Jelly's Last Jam Lyrics
- Act 1
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Prologue "Jelly's Last Jam"
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In My Day
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The Creole Way
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The Whole World's Waitin' To Sing Your Song
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Street Scene
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Michigan Water
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Get Away Boy
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Lonely Boy Blues
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The Banishment
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Somethin' More (Includes The Pool Game)
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That's How You Jazz
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The Chicago Strut
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Play The Music For Me
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Lovin' Is A Lowdown Blues
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Doctor Jazz
- Act 2
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Good Ole New York
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Too Late, Daddy
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That's The Way We Do Things In New York
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Last Chance Blues
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The Last Rites
In March 1991, in Los Angeles, California, at the Mark Taper Forum site, there was a set up with a preview of Obba Babatunde in main part as Jelly Roll. Choreographer was H. Clarke. G. Hines performed all the tap dancing. R. Wagner was responsible for the design of the scene and T. – L. James took responsibility over the wardrobe, whilst J. Fisher was a lighter. The cast was assembled of: T. Pinkins, B. Vereen, G. Hines, B. S. Mitchell, S. Glover, P. Rashad, K. Ard, K. David, R. Santiago-Hudson, M. B. Davis & A. Duquesnay.
On Broadway, the musical has appeared only a year later, in 1992, April. The premiere was held at the Virginia Theatre. The musical made 569 regular exhibitions and 25 previews. After a year and a half, September 1993, the last performance was given. No one since then tried to revive the musical, but a few motion pictures were performed based on the biography of Jelly Roll Morton. Record of the staging belongs to Decca Broadway company. You can still find these CDs on the shelves of collectors and connoisseurs, who admire the skills and voice of Morton.
In 1992, the musical received 3 Tonies and 8 more nominations for it, as well as 6 Drama Desk Awards and another 5 nominations. Among these, George C. Wolfe received 4 nominations and amongst them — 1 victory for the best libretto for a show. The rest of the wins were: for the best light set, best actor & actress, best lyrics and orchestra work.
Release date: 1992
Last Update:April, 19th 2016