A Tony Award-winning theatrical journey through Duke Ellington’s music, Sophisticated Ladies is a dynamic musical revue that immerses audiences in elegance and timeless style. Featuring hits including “It Don’t Mean A Thing If It Ain’t Got That Swing” and “Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” every song tells a story on its own, capturing the romance, humor and refined style of the time.
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EnsembleKristen Grace Brown
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Ensemble/ Understudy The SoubretteRachel Caron
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The ChanteuseJazzmin Carson
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EnsembleElbi Cespedes
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The SoubretteDawn Derow
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EnsembleWilliam Feldon
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The DanseurJeff Gallup
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EnsembleKristina Haley
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The JazzboMarcel Joshua
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EnsembleAlyssa Jo Marten
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Understudy The Chanteuse & The DanseuseMarta McKinnon
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EnsembleDave Pitts
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The HipsterLeon Pitts II
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Understudy The Raconteur & The HipsterUlric Alfred Taylor
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The DanseuseJocelyn Darci Trimmer
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The RaconteurJim Weaver
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Ensemble/ Understudy The Danseur & The JazzboMark Wildman
Thank you to our Sophisticated Ladies Production Sponsors!
PRESENTING SPONSORS
Andrew Economos
Dr. John & Eilene Maupin
Jack & Priscilla Schlegel
Dona & Sam Scott
LEADING SPONSORS
Connie Anderson & Lonetta Gaines
Charles W. & Theresa Ann Brown
The Exchange
Nancy & Tom Flanagan
Gulf Coast Community Foundation — Helen Hamilton Fund
Michele Hooper & Lemuel Seabrook
Doris & Don Johnson
Penelope Kingman
Gregory & Kimberly Parris
CO-SPONSORS
Bruce & Elaine Burton
Miles & Barbara Capron
Carl & Liza Caruso
Nedra Clark
Community Foundation of Sarasota County
Mariana Cotton
Douglas & Willie Eden
Michael & Michaelann Galiyano
Mike & Karen Gardiner
Joe & Leslie Grabowski
Robert Heeren & Steven Kalt
Attorney James & Lorraine Hunter
Martin H. Max, M.D.
Marie McKee & Bob Cole
Dr. Randall & Karen Morgan
Barbara & Larry Newman in Memory of Alan E. Feen
Paige Petersen & Curtis Jordan
Rosa L. & Willie Stanfield
Susan Straus
Janis & Skip Swan
Michael Weir & Mirian Graddick-Weir
Charles & Susan Wilson
Sophisticated Ladies is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com
