Josephine and I 2015

Opened: March 10, 2015
Closing: April 05, 2015

Josephine and I - 2015 - Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Public Theater [Joe's Pub]
425 Lafayette Street New York, NY 10003

Born into poverty in the slums of St. Louis, Josephine Baker became one of the most famous and groundbreaking stars of the 20th century. The first African-American performer to rise to international prominence, she was a French Resistance spy and civil rights activist who was married twice by age 16 and served as muse to Pablo Picasso, F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway, who called her "the most sensational woman anyone ever saw."

Now, nearly 40 years after her death, Baker's life inspires a young woman to face up to the sacrifices required to follow one's dreams.

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