Nothing less than a man’s soul hangs in the balance as Heaven and Hell square off in the Encores! presentation of the 1940 all-black musical “Cabin in the Sky.”
Michael Potts ('Little Joe' Jackson) and LaChanze (Petunia Jackson)
Cabin in the Sky
New York City Center
Cast List:
Denisha Ballew, Darius Barnes, Chloe Davis, Timothy L. Edwards, Doug Eskew, Carmen Ruby Floyd, André Garner, Nkrumah Gatling, Rebecca L. Hargrove, Bahiyah Hibah, Andrea Jones-Sojola, Jared Joseph, Kristolyn Lloyd, Tiffany Mann, Sydney Morton, Mayte Natalio, Wayne Pretlow, Malaiyka Reid, Devin L. Roberts, Willie Smith III, Jay Staten, Dennis Stowe, Nicholas Ward, Hollie E. Wright
Production Credits:
Ruben Santiago-Hudson (director)
Camille A. Brown (choreography)
Rob Berman (music director)
Other Credits:
Lyrics by: John Latouche
Music by: Vernon Duke
Book by Lynn Root - See more at: http://www.playbill.com/events/event_detail/cabin-in-the-sky-at-new-york-city-center-381004#sthash.8OQJLxbB.dpuf
NEW YORK—Nothing less than a man’s soul hangs in the balance as Heaven and Hell square off in the Encores! presentation of the 1940 all-black musical “Cabin in the Sky” (music by Vernon Duke, lyrics by John Latouche, book by Lynn Root).
Somewhere in the deep South, “Little Joe” Jackson (Michael Potts), who drank, gambled and kept company with the rather fetching Georgia Brown (Carly Hughes), a woman who was not his wife, is on his deathbed due to wounds he received during a dice game. All the while, he’s being prayed over by his loyal wife, Petunia (LaChanze).
The cast of "Cabin in the Sky." Joan Marcus
Judd Hollander
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Judd Hollander is a reviewer for stagebuzz.com and a member of the Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle.