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Cross That River

Archived Show

Overview

Produced by:
Love Productions Records
Dates:
September 13 - October 08, 2023
Run Time:
2 Hours, 15 Minutes
Intermission:
Yes, included in run time.
Theater:
Showing in Theater
Tickets:
$40-$60 (59E59 Member price: $30-$50)

Show Info

Composed by Allan Harris
Book by Allan & Pat Harris
Directed by Regge Life

With Allan Harris, Taylor Elise Jackson, Brooke Sterling, and Jeffery Lewis

The unsettled West of the 1860s provides a new life and new dreams for Blue, a runaway slave, who escapes to Texas to become one of America's first Black Cowboys. This compelling tale of freedom integrates fiction with historical fact, and each song presents a different page in this complicated chapter of American History.

The "smooth-voiced and charismatic" (The New York Times) renowned jazz composer, musician, and singer Allan Harris returns to 59E59 to star as Blue.

Join us for a post-performance talkback after the show on Tuesday, October 3.

Allan
Harris
Taylor Elise
Jackson
Brooke
Sterling
Jeffery
Lewis
Allan Harris in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo Caption: Allan Harris in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo: Carol Rosegg
Jeffery Lewis in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo Caption: Jeffery Lewis in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo: Carol Rosegg
Allan Harris and Taylor Elise Jackson in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo Caption: Allan Harris and Taylor Elise Jackson in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo: Carol Rosegg
Taylor Elise Jackson and Allan Harris in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo Caption: Taylor Elise Jackson and Allan Harris in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo: Carol Rosegg
Brooke Sterling, Jeffery Lewis, and Taylor Elise Jackson in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo Caption: Brooke Sterling, Jeffery Lewis, and Taylor Elise Jackson in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo: Carol Rosegg
Brooke Sterling and Taylor Elise Jackson in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo Caption: Brooke Sterling and Taylor Elise Jackson in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo: Carol Rosegg
Taylor Elise Jackson, Allan Harris, Brooke Sterling, and Jeffery Lewis in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo Caption: Taylor Elise Jackson, Allan Harris, Brooke Sterling, and Jeffery Lewis in CROSS THAT RIVER
Photo: Carol Rosegg
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Producing Company

Love Productions Records

Love Productions Records is a record label and a production company committed to recording music and producing theater that uplifts the spirit and sheds light on artists and creators who have been under the radar.

Read more at: www.crossthatriver.com

Reviews

"Deeply intellectual original music... [Harris] is one of today's most talented jazz performers" – The Atlantic

"This is about as must-see, must-hear as any new Off Broadway show of the season." – Theater's Leiter Side

"Harris's original songs are catchy, in a foot-stomping, toe-tapping kind of a way" – The Citiview

"Immensely entertaining. An extraordinary theatrical experience" – BroadwayWorld