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Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press

Jelly’s Last Jam runs February 21 through March 3 at New York City Center.

By: Feb. 16, 2024
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Jelly’s Last Jam runs February 21 through March 3 at New York City Center. The company recently met the press and BroadwayWorld was on hand to chat with them about the upcoming show. Check out photos from the press event below!

The company is led by director Robert O’Hara with choreography by Edgar Godineaux and tap choreography by Dormeshia, with Guest Music Director Jason Michael Webb leading The Encores! Orchestra.

The cast includes Nicholas Christopher as Jelly, John Clay III as Jack the Bear, Joaquina Kalukango as Anita, Tiffany Mann as Miss Mamie, Okieriete Onaodowan as Buddy Bolden Billy Porter as Chimney Man, Leslie Uggams as Gran Mimi, and Alaman Diadhiou in his New York stage debut as Young Jelly. 

It will also star original Broadway cast members Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, Stephanie Pope Lofgren, and Allison M. Williams who reprise their roles as the Hunnies. The ensemble includes Raymond Baynard, Shawn Bowers, Reese Britts, Amanda Castro, Joshua Dawson, John Edwards, Ari Groover, Holly James, Morgan McGhee, Jodeci Milhouse, Ramone Nelson, Paul Niebanck, James Patterson, Antonia Raye, Salome Smith, Funmi Sofola, Jordan Simone Stephens, Renell Anthony Taylor, Nasia Thomas, Sir Brock Warren, Chanse Williams, Topher J. Babb, and Charlotte McKinley.

Written by George C. Wolfe and set to jazz legend Jelly Roll Morton’s iconic tunes with lyrics by Susan Birkenhead and musical adaptation and additional music composed by Luther Henderson, Jelly’s Last Jam is an electrifying musical telling the story of jazz through its self-proclaimed inventor and secured nine Tony nominations, three wins, and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book for the original 1992 Broadway production.

Photo Credit: Bruce Glikas 

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Billy Porter

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Billy Porter

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Billy Porter

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Billy Porter

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Billy Porter

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Billy Porter

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Allison M. Williams, Billy Porter and Mamie Duncan-Gibbs

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Allison M. Williams, Stephanie Pope Lofgren and Mamie Duncan-Gibbs

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Allison M. Williams, Stephanie Pope Lofgren and Mamie Duncan-Gibbs

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Allison M. Williams, Stephanie Pope Lofgren, Mamie Duncan-Gibbs and The cast of "Jelly's Last Jam"

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Allison M. Williams, Stephanie Pope Lofgren and Mamie Duncan-Gibbs

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
The cast of "Jelly's Last Jam"

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
The cast of "Jelly's Last Jam"

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
The cast of "Jelly's Last Jam"

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Billy Porter

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Nicholas Christopher

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Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, Nicholas Christopher and Allison M. Williams

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Nicholas Christopher

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Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, Nicholas Christopher and Allison M. Williams

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Director Robert O'Hara

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Billy Porter and Jeremy O. Harris

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Joaquina Kalukango and Nicholas Christopher

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Joaquina Kalukango

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Joaquina Kalukango and Nicholas Christopher

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Joaquina Kalukango and Nicholas Christopher

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Joaquina Kalukango and Nicholas Christopher

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Joaquina Kalukango and Nicholas Christopher

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
John Clay III, Joaquina Kalukango and Nicholas Christopher

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Joaquina Kalukango and Nicholas Christopher

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Joaquina Kalukango and Nicholas Christopher

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Billy Porter and Leslie Uggams

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, Stephanie Pope Lofgren and Allison M. Williams

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Okieriete Onaodowan and Nicholas Christopher

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Billy Porter and Okieriete Onaodowan

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Stephanie Pope Lofgren, Choreographer Edgar Godineaux, Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, Allison M. Williams

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Tiffany Mann and Okieriete Onaodowan

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Alaman Diadhiou, Nicholas Christopher and Billy Porter

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Nicholas Christopher and Choreographer Edgar Godineaux

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Nicholas Christopher and Billy Porter

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Nicholas Christopher and Joaquina Kalukango

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John Clay III and Tiffany Mann

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Alaman Diadhiou and Billy Porter

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Joaquina Kalukango and Billy Porter

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Billy Porter

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Joaquina Kalukango and John Clay III

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Alaman Diadhiou and Nicholas Christopher

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Alaman Diadhiou and Nicholas Christopher

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Alaman Diadhiou and Leslie Uggams

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, Stephanie Pope Lofgren, Billy Porter and Allison M. Williams

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Okieriete Onaodowan, John, Clay III and Tiffany Mann

Photos: The Cast of JELLY'S LAST JAM at City Center Encores! Meets the Press  Image
Okieriete Onaodowan, John Clay III and Tiffany Mann

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Okieriete Onaodowan and Alaman Diadhiou

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Leslie Uggams and Okieriete Onaodowan








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