack the Bear, Tony Award winner Joaquina Kalukango ( Paradise Square) as Anita, Tiffany Mann ( Be More Chill) as Miss Mamie, Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner Billy Porter ( Pose) as the Chimney Man, and Tony and Emmy winner Leslie Uggams as Gran Mimi ( Roots) in a cast led by visionary director Robert O’Hara ( A Raisin in the Sun).

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