Jelly's Last Jam (Broadway production)

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Jelly's Last Jam (Broadway production) is a Tony Award–winning musical that explores the life and legacy of jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton through a blend of jazz, tap, and innovative storytelling.

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instanceOf Broadway musical
stage musical
additionalMusicBy Luther Henderson NERFINISHED
award Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical NERFINISHED
awardWinner Gregory Hines NERFINISHED
Savion Glover NERFINISHED
basedOn life of Jelly Roll Morton
bookBy George C. Wolfe NERFINISHED
choreographedBy Hope Clarke NERFINISHED
Kenneth L. Roberson NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
directedBy George C. Wolfe NERFINISHED
exploresTheme African American cultural history
legacy of jazz
life of Jelly Roll Morton
features tap dancing
genre biographical musical
jazz musical
musical theatre
includes dramatic scenes
song-and-dance numbers
language English
locatedInTheatreDistrict Broadway, New York City NERFINISHED
lyricsBy Susan Birkenhead NERFINISHED
mainSubject Jelly Roll Morton NERFINISHED
musicBy Jelly Roll Morton NERFINISHED
musicStyle jazz
nominatedFor Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical NERFINISHED
Tony Award for Best Choreography NERFINISHED
Tony Award for Best Costume Design NERFINISHED
Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical NERFINISHED
Tony Award for Best Lighting Design NERFINISHED
Tony Award for Best Musical NERFINISHED
Tony Award for Best Original Score NERFINISHED
openedAtTheatre Virginia Theatre NERFINISHED
openedOnBroadway 1992
producedBy M. Edgar Rosenblum NERFINISHED
producedOnBroadwayBy Lincoln Center Theater NERFINISHED
roleOfGregoryHines Jelly Roll Morton NERFINISHED
roleOfSavionGlover Young Jelly NERFINISHED
setInPart Los Angeles NERFINISHED
New Orleans NERFINISHED
starred Gregory Hines NERFINISHED
Keith David NERFINISHED
Savion Glover NERFINISHED
Tonya Pinkins NERFINISHED
structure nonlinear storytelling
writtenBy George C. Wolfe NERFINISHED

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