The Genius of Duke Ellington Recreated in City Center's "Cotton Club Parade"

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Channel: Playbill · 2011 · Entertainment

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http://www.playbill.com/video Wynton Marsalis and Jazz at Lincoln Center team up with City Center Encores! for "Cotton Club Parade," an exploration of the history and legacy of the famed Harlem nightspot of the 1920s and '30s and its most well-known performer, Duke Ellington. Framed as a vaudeville-style revue, the show features classic jazz and blues rendered through song and dance but with modern twists. Directed by Warren Carlyle, "Cotton Club Parade "features Marsalis' Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Featured performers include Tony winner Adriane Lenox ("Doubt") and Brandon Victor Dixon ("The Color Purple").

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