American Stage Presents “Satchmo at the Waldorf”
A unique look at Louis Armstrong, the greatest of all jazz trumpeters
A three-character play in which American Stage audience favorite L. Peter Callender portrays Louis Armstrong, the greatest of all jazz trumpeters; Joe Glaser, his white manager; and Miles Davis, who admired Armstrong’s playing but disliked his onstage manner. It takes place in 1971 in a dressing room backstage at the Empire Room of New York’s Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where Armstrong performed in public for the last time four months before his death. Reminiscing into a tape recorder about his life and work, Armstrong seeks to come to terms with his long-standing relationship with Glaser, whom he once loved like a father but now believes to have betrayed him.
Recorded Individual Performance Stream: $15
Contact: 727.823.7529
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Feb 19, 2021 at 08:00 pm – 09:00 pm (Fri)
Feb 20, 2021 at 02:00 pm – 03:00 pm (Sat)
Feb 20, 2021 at 08:00 pm – 09:00 pm (Sat)
Feb 21, 2021 at 02:00 pm – 03:00 pm (Sun)
Feb 21, 2021 at 08:00 pm – 09:00 pm (Sun)
Feb 24, 2021 at 07:00 pm – 08:00 pm (Wed)
Feb 25, 2021 at 07:00 pm – 08:00 pm (Thu)
Feb 26, 2021 at 08:00 pm – 09:00 pm (Fri)
Feb 27, 2021 at 02:00 pm – 03:00 pm (Sat)
Feb 27, 2021 at 08:00 pm – 09:00 pm (Sat)
Feb 28, 2021 at 02:00 pm – 03:00 pm (Sun)
Feb 28, 2021 at 08:00 pm – 09:00 pm (Sun)
