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Sommers stunning as Bessie Smith in Arts Garage’s ‘Devil’s Music’

March 9, 2016 By Hap Erstein

Elijah Taj Gee and Avery Sommers in

Elijah Taj Gee and Avery Sommers in The Devil’s Music. (Photo by Alex Shapiro) For the third show of his first season at the helm of The Theatre at Arts Garage, Keith Garsson has selected a bioplay-cum-concert featuring the song stylings of Bessie Smith, the Depression-era performer considered to be the “Empress of the Blues.” Featuring over a dozen musical numbers delivered … [Read more...]

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