Details

Queen, a young girl from Savannah, and Fleetwood, a Vietnam vet with a drug habit, are trying to make it in a merciless New York. Queen is forced into part-time prostitution and ?The Life' describes how these two lovers move through this dark world until Queen is helped by her one true friend, an older more experienced hooker, Sonja, to make her escape. On this journey, we meet Memphis, the all-powerful king pimp, the girls he controls, Jojo, the hustler, who makes it all happen, and the fresh-faced Mary, straight off the bus from small town Minnesota, only too eager to embrace 'The Life'. UK Premiere

Cast/Performers

Sharon D. Clarke (Sonja), Cornell S. John (Memphis), John Addison, David Albury, Jalisa Andrews, Matthew Caputo, Lawrence Carmichael, Omari Douglas, Aisha Jawando, Thomas-Lee Kidd, Charlotte Reavey, Jo Servi, Lucinda Shaw, Johnathan Tweedie, T'Shan Williams, Joanna Woodward

Creatives/Company

Music: Cy Coleman
Lyrics: Ira Gasman
Book by(s): David Newman, Ira Gasman, Cy Coleman
Producer(s): Amy Anzel, Matt Chisling
Director(s): Michael Blakemore, Anne Vosser (casting director)
Design(s): Justin Naardella, Nina Dunn (video)
Costume: Justin Nardella
Choreographer: Tom Jackson Greaves
Lighting: David Howe
Musical Director: Tamara Saringer