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MARCH 3 - MARCH 31, 2018

Celebrated for her fierce guitar playing and swinging gospel music, singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe became a veritable legend — and a 2018 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. Throughout the 1930s and ‘40s, Sister Rosetta performed gospel in the morning and swing music at the Cotton Club at night to inevitably become a major influence on rock ‘n’ roll’s earliest icons. This play with music chronicles her first rehearsal with a young protégée, Marie Knight, as they prepare for a tour that would establish them as one of the great duet teams in musical history. Marie and Rosetta’s compelling life stories combined with roof-raising, heart-rending gospel songs set the stage for an inspiring evening at the theatre.

"Not to be missed! It's enough to make the theatre faithful stand up and shout HALLELUJAH!" - Theatremania


ADVISORY: Marie and Rosetta contains mild adult language and mature themes. In addition to singing their hearts out, the characters face issues of racial prejudice, marital strife and other mature themes that are more suitable for teenage and adult audiences.

RUNNING TIME: Marie and Rosetta runs approximately 1 hour and 40 minutes, with no intermission.

Promotional photo by Tony Arrasmith/Arrasmith & Associates.

 

 

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Dede Ayite

Feb 20, 2018, 14:51 PM
Role : Costume Designer
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Dede’s off-Broadway credits include School Girls (MCC Theater); Mankind, Bella: An American Tall Tale (Playwrights Horizons); Jesus Hopped the ‘A’ Train (Signature Theatre); The Royale (Lincoln Center Theater); Tell Hector I Miss Him and Marie and Rosetta (Atlantic Theater Company); Ugly Lies the Bone (Roundabout Theatre Company); brownsville song [b-side for tray] (LCT3); Twelfth Night, ToasT, The Urban Retreat and Manahatta (The Public Theater); Nollywood Dreams (Cherry Lane Theatre) and Holding It Down (Harlem Stage). Regionally, Dede’s work has been seen at Denver Center, California Shakespeare Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Baltimore Center Stage, Arena Stage, Berkshire Theatre Group, Steppenwolf Theatre Company, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Signature Theatre, McCarter Theatre and Cleveland Play House. Television credits include programs on Comedy Central, Fox Shortcoms (FOX Network) and COPPER Project (Improv Everywhere/BBC America). Dede is the winner of the following awards: Helen Hayes, Theatre Bay Area and Jeff Awards, with two AUDELCO Award nominations. She received her MFA from Yale School of Drama.

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It's All Joy

Feb 19, 2018
Natalie Clare

Marie and Rosetta chronicles Sister Rosetta Tharpe and Marie Knight’s first rehearsal as they prepare for a tour that would establish them as one of the great duet teams in music history.

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Rockin' the Faith

Feb 23, 2018
Natalie Clare

Before there was Elvis Presley, the King of Rock 'n' Roll, there was Sister Rosetta Tharpe, who formed the foundation of a sound that would soon have world all shook up.

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5 Questions With Miche Braden

Mar 16, 2018
Natalie Clare

Meet Miche Braden, who plays the legendary Sister Rosetta Tharpe in Marie and Rosetta. Learn about how she became an actor, what her favorite role has been and what she enjoys most about this inspiring play with music.

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5 Questions With Chaz Hodges

Mar 22, 2018
Natalie Clare

Meet Chaz Hodges, who plays gospel singer Marie Knight in Marie and Rosetta. Learn about what inspired her to become an actor, what role has been her all-time favorite and what she's enjoyed about this heart-rending production.

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The Evolution of African American Gospel Music

Mar 22, 2018
Natalie Clare

Marie and Rosetta tells the story of gospel singer Sister Rosetta Tharpe and her young protégée Marie Knight. Their signature collaboration reflects the evolution of African American gospel music, from its roots in spirituals to the rock and roll we know today.

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