MusicDuke Ellington, Jimmy McHugh, Harold Arlen, and others (revue of pre-existing songs)LyricsDorothy Fields, Ted Koehler, Langston Hughes (poetry/text), and others
Book by Jack Viertel (conceived by; no conventional book)
A Broadway musical revue conceived by Jack Viertel that celebrates Duke Ellington's years at Harlem's Cotton Club. It has no plot, using Ellington's music and a big band of jazz players to revive the nightclub's song-and-dance tradition, with rotating guest stars.
No cast recordings on file yet.
No way to watch this one at home yet.
Not on stage right now. Add it to In the Wings and we'll tell you when it plays near you.
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