Maya
Azucena
Overview
- Produced by:
- Love Productions Records
- Dates:
- November 30 - December 31, 2017
- Run Time:
- 2 Hours, 15 Minutes
- Intermission:
- Yes, included in run time.
- Theater:
- Showing in Theater
Show Info
Composed by Allan Harris
Book by Allan & Pat Harris
Directed by Regge Life
With Maya Azucena, Alan Grubner, Allan Harris, Miki Hayama, Seth Johnson, Carolyn Leonhart, Jeffery Lewis, Shirazette Tinnin, and Jay White
The unsettled West of the 1860s provides a new life and new dreams for Blue, a run-away slave, who escapes to Texas to become one of America's first Black Cowboys. This compelling tale of freedom integrates fiction with historical fact, and each song presents a different page in this complicated chapter of American History.
The "smooth-voiced and charismatic" (The New York Times) renowned jazz composer, musician, and singer Allan Harris (Café Society Swing) returns to 59E59 to star as Blue.
Photo Caption: Jeffrey Lewis and Maya Azucena in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo: Carol Rosegg
Photo Caption: The cast of CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo: Carol Rosegg
Photo Caption: Maya Azucena in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo: Carol Rosegg
Photo Caption: Allan Harris in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo: Carol Rosegg
Click Here to view photos of the Cross That River set.
Reviews
"Deeply intellectual original music... [Harris] is one of today's most talented jazz performers" - The Atlantic
"This is about as must-see, must-hear as any new Off Broadway show of the season." - Theater's Leiter Side
"Harris's original songs are catchy, in a foot-stomping, toe-tapping kind of a way" - The Citiview
"Immensely entertaining. An extraordinary theatrical experience" - BroadwayWorld
"Blue's story is told in exquisite musical detail" - TheaterPizzazz
"A musical success" -A Seat On The Aisl