Sophisticated Ladies
by Donald McKayle, Duke Ellington, Lloyd Mayers, Malcolm Dodds

Sophisticated Ladies Book Cover
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Highlights

120 mins

Synopsis

The musical legacy of The Duke is celebrated in this stylish and brassy retrospective, which has taken audiences and critics by storm throughout the world.

Act I takes us from Ellington's early days at The Cotton Club through his widening acceptance abroad, while Act II explores the private man as captured in his music.

It's a high-stepping salute inspired by the glamorous nightlife and sensuous highlife of a man who lived to love.

Publication

Sophisticated Ladies is a play written by Donald McKayle and published by Concord Theatricals .

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