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(L-R) Actor Gregory Hines, director/playwright George C. Wolfe, lyricist Susan Birkenhead and musical director Luther Henderson taking a break during a rehearsal for the Broadway production of the musical "Jelly's Last Jam.".

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Martha Swope photographs

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Series VI. Digitized slides and mounted negatives

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Jelly's last jam

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(L-R) Actor Gregory Hines, director/playwright George C. Wolfe, lyricist Susan Birkenhead and musical director Luther Henderson taking a break during a rehearsal for the Broadway production of the musical "Jelly's Last Jam.".

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Title
(L-R) Actor Gregory Hines, director/playwright George C. Wolfe, lyricist Susan Birkenhead and musical director Luther Henderson taking a break during a rehearsal for the Broadway production of the musical "Jelly's Last Jam.".
Names
Swope, Martha (Photographer)
Collection

Martha Swope photographs

Series VI. Digitized slides and mounted negatives

Theater (and other show titles)

Jelly's last jam

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1992
Date Created: 1992-02
Library locations
Billy Rose Theatre Division
Shelf locator: *T-VIM 2010-048
Topics
Morton, Jelly Roll, -1941. Jelly's last jam
Musicals
Genres
Photographs
Notes
Creation/production credits: Music: Jelly Roll Morton; Book: George C. Wolfe; Lyrics: Susan Birkenhead
Original location: SWOPE-WOLFE, GEORGE C.
Type of Resource
Still image
Still image
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19790133
MSS Unit ID: 22827
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 08797640-bc4a-0137-835b-3ba358cec952
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The New York Public Library holds or manages the copyright(s) in this item. If you need information about reusing this item, please go to: http://nypl.org/permissions

Item timeline of events

  • 1992: Created
  • 2019: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

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Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "(L-R) Actor Gregory Hines, director/playwright George C. Wolfe, lyricist Susan Birkenhead and musical director Luther Henderson taking a break during a rehearsal for the Broadway production of the musical "Jelly's Last Jam."." The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1992. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/17fe10a0-bc4a-0137-bb21-53f9d5503016

Chicago/Turabian Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. "(L-R) Actor Gregory Hines, director/playwright George C. Wolfe, lyricist Susan Birkenhead and musical director Luther Henderson taking a break during a rehearsal for the Broadway production of the musical "Jelly's Last Jam."." New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 30, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/17fe10a0-bc4a-0137-bb21-53f9d5503016

APA Format

Billy Rose Theatre Division, The New York Public Library. (1992). (L-R) Actor Gregory Hines, director/playwright George C. Wolfe, lyricist Susan Birkenhead and musical director Luther Henderson taking a break during a rehearsal for the Broadway production of the musical "Jelly's Last Jam.". Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/17fe10a0-bc4a-0137-bb21-53f9d5503016

Wikipedia Citation

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(L-R) Actor Gregory Hines, director/playwright George C. Wolfe, lyricist Susan Birkenhead and musical director Luther Henderson taking a break during a rehearsal for the Broadway production of the musical "Jelly's Last Jam.".