Encores The Life The Oldest Professsion - Ledisi New York City Center

Here's a little taste of Ledisi's showstopping rendition of The Oldest Profession For more you'll just have to come see the show The Life runs Mar 16 - 20 ONLY at New York City Center Get your tickets now a https 3A 2F 2Fbit ly 2F3pUlFfM a -- Nominated for 12 Tony Awards including Best Musical The Life tells the story of Queen and her fellow sex workers who strive for a better life against oppressive forces in post-disco Times Square Emmy Grammy and Tony Award-winning artist Billy Porter Pose Kinky Boots reinvents this musical for a whole new generation to bring forth the gritty dangerous and exciting decadence of New York City in 1980 As concert adapter and director Porter has received the full blessing of the Cy Coleman Ira Gasman and David Newman estates to reshape a classic music-comedy into a powerful musical drama humanizing the production s Black characters in their struggles passions and desperate bids for success Featuring new funk-infused arrangements and orchestrations by James Sampliner and new vocal arrangements by Michael McElroy this bold revival reclaims The Life through Porter s singular lens The production includes Jelani Alladin as Lou Alexandra Grey as Queen Antwayn Hopper as Memphis Grammy nominee Mykal Kilgore as Young JoJo Grammy Award winner Ledisi as Sonja Erika Olson as Mary Destan Owens as Old Jojo and Ken Robinson as Fleetwood Production Videography Bardo Arts Alex Pearlman Production Photography Joan Marcus NewYorkCityCenter Encores TheLife BillyPorter JamesSampliner MichaelMcElroy JelaniAlladin AlexandraGrey AntwaynHopper MykalKilgore Ledisi ErikaOlson DestanOwens KenRobinson CityCenterEncores EncoresTheLife

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