Sophisticated Ladies

SOPHISTICATED LADIES highlights the music of the great Duke Ellington.  From his days in the Cotton Club to his jazz suites this review is packed with audience favorites.  Envisioned as a musical portrait of Duke Ellington, Sophisticated Ladies opened at the Lunt Fontanne Theatre in New York on March 1, 1981. Gregory Hines, Judith Jamison, Hinton Battle and Gregg Burge were among the original stellar cast. Act I take us through the early stages of Ellington’s growth as a major musical force, from the Cotton Club era through his travels here and abroad. Act II takes us on a more personal journey, exploring the private man as captured in his music. 

SOPHISTICATED LADIES brings the suave “love you madly” world of the great Duke Ellington to life with over 20 classics including Satin Doll, Take the A Train and It Don’t Mean A Thing, If It Ain’t Got That Swing. A crowd pleaser for all sophisticated ladies and gents and a great way to mark the hundred and first anniversary of his birth.

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