Big Maybelle was a top selling performer from the Golden Age of R&B, who could interpret rousing carousing dance music, and bring it all back down with a tender haunting ballad. Born Maybelle Louis ...

Running through Sept. 2 in Sag Harbor, NY, Big Maybelle: Soul of the Blues is written and directed by Paul Levine. It will officially open Aug. 11 in anticipation of a winter 2013 New York City run.

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Enter Your Email to Unlock This Article Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Lillias White was brilliant as Big ...

When Lillias White was sent the script to a musical about Maybelle Smith, she had her doubts. First, although she knew more about the late blues singer than did most of the world, that isn't saying ...