Tonya Pinkins

On stage 9 productions, 22 years

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Jelly’s Last Jam

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In the literature8 passages

• Cast: Gregory Hines, Keith David, Savion Glover, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Tonya Pinkins, Mary Bond Davis, Ann Duquesnay, Mamie Duncan-Gibbs, Stephanie Pope, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, Allison Williamsebooks/Green, Stanley/Broadway Musicals, Show By Show - Seventh Edition - Stanley Green & Cary Ginell.txt
• We were happily ensconced in the Alvin Theatre on West 52nd Street, where Annie had played four years earlier. My dressing-room mirror was alongside Tonya Pinkins’ and Donna Marie Elio’s (now Asbury)– two of my greatest pals in the troupe.ebooks/Pogrebin, Abigail/Showstopper - Abigail Pogrebin.txt
• The cast had been instructed to dress in black tie and we looked spanking, albeit a little less spry, as we did vocal warm-ups backstage. I remember Tonya Pinkins, always a spiritual presence, leading us in a blessing of sorts as we stood together in a circle, arms entwined.ebooks/Pogrebin, Abigail/Showstopper - Abigail Pogrebin.txt
• As Tonya Pinkins says of Murphy, “Donna’s not going to be making you laugh all night. That’s not who she is. She’s a very serious person. But she can become Lucille Ball on the stage, and that’s what I admire most about her. Her facility as an artist is impeccable.” It doesn’t come easily for her. But the payoff is bountiful.ebooks/Shapiro, Eddie/Nothing Like a Dame_ Conversations with the Great Women of Musical Theater - Eddie Shapiro.txt
• Topping an absolutely sensational cast, including Keith David, Tonya Pinkins and Savion Glover, Jelly's Last jam starred the tap dancer Gregory Hines as Morton. Tailoring the Morton story to Hines' dancing strengths proved something of a dramatic liability; Jelly Roll Morton had not been known for his dancing. Still, this lack of verisimi…ebooks/Singer, Barry/Ever After_ The Last Years of Musical Theater and Beyond - Barry Singer.txt
• Figure 5.2 In Caroline, or Change (2004), Caroline (Tonya Pinkins) and Noah (Harrison Chad) share a moment in the basement each day. Courtesy Photofest. Copyright Photographer Michal Daniel.ebooks/Wolf, Stacy/Changed for Good_A Feminist History of the Broadway Musical - Stacy Wolf.txt

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