Ella: First Lady of Song at Delaware Theatre Company

Dates: (4/18/2018 - 5/13/2018 )

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Delaware Theatre Company

200 Water Street
Wilmington,DE 19801

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ELLA: FIRST LADY OF SONG conceived & directed by Maurice Hines book by Lee Summers APRIL 18 - MAY 13, 2018 REGIONAL PREMIERE! The astonishing virtuosa Freda Payne brings the First Lady of Song to life with an elegance, resonant beauty, and transcendent voice that captures the immortal Ella Fitzgerald. The show follows Ella from her childhood struggles of living with abuse and her time on the streets through her career as the preeminent jazz singer of her time.

Ages: Due to a few instances of profanity and suggestiveness, discussion surrounding abortion, and an implication of sexual assault when the singer was a teen, Ella is recommended for older teens and adults.

Cast and Creative team for Ella: First Lady of Song at Delaware Theatre Company

Director & Creator: Maurice Hines
Playwrite: Lee Summers

Freda Payne as ELLA FITZGERALD
Harriet Foy as GEORGIANA
Wynonna Smith* as YOUNG ELLA/FRANCIS
Jake Blouch* as NORMAN GANZ
Kenneth Crutchfield as CHICK WEBB
Steven Palmore as RAY BROWN

BAND MEMBERS:
Billy McDaniel
Vernon James Jr
Brent White

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Delaware Theatre Company is at 200 Water Street, Wilmington, DE.

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The mission of Delaware Theatre Company is to create theatre of the highest professional quality in Delaware and thereby enrich the vitality of the area through artistic programming, education and community service. Since 1979, the theatre has produced 220 mainstage productions, seen by more than one million patrons, and has impacted over 100,000 people through its Education and Community Engagement programs.

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