Dark Legends in Blood

Set in a night club cabaret atmosphere reminiscent of New York’s fabled Cotton Club, Dark Legends in Blood is a clever combination of comedy and mystery celebrating the exhilarating and soulful music of the 1940s and 1950s as “performed by skilled singer/actors delivering engaging characterizations of five real-life legends of the era: Lena Horne, Etta James, Billie Holiday, Cab Calloway and Louis Jordan.

The evening’s entertainment gets off to a rollicking start with a stylish musical revue of such standards as “Stormy Weather,” “Minnie the Moocher,” “At Last,” and “Let the Good Times Roll” — complete with behind-the-scenes theatrics, character conflicts, and revelations of clandestine relationships