Overview
- The production is scheduled for a strictly limited four-week engagement at The Griffin Theater at The Shed in New York in Fall 2026.
- Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage writes the book, EGOT winner John Legend provides music and lyrics, and Tony nominee Liesl Tommy directs.
- The musical adapts Fannie Hurst’s 1933 novel and the 1934 and 1959 Universal films, centering on two single mothers and their daughters.
- National Black Theatre co-produces with The Shed and partners including Get Lifted Film Co., Crocodile Eyes, Universal Theatrical Group, LD Entertainment, Sue Wagner and John Johnson.
- Legend undertakes his first musical as a writer, with casting, additional creative team members, exact dates and ticket information to be announced.