The Devil’s Music: The Life and Blues of Bessie Smith
When: March 3- 29 (except Mondays)
Where: George Street Playhouse
Tickets: contact playhouse
Sexy and racy, Blues singer Bessie Smith was the definition of a Red Hot Mamma and the most successful entertainer of her time. On the eve of her tragic and controversial death in 1937, Bessie takes center stage in a Memphis “buffet flat”, having walked out of the whites-only theatre where she was to perform earlier that evening. Now among friends, she tells the story of her amazing life and career, her loves (both men and women) and her losses.
Put your troubles aside, and soak up the blues as the incomparable Miche Braden sings the songs that made Miss Bessie so unforgettable including: St. Louis Blues, Need a Little Sugar in my Bowl and Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out.