James Benn will perform gay jazz and blues songs from the Harlem Renaissance.
This fun and illuminating entertainment features James Benn giving voice to the jazz and blues songs from the Harlem Renaissance including works by Bessie Smith, Billy Strayhorn, and Duke Ellington as well as songs popularized by Alberta Hunter, Ethel Waters, and Ma Rainey — all of whom had, to different degrees, same-sex inclinations and involvements, though married during portions of their lives. This cabaret show includes songs from the Harlem underground including “Tain’t Nobody’s Business If I Do,” “Pretty Baby,” “Lush Life,” “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” “Nasty Man,” and “Am I Blue?”
Phone: 13177579046
Email: kandcsim@comcast.net
2023/01/28 - 2023/01/29
District Theatre
627 Massachusetts Ave., Indianapolis, IN 46204
Metered parking is available on Mass Ave. The Penrose Garage is available for an hourly rate and Zion Evangelical Church has surface parking at the corner of North & New Jersey, just a short walk to the theatre.