Bite-Sized Broadway presents "The Last Magic Negro..."

The Last Magic Negro

(or Chad's Great Awokening ✊🏻)

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Book | Jamil Ellis & Andrew Fox

Music & Lyrics | Andrew Fox

Based on the show "Magical Negro Speaks by Jamil Ellis

CAST

Jimmy | Darryl J. Williams

Chad | A.J. Holmes

Monique | Simone Zamore

Michael | Anthony Chatmon II

80s Man | Constantine Maroulis

Ensemble Vocals | Andrew Fox, Onyie Nwachukwu

MUSICIANS

Digital Instrumentation | Andrew Fox

Saxophone | Robby Wingfield

Trumpet | Isaac Tubb

Trombone | Kenneth Johnson

PRODUCTION TEAM

Director/Orchestrator/

Sound Design/Tracking/Editing | Andrew Fox

Artistic Supervision/Casting/Editing | Christopher Michaels

Mixing & Mastering | Jay Rosen

Executive Producers | Christopher Michaels & Jeremy Terry

General Manager | Jeremy Terry

RELEASE DATE

Monday, December 7th, 2020

SYNOPSIS

June 7th, 2020. As the Black Lives Matter movement thrusts White corporate middle-manager Chad into unknown territory, he seeks wisdom from Jimmy Bagger, the very last “Magic Negro” (a wise Black character who exists solely to help a white protagonist) on how to end racism. Despite the tuneful clarity of Jimmy’s advice, Chad somehow manages to botch every attempt in ways both awful and hilarious. As Jimmy grows tired of the weight that he has to carry in educating and comforting White people, Chad is faced with a question for which he, himself, must figure out the answer: now that he can no longer ignore the racism right in front of him…what is he going to do?

MUSICAL NUMBERS

"What Are You Going To Do" | Monique

"Magic Negro Jingle" | Jimmy

"Listen" | Jimmy

"Use Your Voice" | Jimmy, Ensemble

"The Glory" | 80s Man

"Make A Change" | Jimmy, Ensemble

"What Are You Going To Do (Reprise)" | Monique

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