A behind the scenes look at the Broadway production of Jellys Last Jam including a tribute to jazz musician and composer Jelly Roll Morton Gregory Hines and George C Wolfe who wrote the book for ...

A vivid, impressionistic portrait of legendary jazz pianist Jelly Roll Morton, the original 1992 Broadway production of Jelly’s Last Jam secured national recognition for writer/director George C.

This vivid, impressionistic portrait of legendary jazz pianist Jelly Roll Morton features Tony, Emmy, and Grammy winner Billy Porter (Pose) as the Chimney Man and Tony Award winner Joaquina ...

I mean hot as entertainment, of course, but also, even hotter, as history. The score is built around Jelly Roll Morton’s own music — with lyrics by Susan Birkenhead and some additional music ...