Be transported to
Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong’s
dressing room and get to know him in
a way you never imagined possible!
Don’t miss the show Hap Erstein calls
“…a remarkable performance you will not soon forget.”
Through June 12, 2016.
Wed-Sat 8pm; Sun 7pm; Wed, Sat, Sun 2pm.
Wednesday Matinees and Sunday Evenings
include a post-performance discussion.
presents
Satchmo at the Waldorf
written and directed by Terry Teachout
Final production of the 2015-2016 season.
Palm Beach Dramaworks closes out its sixteenth season with Terry Teachout's funny and moving Satchmo at the Waldorf, in which the legendary Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong reminisces about and ruminates on his extraordinary life and career just months before his death in 1971. This production marks Teachout's debut as a director. Satchmo at the Waldorf opens at the Don & Ann Brown Theatre on May 13 and continues through June 12, with specially priced previews on May 11 and 12.
There is no live music in this critically acclaimed dramatic play.
Teachout, who is also the author of a biography on Armstrong, describes the piece as "a work of fiction freely based on fact." It's set at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, the actual site of Satchmo's last gig, and takes place in his dressing room following a performance. As Armstrong talks into a tape recorder about his eventful life, he reveals the complex man behind the unpretentious public persona. Central to the play is his relationship with Joe Glaser, his white manager; and the derision he faced from a segment of the black community, embodied in the person of Miles Davis, for "kissing up to the white man" with his familiar grin and ever-present hankie. One actor plays all three roles.
Satchmo at the Waldorf stars Barry Shabaka Henley, who previously appeared in a Chicago production of the play. Scenic design is by Michael Amico, costume design is by Erin Amico, lighting design is by Kirk Bookman, and sound design is by Matt Corey.
Terry Teachout is the drama critic of The Wall Street Journal, the critic-at-large of Commentary, and the author of "Sightings," a biweekly column for the Thursday Journal about the arts in America. Satchmo at the Waldorf, his first play, premiered in 2011 in Orlando, Florida, and has since been produced off-Broadway and throughout the United States.
Palm Beach Dramaworks is a non-profit, professional theatre and is a member of the Theatre Communications Group, the South Florida Theatre League, Florida Professional Theatres Association, and the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County.
Palm Beach Dramaworks
201 Clematis St
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
For tickets, please contact the Box Office
at 561.514.4042 ext. 2 or
Individual tickets are $64, with specially priced preview tickets at $44. Student tickets are available for $10; tickets for educators are half price with proper ID (other restrictions apply). Group rates for 20 or more and discounted season subscriptions are also available.
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