Asolo Rep, in collaboration with Tony Award winner Kenneth Waissman presents the world premiere of the new, Broadway-aimed musical Josephine. Now in rehearsal, the production runs at the Mertz Theatre, located in the FSU Center for the Performing Arts April 27 - May 29.
Deborah Cox (Aida, Jekyll & Hyde) stars as Josephine Baker. Directed and choreographed by Joey McKneely (The Life, Smokey Joe's Café), Josephine features a book by Ellen Weston and Mark Hampton; music by Stephen Dorff; and lyrics by John Bettis. Details of a Broadway engagement have not been announced.