Jelly's Last Jam

I was going through my Broadway collection of old CDs and put this on for the first time in quite a while. This still has to be one of my most favorite musicals. Hines, Glover, David, Mathis and Pinkins were just so incredible in this show. And the music, choreography and staging was just beyond.

I did a YouTube search and found a really interesting documentary on the show, complete with interviews and insights from George C. Wolfe and the cast. Really interesting.

I don't visit the boards here that often but I do seem to remember that another production of this had been mounted somewhere fairly recently and was discussed here some time back. Was a revival Broadway bound for this show?

I sure hope this comes back to Broadway at some point.

And let's have Savion play Jelly Roll Morton! I just love him, and remember him so well as Young Jelly.

Thank you.

I thought I had read about it being performed somewhere in the near future.

Would still like to see a full-fledged revival.

I loved the show. I thought it should've won Best Musical that year over Crazy For You.

jakethesnake said: "The Long Wharf Theatre did a very short run last year that Patricia McGregor directed. Sydney James Harcourt played Jelly."

I think it was only two performances and I think it was more in concert form.

Don[t be shocked if Pasadena's "Jelly's Last Jam" ends up a being re-cast version of the Encores production. They staged a re-cast version of the Encores/Broadway revival of SITPWG which was well received.