Jammin': Jelly Roll Morton on Broadway
Brief Synopsis
A documentary on the making of the Broadway musical "Jelly's Last Jam." Includes interviews with its creators and excerpts from the show as well as material on the life of jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton.
Cast & Crew
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George C. Wolfe
Director
Denzel Washington
Narration
Gregory Hines
George C. Wolfe
Susan Birkenhead
Luther Henderson
Film Details
Also Known As
Great Performances (11/02/92)
Genre
Documentary
Music
Release Date
1992
Production Company
Luckyhitz Productions; Thirteen/Wnet; Tv Asahi
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
Synopsis
A documentary on the making of the Broadway musical "Jelly's Last Jam." Includes interviews with its creators and excerpts from the show as well as material on the life of jazz musician Jelly Roll Morton.
Director
George C. Wolfe
Director
Cast
Denzel Washington
Narration
Gregory Hines
George C. Wolfe
Susan Birkenhead
Luther Henderson
Keith David
Stanley Wayne Mathis
Tonya Pinkins
Savion Glover
Mary Bond Davis
Ann Duquesnay
Ruben Santiago-hudson
Crew
Gregory Andracke
Principal Photography
Marc Bauman
Coordinating Producer
Susan Birkenhead
Lyrics ("Jelly'S Last Jam")
Scott Briendel
Audio
Rene Brinkley
Production Assistant
Daniel Brooks
Audio
Tom Bywaters
Producer
Tom Bywaters
Writer
Gary Clare
Director Of Creative Development ("Great Performances")
Hope Clarke
Choreography ("Jelly'S Last Jam")
Maxi Cohen
Production Manager
Nell Cox
Producer
Phillipa Edwards
Production Assistant
Jeanne Finnerty
Production Manager
Jules Fisher
Lighting Designer ("Jelly'S Last Jam")
Duncan Forbes
Audio
Jeffrey Friedman
Editor
Blair Gershkow
Videotape Editor
Peter Gray
Production Assistant
Manny Gutierrez
Photographers
Johnathan Heck
Production Assistant
Luther Henderson
Additional Music ("Jelly'S Last Jam"), Musical Adaptation
Gregory Hines
Tap Choreography ("Jelly'S Last Jam")
Tom Hurwitz
Photographers
Toni-leslie James
Costumes ("Jelly'S Last Jam")
Roz Kay
Publicist (Wnet/Thirteen)
Lalita Khosla
Production Assistant
Ted L Levy
Tap Choreography ("Jelly'S Last Jam")
Margo Lion
Executive Producer
Rebecca Losick
Production Assistant
Albert Maysles
Principal Photography
Anthony Mcgowan
Production Assistant
Raquel Millan
Production Assistant
John Morelli
Production Assistant
Jelly Roll Morton
Music
Mark Nordstrom
Production Controller
David Phinney
Associate Producer
Barbara Pollitt
Masks ("Jelly'S Last Jam")
Arturo E Porazzi
Production Stage Manager ("Jelly'S Last Jam")
Kim Powers
Dramaturg ("Great Performances")
Allison Procacci
Production Assistant
Steven Robinson
Audio
David M Roche
Production Assistant
Ed Rudolph
Videotape Editor
Cory Russell
Production Assistant
Jan Saunders
Production Manager
Lisa Shields
Associate Producer
Kenneth Swartz
Photographers
David Thomas
Audio
Frank Tonhazy
Audio
Linda Twine
Music Director ("Jelly'S Last Jam")
Jac Venza
Executive Producer ("Great Performances")
Robin Wagner
Scenic Designer ("Jelly'S Last Jam")
George C. Wolfe
Book ("Jelly'S Last Jam")
Film Details
Also Known As
Great Performances (11/02/92)
Genre
Documentary
Music
Release Date
1992
Production Company
Luckyhitz Productions; Thirteen/Wnet; Tv Asahi
Technical Specs
Duration
60m
