JELLY’S LAST JAM (BROADWAY): A WCSU Black History Month Event Presented by The Fourth Wall and Shuffle!

“Jelly’s Last Jam” is a Tony Award-winning musical about jazz pioneer Jelly Roll Morton, set in a purgatorial afterlife where Morton confronts his Creole past in New Orleans, his path to success, and the denial of his African American roots. The show uses Morton’s own music, with lyrics by Susan Birkenhead and music by Morton and Luther Henderson, to tell a story about race, legacy, and the complexities of the Black experience in America, breaking ground as a major African American-created musical. Dynamic tap choreography with Hines and Savion Glover, and Hine’s own Tony-winning performance in the lead role, help to set off musical fireworks.

No admission fee, but seating is limited. Screening begins at 12:30 p.m. at the Lincoln Center Theatre on Film and Tape Archive/New York Public Library. Attendees are responsible for their own transportation to Lincoln Center in New York City. (10 Lincoln Center Plaza/1941 Broadway). We will meet at 12:15 p.m. at the Lincoln Center Fountain Plaza and proceed inside as a group. Some students will be traveling together, and anyone is welcome to join that group, leaving from MetroNorth’s Southeast Station on the 9:09 a.m. train. Parking is free on weekends.

For more information or to reserve a spot at the screening, please contact Fourth Wall advisor, Prof. Donald P. Gagnon, at GagnonD@wcsu.edu no later than Tuesday, February 3. Kick off WCSU’s Black History Month with us!