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Me and Bessie on Broadway shines with Linda Hopkins
Linda Hopkins stars in Me and Bessie a two hour one person show at the Ambassador Theatre opening Oct 22. She dominates the stage with gospel roots and delivers two dozen Bessie Smith numbers from tent shows to New York era while Gerri Dean and Lester Wilson support with a five man band. The production blends cabaret atmosphere with a tribute to blues legend Bessie Smith, highlighting Hopkins’s emotional reach and strong stage presence.
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Glenne Currie
UPI
Lively Arts
New York
Linda Hopkins
Bessie
Ambassador Theatre
Miss Hopkins
Gerri Dean
Lester Wilson
Howlett Smith
South
Bessie Smith
New Orleans
Denis J. Reardon
Broadway
Joseph Papp
New York Shakespeare Festival
Booth Theatre
Papp
Booth
Leaf People
Reardon
Tom O’horgan