After a smash, award-winning run at the Midtown International Theater Festival,
SISTAS is moving uptown to the home of Off-Broadway hits!
SISTAS THE MUSICAL
A musical journey of
African-American women
from Bessie Smith to Beyoncé
3-time Tony winner Hinton Battle and JenKay present SISTAS, a musical journey of a multi generational African-American family.Using the lyrics of songs made famous by artists like Ma Rainey, Billie Holiday, Lena Horn, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Beyoncé and many others, the Musical play tells of the struggles, the joy and the triumphs of being Black in America, of being a woman in America – as told through the life of one woman and the women in her family.
Moving from the days of Jim Crow to the present, the narrative is presented through songs like Strange Fruit, Society’s Child, Taint Nobody’s Business, right up to the present with more contemporary songs of worth and independence – I am Not My Hair by India Arie, Alicia Keyes’ A Woman’s Worth, Golden by Jill Scott.
Beginning September 29, 2011!
Performance Schedule:
Thursday 7 p.m.
Saturday 1:30 p.m.
Saturday 4:30 p.m.
Sunday 4:30 p.m.
Visit the Sistas page on Facebook for more information!
Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.telecharge.com, by calling 212-239-6200 or by visiting the Box Office at St. Luke’s Theatre.
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