Pittsburgh City Paper: The premise of Nothing But the Blues would strain credulity if it weren't based on a real story. In November 1983, Theresa Needham faced the closing of her tiny basement nightclub, which had become a Chicago blues mecca in its 33-year history, hosting big stars like Muddy Waters and launching big names like Junior Wells and Buddy Guy. Joe Plummer's 2010 play takes a fanciful look at that event for a musical revue of classic blues and blues classics.
This sounds awesome! It is pretty uncommon to hear the blues in a musical theater setting. I also love how immersive this seems. It sounds like the plot isn't actually that compelling. I would love to attend this, but I would be even more interested in it if it were just a concert or musical review. I wonder what the target audience is.
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