Follow Me to Nellie’s

Premiere Stages, Kean University Zella Fry Theatre, North Jersey

About the Show

Follow Me to Nellie’s takes place in the home of the infamous Nellie Jackson’s, where a hopeless blues singer is looking for a way out, a brave freedom fighter is looking for a way in, and a house of downtrodden women are looking for a new day. In 1955 Mississippi, during the reign of segregation, the price of attaining their dreams may cost them everything. The play takes a harrowing look at those who risked everything so that all Americans could be afforded the opportunity to vote. . The exceptional cast features veterans of Broadway, off-Broadway, television and film, including Lynda Gravatt in the title role.

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