Part of the fun of the show is in discovering lost gems like “If I Can’t Sell It, I’ll Keep Sittin’ on It” by Andy Hill and Alex Razaff, and “Don’t Jump My Pony” by Denise LaSalle. The songs run the gamut from the familiar - “Born Under a Bad Sign,” “Shake Your Money Maker,” “Got My Mojo Workin’” - to obscure tunes that might even stump the most well-versed blues fans in the audience.
He has composed and performed in a number of shows in New York City and beyond. Chic Street Man, who does double duty as the show’s musical director and in the role of Jelly, has been a featured performer at venues and festivals throughout the world. Smith, in the role of South Side, has performed on Broadway in “Leap of Faith,” and was among the cast of the Broadway revival national tour of “The Color Purple.” Smith has performed in numerous musicals regionally and in Europe, Japan, and Australia. Fields, a singer, actor, and director, received a Tony nomination for her portrayal of Sofia in “The Color Purple” on Broadway. Fields plays Big Mama, the eponymous owner of the show’s fictional Chicago nightclub - Big Mama’s Place.
Mylar is responsible for a number of other music-based shows, including “Love, Janis” and “Hank Williams: Lost Highway.” Wheetman is a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and playwright whose plays have been produced around the country. Myler and Wheetman were also among the co-creators of another musical revue, “It Ain’t Nothin’ But the Blues,” which played on Broadway, and was nominated for a Tony Award in 1999. “Low Down Dirty Blues,” co-created by Randal Myler and Dan Wheetman, and directed by Myler, features nearly two dozen vintage blues songs delivered by three extremely talented musical theater and concert veterans, backed up by a pianist and standup bass player.
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