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Full-Length Musical, Drama / 5w
Written and Created by Randy JohnsonBased on the life of Janis Joplin
Spend a night with the legendary Janis Joplin as she shares her inspirations, her story and the boundless gift of her talent.
Nominee: 2014 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical Winner! Six 2014 NAACP Theatre Awards, including Best Musical
The voice, the music, the legend: Spend A Night with Janis Joplin as she shares her inspirations, her story and the gift that was her talent. From her humble beginnings in Port Arthur, Texas to worldwide stardom, we hear from Janis herself as she reminisces on how music became the love of her life... A love instilled by her mother and nurtured by the greats including Etta James, Aretha Franklin, Bessie Smith and Nina Simone. Told through a series of songs by the Chantels and Joplinaires, duets with those masters of the blues, and Janis’s biggest hits “Piece of My Heart,” “Me and Bobby McGee” and so many more, A Night with Janis Joplin will have you rocking out and leaving the theatre with your heart full.
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A Night with Janis Joplin first premiered at Portland Center Stage on 24 May 2011 starring Cat Stephani in the lead role. The show officially opened on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre on 10 October 2013. Directed by Randy Johnson, the production featured Mary Bridget Davies as Janis Joplin alongside De’Adre Aziza, Taprena Michelle Augustine, Allison Blackwell, and Nikki Kimbrough. Post-Broadway, the show traveled through North America starting in 2015 for seven years, making over 130 stops. It then opened in the West End at the Peacock Theatre on 20 August 2024. Directed again by Randy Johnson, this production saw Mary Bridget Davies return to star in the lead role.
JANIS JOPLIN – Female. Great, authentic rock and roll/blues voice with incredible range and chords of steel. Range: G3 – A5 JOPLINAIRE 1 – Female. Strong blues, rock, and legit vocal skills required. Plays Odetta, Bessie Smith and a Chantel. Range: G3 – E5 JOPLINAIRE 2 – Female. Strong blues, rock, and legit vocal skills required. Plays Etta James and a Chantel. Range: G3 – E5 JOPLINAIRE 3 – Female. Strong blues, rock, and legit vocal skills required. Plays Aretha Franklin and Nina Simone. Range: G3 – A5 JOPLINAIRE 4 – Female. Strong blues, rock, and legit vocal skills required. Plays Blues Singer and a Chantel. Range: G3 – A5
THE BAND – Bass, 2 guitars, keyboards, drums, saxophone, trombone and trumpet. The BAND is onstage and in costume/wigs, and all perform backing vocals.
A Janis Joplin concert stage. Any time.
“Rocks the house!” – The New York Times
“Electrifying! A celebration of the blues and those beautiful bruises they leave on the singer’s soul.” - Variety
“Wild and joyously raucous.” - The Hollywood Reporter
A Night with Janis Joplin – Broadway Trailer
A Night with Janis Joplin – 2014 Tony Awards
A Night with Janis Joplin – West End Live 2024
A Night with Janis Joplin – Broadway Highlights
A Night with Janis Joplin – Barter Theatre Trailer
ACT I
1. “Combination of the Two/Tell Mama” – Joplinaires, Janis, Etta James 2. “My Baby” – Janis, Band 3. “Maybe” – The Chantels 3A. Underscore – Instrumental 4. “Summertime” – Blues Singer 5. “Summertime” – Janis 6. Bye Bye Baby Underscore – Instrumental 7. “Turtle Blues” – Janis 8. “Down On Me” – Odetta 9. “Down On Me” – Janis 10. “Piece of My Heart” – Janis, Joplinaires, Band 11. “Today I Sing the Blues” – Blues Singer 12. “Nobody Knows You” – Bessie Smith 13. Nobody Knows You Playoff – Instrumental 14. “Spirit in the Dark” – Aretha Franklin, Janis, Joplinaires, Band
ACT II
15. Entr’acte/Raise Your Hand – Instrumental 16. “Try” – Janis, Band 17. “Maybe” – Janis, Joplinaires, Band 18. “Little Girl Blue” – Nina Simone, Janis 19. “Cry Baby” – Janis 20. “Kozmic Blues” – Blues Singer, Nina, Bessie, Etta 21. “I Shall Be Released” – Blues Singer, Nina, Bessie, Etta 22. “Me and Bobby McGee” – Janis 22A. After Me and Bobby McGee – Instrumental 23. “Rock My Way (Unplugged)” – Janis 24. “Ball and Chain” – Janis 25. “Kozmic Blues” – Janis 26. “Stay With Me” – Janis, Joplinaires 27. “Rock My Way (Finale)” – Company 28. “Rock My Way (Bows)” – Company 29. “Mercedes Benz” – Janis