FROM U STREET TO THE COTTON CLUB-- Only two shows left! (DC)

Photo by Mattias Kraemer

An extra show has been added - Saturday, May 2 at 2pm!!! Great reviews in The Washington Times, The Washington Post and DC Theatre Scene! To read the reviews and to purchase tickets, please click the post's title.

Stories of pain, history and triumph, revealed through the immortal songs, dance and poetry of the jazz age.

"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 True Reformers to the Cotton Club - this joint will most definitely bejumpin'!

Director: KenYatta Rogers

Storyline: Sybil R. Williams

Choreography: Angelisa Gillyard

Jazz Trio Musical Direction and Piano: Stanley Thurston

Sax: Rudy Gonzalez

Drum and Percussion: Nelson Alvarez

Featuring All-Star Cast:

Detra Battle, Michelle Rogers, Pam Ward, Brian Q. Thorne and Stanley Webber

Lighting: Marianne Meadows

Costumes: Donna Breslin

Set: Osbel Susman-Peña

Tickets: $33-30 w $30-27 w $16

At Source:

1835 14th St. NW – WDC 2009

Two Blocks from U St./Cardozo Metro (Green Line)

COME GROOVE WITH US @ THE IN SERIES @ THE SOURCE THEATER AND THE HISTORIC U STREET CORRIDOR!!!

*Pre-show intro & Post-show discussion with artists and audience led by Alex Padro, KenYatta Rogers & Sybil R. Williams on 5/3.

Funded in part by The Humanities Council of Washington, D.C.

Note showtime please.