Musical Reading
Written and Conceived by: Jack Viertel
January 12 at 7:00pm and January 14 at 3:00pm
Let the Good Times Roll: A New Orleans Gumbo, is a ride through the music, the spirit and the unquenchable thirst for joy and “more life” that defines the city known as The Big Easy. Featuring songs of many eras, from Jelly Roll Morton and Bessie Smith to Fats Domino, Randy Newman, The Meters, Dr. John, Harry Connick, Jr. and The Neville Brothers, it traces the tale of as heartbroken young woman who discovers it is possible – in fact inevitable – to be reborn in the “city that care forgot.” With six performers representing the wide range of population of one of the most diverse cities in the world, Let The Good Times Roll: A New Orleans Gumbo takes audiences on a ride through history, hardship and ultimate triumph that is the hallmark of a place where even major catastrophes – from the 1927 flood to Hurricane Katrina – are somehow always overcome by faith in the future, and an unbridled enjoyment of the present.