Slippin’ Through the Cracks: The Blues Journey of Bobby Rush

by Stephen Helper & bobby rush
Music and Lyrics by bobby rush
directed by stephen helper & arminda thomas
in goodman’s owen theatre

The Blues journey of Bobby Rush takes us from the sharecropped fields and earthy juke joints of the deep south to the hot Chicago Blues scene where he broke the color barrier on Rush Street. In this new musical, created with writer Stephen Helper, the 89-year-old Blues superstar shares his moving and often hilarious story of Slippin’ Through the Cracks he found in the walls of prejudice, hardship and loss to arrive at resilience and reconciliation. A celebration of authentic Black culture, over 25 of his great Blues and Funk songs will tell the tale and rock the house.

Recommended for ages 14 and up; Contains adult language, sexual references, drug references, references to physical violence, themes of racial discrimination, death and grief.

Friday, December 8 at 7:30pm

Slippin’ Through the Cracks: The Blues Journey of Bobby Rush is sold out.