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Fizz & Ginger traces the steps of the 1920s New Yorker nightlife reviewer, Lipstick, as she enters a party in pursuit of a story. Hot on the heels of her rum-running boyfriend Benny, she finds him at The Crossroads, mixed with company she’s never seen before. Old Tom Bullock is in town slinging drinks fresh out of his cocktail book while Marjorie croons the tunes of a lover lost to the Great War. Nellie, a writer for Harlem’s ‘The Messenger’ magazine, is there to support her bohemian best friend Bruce who is necking with a man he shouldn’t be necking with. With a jazz combo, this Chicago premiere pays homage to Lipstick’s reviews from the ‘New Yorker’ archives.CAST:
Nellie - Dana Campbell, Jade Dashá (cover)
Lipstick - Emily Cox, Allison Selby Cook (cover)
Marjorie - Angela Born, Sadie Cheslak (cover)
Bruce - Charles Anderson, Benjamin Burney (cover)
Benny - Jonathan Zeng, Mason Montuoro (cover)
Tom - Khary Laurent, Austin Farms (cover)
Izzy - Maximillian Otto Lapine, Mason Montuoro (cover)
Moe - Ryan Tang, Benjamin Burney (cover)
CREATIVE TEAM
Composer - Whitney George
Librettist - Bea Goodwin
Conductor - Catherine O’Shaughnessy
Stage Director - Rose Freeman
Intimacy & Movement Director - Toni Machi
Scenic & Props Designer - Delena Bradley
Costume Designer - Jocelyn Garcia
Lighting Designer - Ellie Fey
Stage Manager - Jo Chalhoub
Production Manager - George Cederquist
BAND
Saxophone - Aaron Kauffman
Trumpet - Emily Kuhn
Trombone - Thom Schwartz
Bass - Sebastian Sanchez
Percussion - Brent Roman
Piano - Otto Vogel
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Theater Wit, 1229 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60657-3205, United States,Chicago, Illinois