“Blue” at Paper Mill Playhouse

“Blue”
by Charles Randolph-Wright
Music by Nona Hendryx
Lyrics by Nona Hendryx & Charles Randolph-Wright

Blue is a comedy about a well-to-do African-American family that abounds with tenderness, acceptance and the search for unconditional love. Business is booming at the Clark family funeral home in a small town in South Carolina. With matriarch Tillie offering unsolicited advice, son Sam Jr. runs the profitable business, Sam III. runs with the girls, 12-year-old Reuben runs errands and fashion-conscious mother Peggy runs up the credit cards. Smart and stylish and completely out of place in her provincial surroundings, Peggy is a force to be reckoned with. Enlivened by the music of sexy jazz singer Blue Williams, Peggy holds court at family gatherings and lays out her grandiose ambitions for her two sons' futures. Author Charles Randolph-Wright was an original cast member of Broadway's Dreamgirls.

Performed by Paper Mill Playhouse
At Paper Mill Playhouse
Performances ran
Wednesday, January 8, 2003 thru Sunday, February 9, 2003
Performances