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Blues in the Night

Original Broadway Version (1982)
This dynamite, dramatic revue thrills us with the universal language of the blues.

The soul of the blues wails out full and strong in Blues in the Night, a scorching, Tony-nominated musical! The 26 hot and torchy numbers that tell of the sweet, sexy and sorrowful experiences that three women have with the lying, cheating snake of a man who does them wrong will leave you energized, inspired and ready to wail.

With little spoken text, the interweaving stories are defined through glorious songs that cover the range of this indigenous American art form, from Bessie Smith to Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, Alberta Hunter, Jimmy Cox, Ida Cox and more, telling of the pain and misery of life and love — and also of the dogged determination to get through it all — that is the essence of the blues.

Alternately wistful, tender and raunchy, Blues in the Night is a modest production with a larger-than-life score and vocal arrangements designed to bring down the house.

"The entire musical selection is impressive. When you think you're in for 90 minutes of the iconic three-chord, 12-bar structure, the titular song by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer takes you on an elegant detour through sophisticated chord changes." - BroadwayWorld

4
Roles
PG
Rated
2
Acts
Conceived and Originally Directed by Sheldon EppsSheldon Epps
Music and Lyrics by VariousVarious

Blue Blues

Four Walls (And One Dirty Window) Blues

Stompin' At The Savoy

Taking A Chance On Love

It Makes My Love Come Down

I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So

Take Me For A Buggy Ride

Wild Women Don't Have The Blues

Lover Man

Willow Weep For Me

Take It Right Back

Blues In The Night

Rough And Ready Man

Reckless Blues

Wasted Life Blues

Baby Doll

Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues

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Trailer for Blues in the Night at the Kiln Theatre
Trailer for Blues in the Night at the Kiln Theatre
Olivier-winner Sharon D. Clarke performs "Lover Man" from Blues in the Night
Olivier-winner Sharon D. Clarke performs "Lover Man" from Blues in the Night

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Blues In The Night

343 S Scott Ave
Tucson, AZ 85701-1909
United States

Arizona Theatre Company to Tucson And Phoenix Venues
(264947)
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